hillary
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My daughter Holly has MM
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new braunfels, USA, usa, 279, 285, TX, Texas
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nikki,
how bout printing some of the things from the website here and taking them to your dad at the hospital, that way he can read while he stays by your mom's side.
my daughter had mm more severe on her right side (99%) blocked, and on her left was much less (25%) blocked. Although she didn't have a stroke, we were fortunate enough to catch it before that happened.
but i'll share this with you nikki, the first neurosurgeon (sp) that we went to wanted to do the surgery, but i said no, i wanted a second opinion first with Dr. Steinberg, which at first upset her, and then i explained to her that He was a specialist in MM, and i wanted the best for Holly, we had a lengthy discussion about my reasons, and after that, she understood more of how i felt, and why i wanted to go some where else, they at that hospital were not specialized enough in MM to my satisfaction. Please tell your dad, to consider all options in this, and if your mom is stable enough for a few more days to at least let another Dr. look at them (like Dr. Steinberg) and give his opinion, it may be that its not MM, but something else that he can advise on as well.
It never hurts to have others take a look...
best wishes to you all, and give your mom a hug from us all here at MM.com
Hillary
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