I wanna share a story

On April 13, 2007, It was my grandfather's birthday ( 68 ) and he had a seizure and fell off the counter at his house while eating and hit his head. They did a CAT Scan on his head to see if he damage his head and found a brain tumor. 2 Centimeters & Glioblastoma Tumor. The Doctors did all they could (Surgery, Gamma Knife & Medicine) and they gave him 3-5 years. He just turned 69 years old yesterday and we all celebrated his birthday.

Since last summer, my brother has been suffering from migraines and on Mid-February he vomited. Since that time, he vomited almost at least once, daily. My mom went to the Family Doctor after the first time and asked for a Cat Scan. They didn't give it to him. They sent him to a neurologist and he diagnosed him with "wrong prescription clas.sess" then, "severe migraines". On 4/1/08 - He had a severe episode and my mom went to the ER where he vomited severely a couple times. They did a Cat Scan and found a brain tumor. It was malignant and spread to the spine. They performed surgery on him and it was a success. He is starting Radiation next week. If he recovers, he will most likely have permanent double vision.

That sucks. My grandpa died of brain, lung, and prostate cancer all at the same time. This story would be best put in a Blog.1stCommando

Well, if you think about it. OT is really just a big blogging forum.

man that sucks sorry to hear that. but alteast your brother's surgery was a success. will the tumor go away forever? or is it a agressive one?killerfist

Not sure what you mean by agreesive one but malignant tumors are cancerous and there is a chance of it reocurring, especially during the first 2 years. He's still got a tumor on his spine and most of it from the brain is removed.

[QUOTE="1stCommando"]That sucks. My grandpa died of brain, lung, and prostate cancer all at the same time. This story would be best put in a Blog.raspuns_24

Well, if you think about it. OT is really just a big blogging forum.

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[QUOTE="1stCommando"]That sucks. My grandpa died of brain, lung, and prostate cancer all at the same time. This story would be best put in a Blog.1stCommando

Well, if you think about it. OT is really just a big blogging forum.

yea, I know. Trust me, I KNOW. Combined, I think I have modded like 50-60 times. Mods of the old days were cool but I seriously think they have 13-14 year old mods now. I don't know whats up with. It's nice to see OT still up and active. Good times, good times. *Sheds Tear*

[QUOTE="killerfist"]man that sucks sorry to hear that. but alteast your brother's surgery was a success. will the tumor go away forever? or is it a agressive one?raspuns_24

Not sure what you mean by agreesive one but malignant tumors are cancerous and there is a chance of it reocurring, especially during the first 2 years. He's still got a tumor on his spine and most of it from the brain is removed.

thats what I ment with "agressive". a tumor that grows back after its removed and spreading out to other bodyparts. man I wish both your brother and grandfather the best.

my uncle had a tumor on his brain the size of an orange, the doctors removed almost everything except the parts that are located on fital parts of the brain, so it grows back and he must have surgery every year. His brain is damaged by it and he cant speak and write properly.

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[QUOTE="killerfist"]man that sucks sorry to hear that. but alteast your brother's surgery was a success. will the tumor go away forever? or is it a agressive one?killerfist

Not sure what you mean by agreesive one but malignant tumors are cancerous and there is a chance of it reocurring, especially during the first 2 years. He's still got a tumor on his spine and most of it from the brain is removed.

thats what I ment with "agressive". a tumor that grows back after its removed and spreading out to other bodyparts. man I wish both your brother and grandfather the best.

my uncle had a tumor on his brain the size of an orange, the doctors removed almost everything except the parts that are located on fital parts of the brain, so it grows back and he must have surgery every year. His brain is damaged by it and he cant speak and write properly.

Man, I hope that doesn't happen to my brother. They left the part on his brain stem as they cant touch that. He's going to have radiation to remove everything else.

It was 42mm or 4 cm. It was pretty big. I hope everything will be ok

Your uncle must have strong will. I would have killed myself if I had to do that yearly.

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[QUOTE="killerfist"]man that sucks sorry to hear that. but alteast your brother's surgery was a success. will the tumor go away forever? or is it a agressive one?raspuns_24

Not sure what you mean by agreesive one but malignant tumors are cancerous and there is a chance of it reocurring, especially during the first 2 years. He's still got a tumor on his spine and most of it from the brain is removed.

thats what I ment with "agressive". a tumor that grows back after its removed and spreading out to other bodyparts. man I wish both your brother and grandfather the best.

my uncle had a tumor on his brain the size of an orange, the doctors removed almost everything except the parts that are located on fital parts of the brain, so it grows back and he must have surgery every year. His brain is damaged by it and he cant speak and write properly.

Man, I hope that doesn't happen to my brother. They left the part on his brain stem as they cant touch that. He's going to have radiation to remove everything else.

It was 42mm or 4 cm. It was pretty big. I hope everything will be ok

Your uncle must have strong will. I would have killed myself if I had to do that yearly.

yeah well he has 3 chilldren. I guess thats the reason what keeps him going. It sucks nonetheless. I hope that doesnt happen with your brother.

I can't be ****ed reading that!!!! just get out of off topic if ur gunna write stories ya **** headgummy_joe

how old is your brother?

it sucks im sorry to hear it, 2 of my grandparents died of cancer and my aunt died of a brain tumour at 50-something. life sucks sometimes