Hey all!
I was very relieved when my doc told me it was not cancerous, and it had completely escaped me that it was considered a brain tumor until my neurologist told me. I did the whole "it's a what?" thing the rest of that day, I think. I like the description you all gave it though. "Brain Booger", man that fits! lol
Wonder if I should get a t-shirt made up saying "proud owner of a brain booger"?
Oy, that's too much, even for me!
Tomorrow's the day for me! I'm hoping the good news I get from Boston is that I can have the gammaknife or something along that line for treatment; right now, the idea of "brain surgery" seems a little scary. I have noticed in the last few weeks that my right eye twitches and waters a bit now and then, and the side of my mouth is going a bit numb from time to time; it feels like I had dental work done and the novacaine is wearing off, that kind of sensation.
Jim: for some reason, they seemed to think that my difficulty with reading was odd; if they think it's odd hearing about it, they should try to live with it! lol. And thank you for the explanation; no one took the time to tell me about the different types of symptoms we can get. Now I don't feel so weird. It's a relief! Thank you for that.
I was seen by some of the doctors at Mass Eye & Ear, but they completely missed the tumor.. They thought I had some rare migraine disorder type thing, so I did not have the greatest experience with them, with the exception of one doctor; a neuro-opthamologist who asked point blank if they'd ever evaluated me for a tumor, and even told my ENT that he suspected I had one. Needless to say, when I got the diagnosis, I called and let him know. He told me if I ever needed anything to give him a call. He's a wonderful man.
Bah, worn myself out again.. -sigh- If I could at least get this fool dizziness thing to stop, I think I'd actually feel a bit better.
Happy April Fool's Day all! Take care and feel better.
LT
