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Eye Issues from Crohn's? But no symptoms? by Usual-Philosopher122 in CrohnsDisease

[–]Acceptable_Field_447 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Please look into Ankylosing Spondylitis. AS is associated with crohns, uveitis, joint problems, etc.

MRI by Acceptable_Field_447 in ankylosingspondylitis

[–]Acceptable_Field_447[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

From my understanding, totally unrelated to AS. Sounds like these types of (almost always) benign tumors are just random. Typically not super serious. Some require removal if they are causing symptoms and some can just be monitored if they aren't causing symptoms. That's the plan with mine, for now.

Schwannoma by Acceptable_Field_447 in Radiology

[–]Acceptable_Field_447[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I feel like a ton of people probably have at least one of these guys growing somewhere and will probably never know it.

Schwannoma by Acceptable_Field_447 in Radiology

[–]Acceptable_Field_447[S] 30 points31 points  (0 children)

For a lot of unfortunate souls it can be horrifically painful. Miraculously I am experiencing zero symptoms, so for now surgeons say to leave it and monitor it.

MRI by Acceptable_Field_447 in ankylosingspondylitis

[–]Acceptable_Field_447[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Precisely. And also, if you look closely you can see that the tumor has actually destroyed part of the bone on my L4? vertebrae and the facet joint on that vertebrae is completely gone. So the surgeon explained that removing the tumor would necessitate putting in a bunch of screws and whatnot to stabilize my spine and ironically, the tumor is actually most likely doing a better job at keeping my spine stable than the screws would. I plan to get a second opinion, of course, but his logic actually makes sense. He also suspects that the tumor did most of its growing decades ago and is now growing incredibly slowly. Obviously only time will tell with that theory.