Surgery.. relieved but also worried

[criss_glitch666]

I haven't told you guys, but this past year my sister was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor. The first sign was when she was on the phone with my mother. My mother heard her fall and then some odd, un-explainable noises, so she rushed over to her place to find out what had happened. When she got to her place and knocked on the door, my sister answered like nothing had happened. It turns out that she had a seizure and has been having them quite possibly for a few years.. maybe even since she was around 12-13. (she's 21 now 22 this november) Over the past year she's been in and out of the hospital for tests, etc. She went into an epilepsy unit and was forced to have 3 grand mals for the doctor to determine whether or not it was operable. (i assume, anyway) I am not sure what the type of surgery is called that she will be having, but I have watched a few videos on it and know that she will be awake for the entire procedure. This is so the doctor knows whether or not what he is doing is harming her or not. A few times we called the ambulance because she turned blue during the seizures. That is normal, but it took a while to figure it out. Today, she got the call confirming that a spot for surgery was available this Friday. She has chosen to take it and as you can imagine is quite stressed. I myself am also stressing now since with surgery, there is always a margin for complications. Hopefully the tumor has not caused permanent damage and her seizures will be gone. After the surgery is going to be hard. She will lose her ability to speak and will have to learn all over again. That is the only thing I know about so far. I appreciate you taking the time to read this and am grateful for the PureOC Forums!

I am sorry if this doesn't make much sense or isn't really to the point... I'm not in the right mindset at the moment.

[killjoyjim]

Our prayer's are with her & you're family.Take care and God bless.

[JamesLT3]

We wish your sister and family the best wishes! Hang in there Chriss!

[alan1476]

My prayers are with you.

[xelosia]

My prayers are with you and your family for a sucessful surgery swift recovery for your sister

[aryan51]

My prayers are with you and your family

[Solara2xb]

Sorry to hear.. I am sure everything will be ok, but we hope the best for her and your family and for a speedy recovery as well.

[grumpydaddy]

A colleague of mine had brain surgery for a tumor a couple of years back. By the time he came back to work (about 3 months) he could just about make himself understood, the side of his face that had dropped seemed destined to stay that way and although he was working it was patently obvious that his memory relating to some work related knowledge was sorely affected.

I am writing this because it can be quite a shock when you first see it. but I want you to know that here we are 2 years on and anyone meeting him now would have absolutely no reason to think he had undergone this treatment.

Any recovery can seem painfully slow but, if my colleague is anything to go by, you should be hopeful of a good recovery.

Chris, be strong on this and support each other, you can get through this even though at times it may not seem so.

I wish you all well at this difficult time.

...and you know you don't need your $hit together to post on here.... we understand.

[SamCR3]

Chris, sorry to hear about your sister. Modern medicine is really pretty amazing. I'm sure she will be just fine. I will keep you, your sister and the rest of your family in my prayers.

And as grumpy said, don't ever worry about having your **** together when you post here. We aren't that formal or fancy.

[Doctor_Death]

Good luck, and be thankful the tumor was benign, if it had been malignant she would be in a lot of trouble.
We'll say prayers for her.

Take care Criss

[MattyMatt]

I don't believe in prayers, but I believe in modern medicine and the advances that have been made in the short time we have been practising it. Just thinking about it, it amazes me what we can do to help a person move past such a disastrous condition. I know your sister will be OK. Recovery will be slow, just be there to support her when she needs it.
In a few years time, you'll look back on it and talk about how crazy it all was. We do now with my mum's mastectomy.

[criss_glitch666]

Thank you for being so supportive. I really do hope everything goes without a hitch. Tomorrow's the big day

[Doctor_Death]

Criss, make sure you let us know if the operation was a success.

Thanks

[Cyberburnout]

I wish you and your sister the absolute best. We all hope for a perfect surgery and swift recovery. Please keep us informed on how she is doing. My heart goes out to you and your family.

[criss_glitch666]

Criss, make sure you let us know if the operation was a success.

Thanks

Darn tootin' I'll let you know asap!

[realneil]

criss_glitch666,

I'll let my wife know about this situation (she's a pastor) and she'll contact her Liberty University Prayer group to pray for her. (30,000 people strong)
PM me with her name.

My son is a doctor and these days, Doctors have a much higher rate of success than they used to. They know a lot more about the brain now.
Statistically, her chances are good that she'll have the surgery and it will be a success.

I know that you can't help but stress out about this, I would too, but it will be alright.

My thoughts and prayers are with you and your sister.

Neil