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re: A guy I know just had an emergency brain surgery- question
Posted on 2/17/15 at 2:39 am to dallastiger55
Posted on 2/17/15 at 2:39 am to dallastiger55
it depends on the type of cancer, the location, and other factors. some are a death sentence, but others are not. the biggest problem i've heard about cancers of the brain is that, if it's operable, it's difficult to remove 100% of it because you can't do much exploration without a significant risk of impairing the patient.
anecdotally: "bald bryan" bishop, co-host and drops guy from the adam carolla podcast, was diagnosed with having a tumor on his brain stem 4 or 5 years ago. because of the location, surgery was not an option, so he went through various chemo and radiation therapies. before treatment, he began to notice some ambulatory and speech impairment, but both have subsided since treatment. so, he still has the tumor, but it's being continuously monitored and treated. i don't know what the survivability rate is of his specific form of cancer, but he's still well and living a perfectly normal life.
good luck to your account guy. never ever lose hope.
anecdotally: "bald bryan" bishop, co-host and drops guy from the adam carolla podcast, was diagnosed with having a tumor on his brain stem 4 or 5 years ago. because of the location, surgery was not an option, so he went through various chemo and radiation therapies. before treatment, he began to notice some ambulatory and speech impairment, but both have subsided since treatment. so, he still has the tumor, but it's being continuously monitored and treated. i don't know what the survivability rate is of his specific form of cancer, but he's still well and living a perfectly normal life.
good luck to your account guy. never ever lose hope.
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Posted on 2/17/15 at 12:01 pm to DontCare
update- his dad called me this morning for something else and I asked how everything was going.
he told me that the tumor was the size of a peach and they were able to get most of it but not all of it. he said at this point they are starting chemo next week and all they can do now is hope it doesn't spread or get bigger.
I don't know but that doesn't sound too good IMO. I guess I assumed they got it all but he said it was so big they couldn't risk going too far into the brain and get it all.
sucks
he told me that the tumor was the size of a peach and they were able to get most of it but not all of it. he said at this point they are starting chemo next week and all they can do now is hope it doesn't spread or get bigger.
I don't know but that doesn't sound too good IMO. I guess I assumed they got it all but he said it was so big they couldn't risk going too far into the brain and get it all.
sucks
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