Brain Tumor

[Jennykins]

Has anybody here had a brain tumor removed from the Pituitary glan?

If so how was your road to recovery?

Did you suffer any brain swelling weeks after sugery?

did you lose any site?

How long did you feel sick?

Did your eating habbits change?

And please nobody answer with a link to post-op recovery becuase what is said is not really what it feels like to recover Thank you.

[emmapayne27]

Two years ago my mother in law had this surgery, for a good few months she still felt terrible as they had to get the medication right, it affects the ammune system so a cold knocked her off her feet, she was being sick a lot but that was down to the meds, She didnt lose her site that I'm aware of but with food it depended on how she was feeling that day, the thing that got her down a lot was having no energy and sleeping all the time, & her short time memory was a mess. but she feels great now, U wouldnt know she had been seriously ill.

Hope this helps

[smudge]

Way back in 1974, at the age of 38, my sister-in-law had a brain tumour removed from the Pituitary Gland. She didn't lose her eyesight & after a spell of sickness (due to the medication) made good progress & good recovery. She eventually she went back to work as a Secretary & carried on with life as normal (with the assistance of medication). Also, after this, she prepared both her daughters weddings & had lots of fun with her Grandchildren.

Many years passed by & she started getting a painful crackling sensation in her head. She went back for a scan & the tumour had regrown. She had another operation, but was told that it was too deep to risk removing all of it. She recovered from that operation too & believe it or not, in time, went back to working part-time.

She carried on life as normal, but then she gradually started to lose her memory. My wonderful brother-in-law cared for her at home for years, but it eventually became too much for him & she went into a residential nursing home where she died in 2004 aged 70.

Joan had had a wonderful life up until the brain tumour in 1974 & still had a good prolonged life many years after it too.

Everyone is different & has a different story to tell, but I do hope my honest answer helps you Jenny. -x-

[dancealot13]

Smudge- That is a beautiful story. Very well written.

[smudge]

Thank you dancealot, that's nice of you to say so.

My my sis-in-law was a wonderful, kind hearted person & her loving husband & two daughters did her proud too. We all miss her so much.

[smudge]

P.S. I typed my first post in a hurry, so please 'scuse any mistakes!

[smudge]

Plus the fact my hands are like blocks of ice today - just can't get warm!

[Jennykins]

emmapayne and smudge- Thank you SO much for your great answers.. You have given me what I was looking for.. My mother in the middle of Feb just had a Tumor removed from her pituitary Glan and has had two infections and some major brain swelling two weeks ago that needed immediate attention. She is getting depressed because she thought once the surgery was over she would be up to par in no time.. She feels tired all the time, she does not want to eat very much, her sight has been affected, and she will lose her train of thought very easy. The Dr's just told her she will not be going to work for at least 6 more months and I think she is feeling very down and useless.. It has also been hard on us because we are trying very hard to make her happy and be there for her.. and also not be frightend of anything happening to her. It has put me at ease knowing that how she is feeling and being is normal and that she will be back to normal with time. Thank you guys so much for your answers.. You both almost made me cry... Its nice to know Im not alone with going through something like this. God Bless

Jen

[smudge]

You are more than welcome Jenny & I am so sorry to hear about your Mum, bless her. I really do sympathise with her, you & all your family.

It is very hard at times & such a shame your Mum has had these setbacks. Us woman, well me anyway, don't like being out of action for long & I get very impatient with myself when unwell.

I do hope things improve soon Jenny & will be thinking of you all. Take care. -x-

[*Zeus*]

All the best to your mother Jenny

X X X

[Jennykins]

Thank you thank you,smudge. Yes it has been a crazy time.. We found out last June 06 she had a very large tumor, Her body weight since then had gone up very high, she was studdering and twitching, she was losing her sight and could not remember very much, her body also was acting as if it was diabetic and the tumor was not letting her body get rid of "waist" naturaly. Since her surgery she has lost just over 20lbs, her studdering and all the other symtoms have stoped. She is feeling how your inlaw felt.. Tired, and down.. She wants to feel better NOW.. and is being very hard on her self. Did your inlaw have any infetions afterwards? If so what happend? And how long was it before she started to feel like life was "normal" again.. Like could go back to work and have energy and stop feeling so down? (emotions back in tact) And thank you to Zorro for your support.. (big smiles)