[QUOTE=codemaster85;29379777]I Hope everything will go ok.
Fun fact- most brain surgery is done while the patient is awake. The brain feels no physical pain when operated on.[/QUOTE]
that's not fun
thats terrifying
[QUOTE=codemaster85;29379777]I Hope everything will go ok.
Fun fact- most brain surgery is done while the patient is awake. The brain feels no physical pain when operated on.[/QUOTE]
OP should post while in brain surgery.
Best of luck OP.
Good luck :unsmith:
[QUOTE=shatteredwindow;29379055]That sounds smart. I'm not anti-marijuana, but smoking a mind-altering drug while having a brain tumor and brain surgery? yeah...[/QUOTE]
[quote]A study by [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complutense_University_of_Madrid"]Complutense University of Madrid[/URL] found the chemicals in marijuana promotes the death of [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_cancer"]brain cancer[/URL] cells by essentially helping them feed upon themselves in a process called [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autophagy"]autophagy[/URL]. The research team discovered that cannabinoids such as THC had anticancer effects in mice with human brain cancer cells and in people with brain tumors. When mice with the human brain cancer cells received the THC, the tumor shrank. Using [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron_microscopes"]electron microscopes[/URL] to analyze brain tissue taken both before and after a 26- to 30-day THC treatment regimen, the researchers found that THC eliminated cancer cells while leaving healthy cells intact.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannabis#cite_note-pmid19425170-66"][67][/URL] The patients did not have any toxic effects from the treatment; previous studies of THC for the treatment of cancer have also found the therapy to be well tolerated. However, the mechanisms which promote THC's tumor cell–killing action are unknown.[URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_cannabis#cite_note-pmid19425170-66"][67][/URL][/quote]
Good Luck man. Hope it turns out alright.
Yeah most brain surgery is done under local anesthesia, because it allows the doctors to monitor the patients status and make sure they haven't hit anything vital.
[QUOTE=Armyis1337;29379895]stuff[/QUOTE]
Let's not turn this into a debate, please.
Holy shit dude, I hope you do alright. You have to post after the fact and tell us what they find, until then, I'm sure you're in all of our thoughts.
I get this "tunnel vision" too if I haven't slept for a long while or I've strained my eyes. I know there's a medical term for it, but I've forgotten it. Hopefully I'm tumor-free!
[QUOTE=Cheesemonkey;29379709]can you smell stuff weird now
this one guy i know got brain surgery for a tumor and smells popcorn whenever he lifts his left arm it's p cole but he says that he's always hungry for popcorn[/QUOTE]
its not funny
its serious im serious
Good luck, by the way, and if it comforts you I know a few people who have had super-invasive brain surgery and they're well today. Brain surgeons are extremely capable.
You'll have a "I SURVIVED X" avatar in no time, just keep positive.
Hope it goes well man.
All I can say is I'm feeling sad right now :(
Please get healthy.
Aw shit, hope you come out ok.
[QUOTE=Xolo;29379955]Good luck, by the way, and if it comforts you I know a few people who have had super-invasive brain surgery and they're well and fine today. Brain surgeons are extremely good.[/QUOTE]
Yeah my dad had brain surgery a few years back, the first attempt they made managed to remove all of the mass. Makes me wonder how much they have to go through to become a brain surgeon.
OP, you are going to pull through, and live a successful life. Good luck and Godspeed!
The doctor told me I would be asleep, which I'm very happy about because the surgery will take 4-6 hours.
[QUOTE=pipodebeuker;29379027]OP, you're gonna be awake during surgery ? I heard they do that since there's no nerve endings in brains or something, so you don't feel it. And that they can constantly check if they aren't negatively affecting the part they're operating on.[/QUOTE]
You're right there are no nerve endings in the brain, and they may just give him a local anesthetic and do it with him conscious and get him to speak, then try and stimulate the brain (with an electric pulse) in an area they want to cut out and see if it affects him as you said.
Good luck OP I hope your recovery is swift.
Here's hoping for the best!
[QUOTE=foszor;29380094]The doctor told me I would be asleep, which I'm very happy about because the surgery will take 4-6 hours.[/QUOTE]
Ah. Do they have any estimates of how many surgeries it will require? Just one?
My doctors also jump on the anxiety bandwagon... just cause I've had it for 10 years. >_>
Good luck OP, get better soon! <3
Good luck Brah.
By the way, it's good that you're a healthy person - it will make the surgery significantly more safe. As I understand it, having a well-balanced body makes you respond much better to anesthesia (which can be pretty dangerous in some cases!)
Unlikely things do happen in neurosurgery, there's a guy named Ben carson that had to remove the ENTIRE right half of a young girl's brain and when she woke up she was completely fine, I shit you not.
[QUOTE=Xolo;29380137]Ah. Do they have any estimates of how many surgeries it will require? Just one?[/QUOTE]
Just one is planned, but we really don't know until he opens me up.
Stay strong buddy. Stay strong.
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