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Author Topic: Well, this sucks.  (Read 394 times)

Offline Smokes

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Well, this sucks.
« on: 12/16/11 07:31PM »
My wife was ill Sunday, very dizzy and bad headache, but made it to work Monday and was ok. Wednesday was a good day, we were both at work but we keep in touch with emails throughout the day.

I had just emailed her that I had decided to get her a Ducati for Christmas ( she doesn't ride, it would be for me) and I was on the phone when she emailed, so I figured it was just her usual response to my goofy emails.

Then my phone rang. She called. Ok, somethings up? But I work at a call center and I was on the phone with a client. As soon as I was done with the call, my cell phone rang again. My wife was on the line and asked me to come get her, she needed to go to the emergency room. She was so dizzy sitting at her desk she was concerned she was going to faint.

I picked her up and took her to the emergency room. She could not walk in a straight line. My wife and I have the same sense of humor so I wasn't surprised when she said 'What the...am I drunk?!' as she tried to negotiate a corner.

Anyway, she was taken in within a minute of us walking in and they did the usual tests. The PA there was pretty sure they wouldn't find anything, which means we'd be referred to a specialist but that would sort of be good news since it meant nothing was dramatically wrong. A little while later the PA came back in and said 'Well, we found something in the CAT scan, a 4.5 cm mass. Which is about 2.5 inches....

Reading up on brain tumors and the kind they say she has is not malignant and should be able hopefully to be able to be removed but until they do the MRI, I'm a little (OK, a hell of a lot) scared. Been trying to act like it's going to be fine for her and the kids (we told the 16 year old but haven't told the 5 or 7 year old...until we know for sure what's going on) but having a bit of quiet time and thinking about it is really making me anxious.

Anyway, thanks for letting me vent. Makes me feel a little better getting this out but no one I could really talk to here, you know? We'll be fine, my wife is the toughest person I have ever met.


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Re: Well, this sucks.
« Reply #1 on: 12/16/11 08:29PM »
That's a lot to deal with. Prayers out to you man. Keep a positive outlook at all times and don't be afraid to vent when you need to.
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Offline Kasey0104

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Re: Well, this sucks.
« Reply #2 on: 12/16/11 09:32PM »
Hang in there man, thoughts are with you and the family. Keep us posted please

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Re: Well, this sucks.
« Reply #3 on: 12/16/11 10:10PM »
Keep your chin up Scott, thoughts and prayers for you and yours.

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Re: Well, this sucks.
« Reply #4 on: 12/16/11 11:02PM »
I will be praying for your wife and family, and I'll be sending lots of positive thoughts your way. 'Venting' is good...it can really help sometimes. Try to stay positive, and please keep us posted and let us know if you need anything.

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Re: Well, this sucks.
« Reply #5 on: 12/17/11 10:09AM »
Sorry to hear about this Scott.  A good friend of mine had a seizure and turned out to have a brain tumor, surgury was performed, tumor was removed, and the last 7 years he has been fine. Scary as hell I'm sure, I can only imagine how u feel. Hang in there and be strong for your family.
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Re: Well, this sucks.
« Reply #6 on: 12/18/11 12:55AM »
It is always sad to have troubles such as this on the holidays. Continue to be strong and we all wish you the best.
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Re: Well, this sucks.
« Reply #7 on: 12/18/11 10:32AM »
Stay positive, and try to help your wife and kids stay positive, too. You'll get through this.

My nephew had an aggressive brain tumor removed this past year. It was approximately 1/3rd the size of his brain, but the surgeons were able to successfully remove it and he's been doing great since. Miracles happen every day.

Good luck.

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Re: Well, this sucks.
« Reply #8 on: 01/17/12 08:27PM »
Hey, quick update: We went to Shands on the 5th, Jen had surgery on the 6th and was up the same day. Holy crap!

We came home on the 8th and she's doing great. She's pretty good but gets tired easily and noise and tv bugs her.

I figure a couple of months recovery and she'll be back to normal.

Thanks again for all the kind words!

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Re: Well, this sucks.
« Reply #9 on: 01/17/12 09:37PM »
Glad to hear.
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Re: Well, this sucks.
« Reply #10 on: 01/17/12 10:25PM »
Wonderful news!! SO glad to hear she's doing so well :)

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Re: Well, this sucks.
« Reply #11 on: 01/17/12 11:35PM »
Good to hear man!
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Re: Well, this sucks.
« Reply #12 on: 01/18/12 12:17AM »
Great! Hope for a speedy recovery.

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Re: Well, this sucks.
« Reply #13 on: 01/18/12 03:02AM »
Congrats man, wonderful to hear good news

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Re: Well, this sucks.
« Reply #14 on: 01/18/12 11:20AM »
Struggled through the bad times but yes sir the good times are just down the road! Glad to hear all is well!
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