I will explain 4 weeks ago at work I had a blackout resulting in a blackeye and a bitten tongue I was referred to the Neurology dept and was sent for a CT scan on the 20th of November I was informed on the 21st that there was shadow on my brain resulting in having an MRI scan. On the 7th of December I had an appointment with the consultant at the Neuro-oncology Dept to get the results of the scans I have been told that I have a malignant brain tumor but it is quite a small one only 2cm in size and the consultant had never seen a tumor that small in all his time doing the job the fact that I have had no symptons is classed as a good thing the result is however that I will have to have an operation to remove the tumor along with a course of chemo/radiotherapy I am unable to drive for possibly 2 years but that is a minor thing to worry about but I think that the fitness I achieved doing the C25 will help my recovery once my operation has been carried out and after around 6 weeks I should be able to run again. The positives are that because it is so small means I should have no further problems in the future.
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So sorry to hear this, but happy about the prognosis. I think your base fitness is s great thing to help you surmount this! Try to keep up some walking throughout if you can. My Mr W and i walked daily after his huge lung, heart, diaphragm op and them chemo etc. Everyday we walked just a few minutes longer. We are in Australia at the mo and he has over-seen our activities these past three weeks resulting in an average 7 mile walk daily! We have certainly seen the area. Stay positive, you can so do this!
Thanks I did get told off yesterday as the doc said no climbing on ladders in case you had an episode which caused my wife and me to laugh and explain I had been on a platform ladder decorating so he said don't do it again.
Thanks same to you with your treatment I am not sure but I don't think mine will be as long as yours but it is something we will have to deal with while we have it.
Michael hello! A somewhat similar thing happened to me.
One day, I noticed part of my periphery in one eye had gone. Went to the optician who referred me to the optometrist. Optometrist referred me to neurologist. Had CT, and there was a shadow. They thought it might just be fluid, but then they did an MRI with contrast and it was diagnosed as a meningioma. I put off having a biopsy for a lot longer than I should have to find out if it was benign or malignant but I plucked up the courage and had it last year and it turned out to be benign. I will need one round of radiation at some point over the next couple of years, as like you, (aside from the loss of periphery), I am largely symptom free.
I only tell you this because as my neurologist told me, brain tumours are actually fairly common. They are often not filled with the kind of drama you see on TV. Listen to your doctors. I'm sure they are confident and not scared in the least. Follow that lead.
Consult with your doctor of course, but that running plan sounds like a great idea. I wish you all the best, (not that you will need it =))
Crikey, that's all a bit much to take in isn't it. Still, on the plus side, you now know what caused your episode and can get it fixed. Hopefully, then you will be free of symptoms and can carry on with your running and whatever else you like to do.
I'm sure that was a scary thing to go through but great news that the tumour is removable and fixable.
A friend has the same thing except his tumour can't be removed because of its position but they check it every six months. He's a fitness fanatic and has run a few races with me so he's not held back in any way!
All the best for the op and your return to runnng.
That sounds quite scary but the good things are that they have found it early, there is a plan to deal with it and the prognosis is good. Have a great Christmas and all the very best for your op on the 29th.
Obviously, I do t like this post, but I’ve clicked ‘like’ because I like the fact that you’ve shared this with us...you know that your running family will be here to support you when ever you need it...there are lots of positives with being diagnosed early on & thankfully yours has...your fitness will aide your recovery so much...just take good care of yourself, we’ll all be watching for your updates...you’ll be out there running before you know it xxx
Wishing you all the very best... pleased to hear that you won't have to wait long for your surgery and will see the New Year in without that thar charmless squatter but still get to do Christmas. We'll need a whole new set of 'graduation' badges for you as you tick off the steps back to full health.
Woah, I haven’t been on here for a while and just seen this. Sorry to hear you haven’t been so good. I’m sure the level of fitness you’ve achieved through the running is going to be such a benefit to your recovery. Wishing you all the very best and hoping you’ll be back to fitness very soon. Cally
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