Davina Mccall

[Paul22118]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cy5l997xnl4o

It seems Davina McCall in trouble.  Brain tumour.

[sandyRoe]

She's sounding optimistic.

I hope the procedure goes well and I wish her a speedy recovery.

[Khandro]

' " McCall said, adding: "So say a prayer for me. I am in good spirits." '

 

Will do.

 

 

[Old_Geezer]

Poor girl. Wish her luck with it. Sounds like it's been caught in good time.

[Lie-in King]

I hope everything goes well for her & she has a quick & comfortable recovery.

[choux]

I thought she looked thin before but now she appears gaunt. I, too, wish her well. 

[naomi24]

That's sad.  I wish her well.

[jourdain2]

It's a benign tumour - I'm sure she'll recover. Wish her well, though.  I gather she was lucky to have had it discovered early.

[nicebloke1]

Am i right or wrong in thinking she turned vegan hence big weight loss?

[naomi24]

My friend has a benign tumour on the brain which surgeons, after removing part of her skull, decided was inoperable.  She has since twice been in a month long coma, she still has a piece missing from her skull - hair washing she tells me has to be done with great caution - and she has lost the use of one arm and a leg.  She has gone from a beautiful vibrant woman to a wrecked and needy invalid. Benign sounds benign but it isn't always as benign as we'd like it to be.  I sincerely hope Davina is more fortunate.

[choux]

naomi, that sounds a dreadfully sad situation for the lady and all who are involved with her. Some do not know how lucky they are.

[naomi24]

It's very sad, choux.  We're friends from school, I was her bridesmaid and she mine.   It breaks my heart to see her now.  People see the word 'benign' and think 'well that's ok then' but it isn't.  It might be ok in other areas of the body but in the brain it's a serious matter.   Bleeds caused her comas - and that can happen at any time.  The last time we were told that if she came out of it she'd likely be brain damaged.  Thank goodness that didn't happen.

[Khandro]

n. As promised above, I not only added today Davina to my morning prayers but, "naomi's friend" as well.  🙂

[naomi24]

Thank you, Khandro.  That's a kind thought.

[Smowball]

Davina went for a random scan( cant remember why) and in her own words expected to come bounding out if it with flying colours, and was stunned to be told that they had found a very very rare benign tumour. Thank god she had the scan otherwise she would have never known. Sending her much love x

[naomi24]

That's the thing with these little blighters.  They so often lurk undetected.  My friend just didn't very feel well one day, her husband collected her from her office at midday, she lost consciousness shortly after they arrived home and by 5pm she was on the operating table.

[10ClarionSt]

Not nice. Others have recovered from this though, namely John Hartson, Sir Alex Ferguson and Russell Watson. There's probably others too, so keep up!

[jourdain2]

How dreadful for your friend & fmily, naomi.  

Like khandro - both will be in my prayers later this morning.

[naomi24]

Thank you for your kind thoughts, jourdain.

[rowanwitch]

By far the majority of brain tumours are benign but the main problem isn't the brain, it's the skull, even a small tumour in an almost completely closed box displaces and compresses brain tissue, blood vessels and nerves.  A big one can create pressure on the brain stem and a small one sitting close to a major blood vessel can cause bleeds or ischaemia .  A tumour pressing on certain nerves can cause sight loss, deafness or Other sensory deficits.  Other types can affect the pituitary gland and affect other parts of the hormone system.  

Treatment will be the same as for malignancies

Surgery( removal or debulking)

Radiotherapy nowadays the more targeted cyberknife type

Chemotherapy,   

immunotherapy 

Or sometimes just symptom control.