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Prayers for you buddy, seems like you have a great attitude and that is 1/2 the fight right there.
We got your back.
We got your back.
I’m thinking of you and your recovery!I've been having some intermittent vision problems on some mornings, a bit of trouble focusing after waking up. Not every day but often enough to bug me.
I had an MRI last Wednesday and they discovered a small tumor on the inside of my skull. It's pressing against the frontal lobe and has a tendril extending towards the optic nerves.
Good news is it's small, it's slow growing, and 85% of this type of tumor is benign, if it's benign a full and quick recovery is expected depending on whether or not I need radiation and or surgery.
Bad news is that if it is cancer it's already in the bone.......I'll just leave it at that since it isn't going to be cancer.
Neurology appointment on the 12th, Oncology on the 19th.
I echo this statement, all the best to you!Prayers brother I hope everything comes out good!
Appt at 3:00 central time....then I plan on having a nice dinner out with the wife. I will also share what will be great news on here.
Thank you everyone for the support. It definitely helps me keep my head in the right place. Too much time to think. LOL
If she had no symptoms from that she was sure lucky it got found. Hope it was caught in time before caused her any issues and was it able to be removed?Sorry to hear about this man. My ex-girlfriend has a tumor shaped like a dumbbell with half in the are around the eye and half exterior to the skull. It was found by accident when the place we worked at was testing an MRI machine and needed a volunteer to go in the tube. She has been fine and never has major issues from it. Best of luck I hope you do well like my ex.
Good to hear and perhaps a periodic check to keep tabs on it and if it does cause an issue later on then perhaps it should be removed then.No cancer! Further info is the tumor is small and located such that they feel surgery would cause more harm than good as the scar tissue would create issues. It is actually enclosed by the membrane surrounding my brain and is very slow growing. Neuro said some people have them for years and years and never grow. Also it's above the eye socket and not affecting my eyes.
She was concerned regarding my two major concussions in college football back in the early 80's back then as soon as your vision cleared you went back in.
She's thinking those and the tumor, which may be related, may have caused a mini seizure, so the next step is an EEG on February 3rd.
I swear I feel 100 pounds lighter right now!
Thank you for all the support.
Yes, depending on the EEG results I'll have an MRI every six months or yearly.Good to hear and perhaps a periodic check to keep tabs on it and if it does cause an issue later on then perhaps it should be removed then.
Thank you for the kind words. We went to a specialist at a large eye institute and a surgery to remove the mass would be very invasive. She keeps an eye on it with yearly imaging when she can afford to. She hasn't had any issues with it so far since it was found over ten years ago.If she had no symptoms from that she was sure lucky it got found. Hope it was caught in time before caused her any issues and was it able to be removed?