I can't sleep. H's cousin, one of my favorite people in the world, has a benign brain tumor. Emphasis on benign. It's resting on her pituitary gland and causing complications.
They are usually no spreading and not life threatening, but do reoccur. They cause blindness, but are rarely entirely debilitating. However, she's also prone to cataracts.
I had trouble formulating this post because I don't want to be a drama llama, but shit guys I'm scared. I love her so much, we talk about everything. And she has an 18 month old son.
Honestly, pituitary tumours are the 'best possible brain tumour' you can get...and many people have them and don't even know it. The meds for them work well and if they need to do surgery it is usually fairly routine (they can often go through the nose).
When I found out about mine I actually didn't freak out - and I am worrier.
Honestly, pituitary tumours are the 'best possible brain tumour' you can get...and many people have them and don't even know it. The meds for them work well and if they need to do surgery it is usually fairly routine (they can often go through the nose).
When I found out about mine I actually didn't freak out - and I am worrier.
You speak the truth. I had one when I was a kid, but it was malignant. It did damage to my pituitary gland, but that has been managed with medication.
I'm really sorry Vicky, I'll keep you guys in my thoughts
Post by snatchparade on Jun 27, 2013 7:54:17 GMT -5
The good thing is they know its there and it's being treated. And equally important they are monitoring it so that if surgery becomes necessary they can deal with that.
I had a benign brain rumor that was discovered to late for medication treatment so surgery was necessary, but it was taken care of and I'm okay.
I have an old friend who is battling a brain tumor. His is one of the worst types, with something like 1% chance of survival. He has been getting treatment since the beginning of the year. It was at least preventing new growth up until the last scan. Now its spreading and I'm fearful it's just a matter of time. He also has a one year old and is under 30. He is one of the nicest, most genuine people I've ever known. My heart is breaking for him and his family.
So I know how you feel. And it sucks. Totally sucks. Big hugs.
((hugs)) I know how scary this is. My FIL was diagnosed three months ago with a stage IV aggressive malignant tumor.
I'm sharing that to let you know it is SO much worse than what she has, and with surgery and treatment, he is actually doing really well now. I really really think she will be absolutely fine. It's definitely still scary, but I think they will get it taken care of.
I have one too and it was causing issues but I went on medication and it shrunk it so much so that it doesn't cause any more problems anymore. My cousin has the same thing and hers completely disappeared after a year on meds. Surgery is usually the very last resort.
Thoughts and prayers that she has a great outcome.
I know this is just a personal anecdote, and not reflective of every case, but one of my good friends was diagnosed with one last year. For her, medications weren't successful, but she had the surgery, and everything has been going well since. The surgery was not nearly as bad as she was expecting, and it was a fairly easy recovery.