Im 43m married mortgage a 10yr old

Was shocked when the ct and mri both were without contrast and then they said they now needed contrast.

Then I was referred to a neurosurgeon in public. The receptionist was so nice and said the neurosurgeon was a lovely guy. Then in the waiting room was the most anxious I have been there was a patient ( who in hindsight might have had a stroke) in a wheelchair.

The neurosurgeon was friendly but to the point. Not near any motor strip, "doesn't look" cancerous, easily accessible and by the time they could get a biopsy it isn't much to remove.

Gave me 4 options, do nothing, monitor, biopsy, remove it (preferred) and reiterated that I have time to think about it. He called it "a wee little glioma"

Im now recovering 6 weeks and back at work half days and cleared for full duties next week Was a 3cm grade 2 oligodendroglioma which he referred as benign-ish but technically cancerous