Shit going on with me...

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What's the medical situation looking like, Scotty?

No fucking clue.

The docs have determined that it's not an aneurysm, that's great! (woo hoo) I've had 3 MRI's as of yesterday. I'm scheduled for an EEG soon. The vertigo is getting worse. That's the bad part.

The headaches are still here and my ability to think clearly is a little foggy, but not foggy bad or anything. Other than that it's all good. They keep tryin' to give me mega drugs for the headaches but I won't go get 'em. I can handle the headaches so there's no need for pain killers.

I fell again the other day and sprang the shit of my right wrist. That's the shits for jackin' time... lucky I got a women to help. :wink:

I still say it's all stress, kinda like panic attacks. As soon as they ruled out aneurysm that's what I thought anyway. My wife and mom agree with me but the docs say "No" and "we need to do more tests."

If it is stress, the job's not worth it. But these would be unusually heavy symptoms of stress, and I think the doctors are doing the right thing checking for other causes.

Originally Posted By: RadWhat's all the stress from, Scotty?Just the job? I wrote all the other fuckin' shit out but I'm not going to post it because it sounds haughty and pretentious and I'm already that way enough.It's not real bad shit it's just shit I can't seem to get moved off high center.

Well it's official, I have a brain tumor. I haven't told anyone yet. I don't know much of anything about it. It on or near or something around the pituitary, part, piece whatever. I don't know how big it is or anything. I was a little to stunned to ask anything.

They've set me up with a neurosurgeon for the 18th of this month but he's going to try and get me in faster.

Anyway.... Ain't life grand. :wink:

And yes, I am scared shitless.

Awww crap man... That sucks.. If you get more details let us know.. Thinking of ya.

I'm taking my dad in on the 17th for heart valve replacement.. It's hard to imagine what it really feels like having to go under the knife. I hope it all works out for you.

Thanks, I'm going to read the 4 MRI reports tonight and will more than likely be on the computer asking or looking for explanations of what it says.

I don't know much about how accessible that area of the brain is.. Hopefully it is and they can get at it. I guess that's what the Neurosurgeon is going to discuss with you on the 18th.Yeah I looked up the Pituitary.. Seems like a very shitty place to have a tumor.. More importantly, lets hope its not a cancerous tumor.

*GIANT HUGS*

Hey babe! Know you are in my thoughts and prayers. Keep in the positive light and keep a smile on that handsome face.

You know you can contact me ANYTIME if you need to talk/rant/whatever.

Keep us informed on what you find out!!

Dammit! That sucks. Please keep us informed. You know we love you!I'm praying for ya!

I don't care about your personal space....BIG HUGS.

I'm sorry for such terrible news. You're in all our thoughts!

I'm so sorry to hear that Scotty. I'm thinking about you too and sure wish you the best of luck.

Thanks everybody. I have told my wife and a few other friends. I just am not going to tell mom until scalpel time gets a little closer. I don't see any reason to make her worry.

Actually mom is the only thing that really scares the shit out of me. Her health isn't the best and she doesn't need the stress. What really frightens me is if I did kick off, which I don't expect to, what would happen to her. She would have no one and I can't stand the thought of the torture she would go through. I just don't even want to think about it. Besides I don't expect to die. The tumor is apparently really small.

My wife I don't worry about. Sure it would be rough on her, well hell on her, but shes still young in good health and she's the type who will just work on through it.

I haven't had much luck finding out what all the shit in the MRI report means. The MRI thing doesn't sound bad but the doc said tumor and wants me to see the neurosurgeon asap. So I don't know what that means. I'm gonna try to post some of what the MRI says that I don't understand and see if you all get it, but I'll do that later when I have time.

Again, thanks everybody. :scream_cat:

I'm very sorry to hear this, Scotty. :frowning:

A tumour means a cancer. It might be benign but probably not. The good news is that the smaller it is when detected, the better the outlook. It's less likely to have metastasised and surgery is more likely to be successful. Ask if they intend putting you on chemo as well as the surgery.

I hope this all gets fixed very soon.

I remembered that you had your appointment with your doctor yesterday becasue it was the same as when my dad was goign in for heart valve replacement ... AND? What did he say?

I did go to the doc and the news was good. Yeah I do have a tumor on my pituitary but the doc says 90% of the time those are not malignant and grow so slow that they pose no great risk. About 1 in 15,000 people get a tumor on the pituitary over the course of their lives. Their going to watch to see how fast it's growing and if it's effecting my hormone levels. A tumor where mine is can cause lactating, growth hormone increase and all kinds of shit. I'm getting tested this Thursday to see if my hormone levels are okay. I'm not lactating, so hopefully all is well.The down side is they don't know what the fuck is wrong with me. The tumor they found wouldn't cause any of the symptoms I've been having.Last week sucked, My blood pressure was off the chart and I had migraines all week. My blood pressure got high enough that it popped the blood vessels in my eyes. I looked possessed. Their was no white left in my eyes at all it was all blood red. I went to the eye doc Friday he said my eyes where okay and already beginning to clear.I keep telling everybody it's stress but they keep saying it can't be, they just don't know what the fuck it is. I'm a fried fuckin' mental case but according to the docs that can't be it. I say they don't know what the fuck their talking about.I'm tired of work, I'm tired of feeling like shit, I'm tired of sleeping away every spare minute of my life, I'm tired of always being tired. Well here's to another great fuckin' Monday.

HUG Well glad to hear the tumor, at least at this moment, is nothing to worry too much about.As for everything else, it really sucks they cannot figure out what's going on. Wish there was more I could do other than keep you in my thoughts and pray for the best.HUG

*hugs* Well, I am relieved about the tumor. Hopefully they figure out what's really going on with you.

SDP-How's your dad?

Very well for a 78 yr old fart.He got a swine valve and was ready to be discharged 4 days after surgury. I had him stick around for a couple of days just to make sure there were no complications. He's doing his walking excercise and still gets tired, but I guess that to be expected given that it's only been 10 days since the operation. He can't wait to get back to playing tennis.OldFolks---I guess this tumor not being malignant is somewhat a relief. It must be frustrating not being able to narrow down the cause of your other problems.. How high was the blood pressure? Red eyes??? damn that must be really high.. and worrysome.. You don't want to stroke out. Are you on something to regulate your pressure?