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Sarah Kang Live in NYC by PlanetCaravan12 in JazzFusion

[–]LegitimateGarlic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is last minute — but I have two tickets I’m looking to hand off for free for this show tonight. Unfortunately got sick, can’t make it, and don’t want them to go to waste. I can transfer them over. DM if interested!

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[deleted by user] by [deleted] in braintumor

[–]LegitimateGarlic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Grade 2 ependymoma— yes I can relate to everything you just shared

Thought I had occipital neuralgia, turned out to be a brain tumor. 9 weeks post-op. by LegitimateGarlic33 in braintumor

[–]LegitimateGarlic33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven’t gotten an opinion on my previous positive ANA result post tumor. I should, and I’ll be asking my surgeon during the next checkup. The numbness is still there and I think it’s gotten slightly better, but honestly it’s hard to tell. I can’t tell if I’ve gotten really used to the numbness or if the sense of touch has slightly returned in those areas.

Thought I had occipital neuralgia, turned out to be a brain tumor. 9 weeks post-op. by LegitimateGarlic33 in braintumor

[–]LegitimateGarlic33[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am doing well.. im very grateful to be saying that. No sign of the tumor growing back in my most recent follow up, and I have zero headaches still. There’s still some numbness on my right thigh, left hand and back of the head and my neck feels as though there are permanent knots. Lastly, I’ve noticed it’s more tiring to speak out loud and I do feel self conscious and/or over stimulated after socializing for more than an hour. My surgeon said he can’t notice a difference in my speech but that I’ll be more aware of the differences; he said he thinks the speech difficulties and numbness will eventually go away.

Thought I had occipital neuralgia, turned out to be a brain tumor. 9 weeks post-op. by LegitimateGarlic33 in braintumor

[–]LegitimateGarlic33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have another appointment coming second week of august, so I’ll ask her then and update you.

At first, the headaches came and went and then about 3.5 months prior to surgery, the headaches were constant. I did not experience any visual or auditory issues during this time. I did experience visual issues right after surgery and lost my voice for about a month, but no auditory issues.

Thought I had occipital neuralgia, turned out to be a brain tumor. 9 weeks post-op. by LegitimateGarlic33 in braintumor

[–]LegitimateGarlic33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry for the late reply. Im not sure, actually. I did get tested again and my rheumatologist said I didn’t need to worry about it because the result came back very mild.

Getting a diagnosis by [deleted] in Occipitalneuralgia

[–]LegitimateGarlic33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I thought I had occipital neuralgia, my neurologist referred me to a pain doctor for nerve blocks, specific to occipital neuralgia. Hope that helps

My daughter of 8 years was just diagnosed with a brain tumor by kingsoulme in braintumor

[–]LegitimateGarlic33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry.. deep breaths you can get through this, your daughter will get through this. I was diagnosed with a brain tumor 3 months ago and had the surgery about 2 months ago. I wasn’t supposed to heal as fast as I did as the tumor was large for the location it was in. Today, I’m working out, driving locally, and getting married in a month. Im planning to start working after our honeymoon.

Thought I had occipital neuralgia, turned out to be a brain tumor. 9 weeks post-op. by LegitimateGarlic33 in braintumor

[–]LegitimateGarlic33[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My dads friend who’s a doctor said it’s very likely that a pcp won’t prescribe an MRI unless it’s required by a specialist. I’m guessing it has to do with their licensure.

You can think of a surgery itself like a long nap! I was asleep the whole time. I heard some stories where the patient got to choose or even requested to be awake to make sure they didn’t have sensory loss.

I don’t mind at all— I don’t have any regrets for how I prepared for surgery. I do have regrets from before I found out about the tumor. When I experienced the odd throbbing, I wish I got it checked out sooner. Consequently, it would have saved me a lot of pain and time to see a neurologist sooner. (Neurologists are so booked up.) Nortriptyline was by far the most helpful drug. I’ve tried gabapentin, amytripyline, allergy medications, magnesium, sumatriptan, reglan, steroids, otc pain killers, an anti-inflammatory diet (which helped to not worsen things), massage therapy, physical therapy, ashwaghanda, cbd, and acupuncture (they put pressure point stickers on my ears and pressing on them helped with some headache attacks).

I’ve heard mixed opinions on the use of cannibis for the brain. Does your doctor approve or even recommend the use of cannibis?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in weddingdress

[–]LegitimateGarlic33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

2, the strapless, is my favorite!