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re: A guy I know just had an emergency brain surgery- question
Posted on 2/16/15 at 8:48 pm to dallastiger55
Posted on 2/16/15 at 8:48 pm to dallastiger55
quote:Yes, it can be removed. He has an excellent chance of survival. My friend had brain cancer as a kid. That was probably 30 years ago and no more cancer. Has to test every year. He does have permanent damage. That's the overall good news.
So no way they can just remove it and he's back to normal?
You know the worst possible news. The less bad news is that there are ramifications. Will probably suffer seizures if he survives, which has effects few people know about, but for the most part are tolerable.
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Posted on 2/16/15 at 8:58 pm to arcalades
quote:Not near enough information to make claims like that. And brain cancers in the peds population and adult population are generally pretty different. If it's something like a meningioma, resection can be curative. If it's a glioblastoma, the outcomes are really bad unfortunately.
Yes, it can be removed. He has an excellent chance of survival. My friend had brain cancer as a kid. That was probably 30 years ago and no more cancer. Has to test every year. He does have permanent damage. That's the overall good news.
Basically: no way to know without the path report and imaging.
And best of luck to him and his family, that is awful and I couldn't imagine being in their situation. Heartbreaking.
This post was edited on 2/16/15 at 9:01 pm
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