Reply #6: Large brain tumor

[1gobluedem]

But I had no symptoms except a hearing loss so I ignored it for awhile. Turns out that even though this kind of tumor is benign, if they aren't removed they will continue to grow, eventually choking off the blood supply to the brain and killing you. The size mine was I should have been having seizures, blackouts, and headaches but I wasn't. The doctor told me that if I'd waited until I had those symptoms it would've been too late.

As it was I was in surgery for 11.5 hours and they still didn't get it all but it's now surrounded by scar tissue and can't grow anymore. My hearing and balance nerves were removed too as well as my whole inner ear structure. The only thing they could save was the balance nerve.

It beats being dead though.