Greg’s Story | Skull Base Meningioma

After years of pain and few answers, Greg was referred to Penn Neurosurgery and M. Sean Grady, MD. After determining Greg was suffering from a skull base meningioma, a resection was performed. Greg is now feeling well and excited for the future.

[@themulti-coloredcanary5795]

Imagine if they had just given them the MRI to start with. I know they're expensive but so was what everything this man had to go through.

[@laurajurek4065]

This is the most scary thing in the world I know hot one too so uptight and nothing can calm my nerves

[@guitaristdotcom]

Greg says tumor was "left center" of the brain. Caption says "skull base." I have a 1.5c meningioma at the edge of the foramen magnum at the base of the skull. I have the same tooth pains as Greg. I also had the root canals, then extractions. Nothing helped the pain. Two neurologists told me that the meningioma probably isn't causing the pain. But if Greg's tumor really was at the base of the skull, maybe there's hope that surgery will help me.

[@themulti-coloredcanary5795]

Did you get the surgery? Did it help?

[@cindyc.1572]

I had a skull based meningioma also and had double vision for 5 and a half months. I have facial nerve damage but doing ok!

[@lh484]

Did the tumor give you facial nerve damage?

[@deborah5706]

bless you, glad u r better

[@miamoore1666]

Hey, I have Meningiomas on my spine and the pain was so bad I couldn’t walk or sit without screaming so they put in a morphine pump. I wanted to remove them, but my surgeon in Indiana said they weren’t operable. In the meantime the pump doesn’t ease my pain enough for me to live my life even close to before. Because of opiates guidelines here I can’t get my doctors to give me the meds I need to function. Sadly I realize there are a lot of people like me.

[@jilligain3409]

I had a spinal meningioma that went undiagnosed for a long time. It was, and still is just complete agony

[@jordanelizabeth1742]

Jilligain hope you get better

[@furryplantsandcoins9070]

How did they diagnose it? MRI , CAT Scan, X-ray??

[@Tech.Library]

You are lucky your health care infrastructure is good

[@katoz9237]

Thank you for sharing.

[@kithale1721]

I can empathise, currently going through RADS for ear cancer. I am losing a ton of hair though. Love and luck, Kit

[@jordanelizabeth1742]

kit hale hope you got through it

[@gaminfun]

May God bless you

[@rene5530]

Hi Greg, do you remember any typical pattern of the pain? Did it get better as the day went on? I’m having an MRI in a few days and I’m concerned about this

[@karlalvsmissy9437]

Is skull based the same as on the surface?

[@afsheenimran4c515]

How r u now.plz reply

[@jesusfeet5738]

Have hemangioma on my spine they said was rare 10%.

[@afsheenimran4c515]

Hi