Jeeze Shoog, didn't you read his report?
On his noggin, you twit.
wow. you referenced it in reply to one of my posts before but I didn't know it was such a recent issue.
This is great news. Get well soon
What an incredible story, and what an angel you must have on your shoulder.
Congratulations on your recovery, that is truly remarkable.
Every so often, amongst the flotsam and jetsam, the detritus and desultory insults, someone posts a gem that makes up for all the idiocy spawned on these here internets. Your story is amazing, Samr, not only what you have gone through but the sensitivity and insight you showed in sharing it with us. I give thanks to God and your surgical team for bringing you through this relatively intact, as well as to you for one of the best posts ever seen on SpursTalk.
Go Spurs Go, but more importantly, Go Life Go.
Also, thank you for not putting a Fresh Prince ending on it.
I'm glad you're still here with us and as well as you can be
Nice story Samr. Glad you came through with flying colors. It's just too bad the surgeons didn't impant a device in your brain to make you a Blazers fan.
Absolutely amazing, you are truly blessed. There is a congenital condition on my husband's side of the family that has given us 2 similar experiences encompassing both the good and bad ending. I very much believe the outcomes were influenced mainly by the support systems in each particular case; you must have a wonderful family.
If I may be so forward to ask a question, please know I understand if you don 't feel like answering. I would like to know what eye exam you were having and what it was that they found to make them suspect something else was wrong. Did you have some kind of symptom? And were you seeing an optician or an opthamologist?
Take care of yourself.
Your story brought tears to my eyes. Beautifully written, you express yourself wonderfully, in a way that will touch all fortunate enough to read it.
The lessons you've learned will serve you well. Most of us learn them sooner or later, I think you're lucky to have learned them sooner. My world shook a few times with serious medical issues, for my sister and my daughter. Nothing wakes you up to appreciate what you have faster than the possibility of losing it.
Thank you for sharing with us here at ST, it does feel like family for a lot of us that spend so much time here.
I'm thrilled that your road to recovery is underway, it sounds like the worst could be behind you. I pray that it is and your strength comes back quickly.
Keep us posted, and if the Spurs raise a back to back Trophy this year I have no doubt that a piece of it will be yours.
Awesome!!
Good news.
excellent news!!!
hey that is awesome! I'm glad you made it through.
What kind was it, was it a meningioma?
An absolute amazing story. I loved your last paragraph when you were talking about taking every available oppurtunity and the support of family. We're hoping for continuous success!
glad your okay. godbless.
Methodist hospital. Dr. Vardimin (sp?) was my surgeon/miracle worker (we consulted with other doctors as well though... they said the same thing he did). He did the surgery absolutely perfectly, and got everything out of my head (like I said in the story, there were also some microscopic tumors in there, and it was of utmost importance to remove these too). Ironically enough, he also performed a more minor head surgery (see: shunt) on my grandfather a year and a half ago. We did not pick him; my eye doctor set us up with him before we even made it into the hospital. Since the surgery was done less than 48 hours after my diagnosis, it's funny how little choices we actually made in the process. I guess "go with the flow" is a good strategy when you are, in the opinion of people with PhDs, "in an urgent situation." hahaha
I feel so stupid in hindsight, since I had a bunch of symptoms of a tumor, but I (or anyone else for that matter) never put it together and attributed them to it. I've seen some of the best in the city to figure out why I have osteoporosis and THEY didn't even catch it (funny in hindsight: the tumor may have been causing the osteoporosis).
One of my main symptoms were frequent (as in, every day) migraine headaches. My main physician attributed these to allergies, we attributed them to my osteoporosis medication, and I was given another extensive blood test just in case. But no head x-rays. (This doctor is now scared of us and in general hoping we forget he exists... if we were mad about him not diagnosing it or at least ordering a head x-ray, with the clear symptoms, we could make his life suck. We just find it funny that he's scared of us.)
But ok, the main symptom was that I had double vision. As in, my right eye would point inward and I would see two images. It started about a year ago, we saw doctors for it, and they basically said I was fine and was faking it. Then, a week before my tumor diagnosis, it became constant. I was seeing double 24/7. We finally became su ious of a tumor and went to see another eye specialist. She said the "lazy eye" was due to lax muscles. We asked about a tumor, she said that was almost certainly out of the question. But, she set me up for an MRI "just as a precaution." I'd call her a for dismissing our tumor concerns, but she saved me by ordering the MRI. This is where the story starts.
Dr. Vardiman is a miracle worker, indeed. I've had a couple of close family friends "worked on" by him, he's amazing....you're in very good hands.Methodist hospital. Dr. Vardimin (sp?) was my surgeon/miracle worker (we consulted with other doctors as well though... they said the same thing he did). He did the surgery absolutely perfectly, and got everything out of my head (like I said in the story, there were also some microscopic tumors in there, and it was of utmost importance to remove these too). Ironically enough, he also performed a more minor head surgery (see: shunt) on my grandfather a year and a half ago. We did not pick him; my eye doctor set us up with him before we even made it into the hospital. Since the surgery was done less than 48 hours after my diagnosis, it's funny how little choices we actually made in the process. I guess "go with the flow" is a good strategy when you are, in the opinion of people with PhDs, "in an urgent situation." hahaha
Glad things turned out well for you. The crew at Methodist are second to none. They are the guys who got me back up and running after my heart attack. Glad you are still with us.
That was an amazing life story. I wish you the best of luck on the rest of your journey!
Best of luck to you with the recovery period! Everyday it gets better, my nephew 2 years ago had one removed at the age of 10. He is doing fine now, they expect him to lead a prefectly normal life at this point.
Amazing story. And quite a few lessons all of us can learn from too.
Thanks for sharing your story with us, and best of luck on the recovery process.
Happy to hear that you are doing better.
I didn't see it in your article....was it malignant or benign?
From the gist of your post post it sounds like it was benign.
Benign, thank God. I forget the name of it, but it's a type that generally occurs in people under the age of 20. Assuming all the tumor cells are completely removed (there is still a chance some are in there), it usually does not grow back. The lab reports presented as close to a best case scenario as we could have hoped.... Best case scenario would of course have been "This is not a real tumor. Your doctors must be ignorant."
On a morbidly humorous note: We live in Boerne (15 min North of SA). Their newest high school is called "Boerne Champion High," named after a guy named Samuel Champion, who died of a brain tumor. My real name is Samuel, and after running the news by family and friends, this connection is funny only to me apparently.
Samr,
Thank you for the inspiring story. You've been through a lot and your perspective about this situation is amazing. Good luck in your recovery.
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