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		<title>ANA Discussion Forum</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>msuscottie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Have you been to the ANA discussion forum? I know that a lot of folks that find my little blog are new to the whole &#8220;AN experience,&#8221; and looking for some information and answers. For those that are in this boat, you should visit the ANA Discussion Forum. It is filled with GREAT people (many [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebraingang.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5043572&amp;post=268&amp;subd=thebraingang&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Huh?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 May 2010 19:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>msuscottie</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[acoustic neuroma]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Say what? Huh? one more time? I’m sorry?  Sometimes I feel like that’s all I say anymore. It’s been almost 6 years since I was diagnosed with a brain tumor and had my first brain surgery, thus, 6 years since I’ve heard a single sound from my left ear. I suppose it’s a small price [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebraingang.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5043572&amp;post=224&amp;subd=thebraingang&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Phyl&#8217;s CyberKnife Testimonial</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:27:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>msuscottie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Patient Stories]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[acoustic neuroma]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Phyllis]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Filed under: Patient Stories Tagged: acoustic neuroma, cyberknife, Phyllis, Video<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebraingang.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5043572&amp;post=215&amp;subd=thebraingang&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Want to share YOUR story?</title>
		<link>http://thebraingang.wordpress.com/2010/03/03/want-to-share-your-story/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 14:01:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>msuscottie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sharing your experience may help others in the same boat. Care to share your experience? Just send me your story by clicking HERE, and I&#8217;ll post it ASAP. Thanks! Scott Filed under: Random Stuff Tagged: acoustic neuroma, Brain Tumor, experience, Share, story<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebraingang.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5043572&amp;post=204&amp;subd=thebraingang&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Scott Ryan</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 01:39:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>msuscottie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[       Scott Ryan   Canton, Michigan     Diagnosed 3.5 cm AN in August 2004 at age 28  Microsurgery #1 (Retrosigmoid Approach)  October 7, 2004   Microsurgery #2 (Translabyrinthine Approach) February 1, 2006   Gamma Knife Radiation July 17, 2007     “YOU HAVE A BRAIN TUMOR.” My heart started racing. I could feel myself [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebraingang.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5043572&amp;post=28&amp;subd=thebraingang&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>And so I conclude &#8230; life isn&#8217;t fair.</title>
		<link>http://thebraingang.wordpress.com/2009/05/29/and-so-i-conclude-life-isnt-fair/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2009 02:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>msuscottie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I go through life, I continue to see bad things happen to good people. Someone please explain it to me. Posted in Random Stuff Tagged: Life<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebraingang.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5043572&amp;post=190&amp;subd=thebraingang&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>BAHA Simulation</title>
		<link>http://thebraingang.wordpress.com/2009/03/31/baha-simulation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2009 15:39:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>msuscottie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week I went for a follow up appointment with my Otologist and was introduced to the BAHA (Bone Anchored Hearing Aid) implant. Because I&#8217;m completely deaf in my left ear, and my hearing is great in my right ear, I am a &#8220;candidate&#8221; for BAHA. They allowed me to do a BAHA simulation in [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebraingang.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5043572&amp;post=179&amp;subd=thebraingang&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<link>http://thebraingang.wordpress.com/2009/03/27/176/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 21:25:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Tweeting from the operating room during &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://thebraingang.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/tweeting-from-the-operating-room-during/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 21:20:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>msuscottie</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tweeting from the operating room during brain surgery? http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=7140272&#38;page=1 Posted in Random Stuff Tagged: brain surgery, henry ford hospital, twitter<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebraingang.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5043572&amp;post=167&amp;subd=thebraingang&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>I was introduced to the BAHA implant at &#8230;</title>
		<link>http://thebraingang.wordpress.com/2009/03/26/i-was-introduced-to-the-baha-implant-at/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:33:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was introduced to the BAHA implant at my follow up appointment yesterday. Anyone have any experience with it? Posted in Random Stuff Tagged: AN, BAHA, implant<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=thebraingang.wordpress.com&amp;blog=5043572&amp;post=165&amp;subd=thebraingang&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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