Thank you. I have been so worried about my tumor. This is so reassuring.

Dr. Sisti is an outstanding physician. He has been following me for 14 years. I know I’m in good hands.

Prayers and Put Your Faith in God and have a personal relationship with him...Jesus will give you peace

My friend has a Suprasellar Meningoma. Right between the eyes. Causing a lot of trouble.

DE I have to think you so very much for your excellent explanation I was very worried for my daughter 🙏🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️

I am a year out from gamma knife surgery. I begged my doctors for 4 years to give me am MRI due to loss of balance, blurring vision, declining hearing, and . ultimately facial numbness. I went deaf over month before they finally gave me an MRI. I have a walnut sized meningioma that has involved my 5th & 8th facial nerves. My vestibular functioning was destroyed. Because I also have Crohn’s disease, I responded very badly to the radiation. My brain swelled terribly. After months of steroids, that diminished & my Crohn’s came back under control. I seem to have a permanent pin ball game in my head. My right eyelid is stuck open & the hearing loss is permanent. A benign tumor & the treatment can cause significant brain damage. I was not forewarned of any of these complications & just got the rosy outlook befitting a completely different situation than mine.

I have cerebral left meningiom. Please advise me what can I do. I discover it last year! Thank you very much for your medical advices regarding it. My respect and gratitude. Greetings from Brasov, România !

Thank you for fantastic communication.

Thank you so much Dr. I just found incidental meningiomas and been stressing out and worried. Your video made me feel a lot better.

Please enlighten me about tumor at the back of the neck thank you

It is very difficult to listen to all the background noise in this vide. I'm a little confused why this was not recorded in a better environment knowing you are speaking to people who have issues with hearing.

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How many fees are required for this surgery

Thank you doctor 🙏 I was diagnosed almost 2 years ago and I am always worried about it even it has not grow bigger. After watching this video I feel better 😘 blessings to you my good doctor 🙏🫶🏽🙏

I had a tumor removed 10 months ago i am now blind in my left eye and partial vision in my right. I had a mengioma and it was big. I had no symptoms so why am i almost blind now. I am not ok like you said we would be.

Thank you for your detailed information, after getting a positive PET scan result two years ago, I still can’t get my thoracic surgeon who removed one of my lung lobes after the PET results showed activity in both lung and brain. Instead of just sharing results with my primary care doc, he holds results like a winning poker hand. Narcissism is a side effect of having so much power over another, you sir , do not appear to suffer such affliction!

Thank you very much Doctor Sir for this explanation. I have suprasellar Meningioma of size 24*26*26 mm. I have lost 90% vision in my left eye but my right eye is good. Vision in right eye has just started to deteriorate. However, i do not have any other symptoms. The tumor is a calcified one. At present, my neuro surgeon has advised me observation. In his opinion, the radio treatment will not be very effective in my case because of the calcification. Dr has also told that many nerves are connected to the tumor. My age is 71 and i do not have any other medical issue and i am quite active. I am unable to finalize which combination of treatment will be fine for me. I am from India. Can you please guide me through remote. I will be very thankful to you.

I just got MRI result today that I have a meningiomas. I have been on KZbin since I've got the news and watched at least a dozen videos. Some video even say no meningiomas is benign, they all eventually turn to cancer, which caused my anxiety skyrocketing. This video is so clear, so reassuring and so making sense. It gives me so much comfort. I will be seeing specialist in one week. I know between now and then I don't have to super stress up. I like this doctor. I hope all the doctors would be as thoughtful, caring, and knowledgeable as he is.

Please help me!! 3 years I can't take it. I need feeding tube but can't have. The pain is so bad hospitalized twice. Can't get help. It's terrifying to eat or talk.

Great video, very well put and will bring a lot of hope and peace to people worrying. Gary Liverpool, UK

It’s not always benign!!!!

Thank you , it doesn't look as scary as i imagined

Oh wow what an amazing helpful video from an obviously highly professional and empathetic person. I have been diagnosed with a meningioma and have been so stressed since that day. It has been so reassuring to listen to your calm and thorough explanation of the problems or potential problems, the alternative approaches to treatment and the outcomes. I am so grateful to you. My best wishes for your continued success as a surgeon and in all your endeavours.

Hi Dr. Youngerman

What is the name of this doctor please?

What if the meningioma is now a 4.2 cm

Ray Sekula is the rare neurosurgeon that people hope for but often do not have, a neurosurgeon with the highest technical skills, great depth of judgment, the compassion of a parent, and the humility of a counsellor. Columbia is fortunate indeed to have him on its faculty.

Thank you doctor for your important information. I was diagnosed with a small meningioma back in 2009 and up to now the tumour hasn't grown all that much. The tumour is in the meninges, located in the frontal lobe, between the two sections of the brain. I have MRI every six months and I only give authorisation to be operated on, when/if I begin to experience side effects. 😊

Thank you for this video. I have meningioma with seizures, and we have elected to have surgery. Three years on your video is still reassuring.

🙏🏽 This is hope for my brother.

Dr dean chou is the best ,thank you dr chou Joe t, ucsf

Well-explained!

I wish he was my doctor.

Pretty cool stuff

Mine are behind my eyes. I'm losing my eyesight on the right, and I'm devastated. I'm 46 and have small kids.

Thank you

Dr. Sisti and his team (Dr. Tony Wang, Dr. Cheng-Shie Wuu) performed Gamma Knife radio surgery on my Acoustic Neuroma three years ago at Columbia. Dr. Sisti is my super hero - I was so blessed to have a great outcome and resume my life almost as normal. He has a background in engineering and this adds to his expertise, training and experience and competency in Neurosurgery. He is a genuine, kind, caring and real Human Being - He even has a great sense of humor! Not easy to find a combination of qualities in anyone today - least of all a Doctor.. He is absolutely the best Doctor you can get to do this surgery for you. I love him. He changed my life. Live long and prosper Dr. Sisti

I am having two menengiomas removed tomorrow. neurosurgeon is with Rochester, NY. Im pretty scared.

Hello Doc. what are the chances of someone regaining her vision after the surgery? That is the meningioma had affected her vision.

What a great video!... Thank you! I live in canada and would actually like to bring my wife to you ! Thank you for settling nerves! We're getting a referral to have my wife see a neurosurgeon here in Toronto... hopefully sooner than later! Thank you again!

Doctor? Tough question….being a woman of 75, with this kind of tumor on the top part of my brain, and a neurosurgeon, keeping an eye on it with a yearly MRI, so far has not recommended any type of gamma, knife or surgery. Is there a year if you have no real symptoms to speak of that they would stop doing MRIs or would start to suggest gamma, knife, or surgery?

Most informative, thank you Dr. 😊

I appreciate the clear and concise information. I genuinely appreciate that you inform others about getting second opinions and explaining exactly why. Your approach to person centered care is phenomenal and I wish every healthcare professional held the same tact as you.

Wonderful explanation of meningioma. Thank you, very reassuring.

He pulled an eight inch tumor out of my spinal cord in 2009. I would not be here today without his care at UCSF. 🫶🖖🕊️

What if it is in the left frontal cortex

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Having you as my doctor is also a positivity that I don't really have to bother about any sickness or virus because your herbal medicine to cure herpes has shown me that you are a real Doctor and your product work like magic. Thank you so much! Dr Pius you're the Best one of them!....

Thankyou so much for this Dr, so much the last 3 years with medical issues to incidentally discover a meningioma had me so anxious. You speak very well and make so much sense to the layman. Thankyou for your down to earth approach., very personable Dr.