A wicked curve ball...UPDATE in OP
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Every now and then life throws you a curve. It may not have been the pitch you were looking for, but that doesn’t matter – it’s the pitch you’ve got. You can stand there and watch it go by and get called out on strikes, or you can hack at it and try to make contact, maybe foul it off, stay alive and get ready for the next pitch. Who knows, maybe it will hang up in the strike zone and you can drive it into the gap for extra bases. I was never one to watch a pitch go by, especially an off-speed one (I could get around on them!). If I’m going down, I’m going down swinging.
In July I got thrown one of Sandy Koufax’s best. I was diagnosed with a brain tumor – officially an acoustic neuroma. The good news was that it is benign. Doing nothing with this tumor was never a real option. It has already made me about 90% deaf in my left ear. It has been pushing on my Trigeminal nerve for a couple years and causing excruciating jolts of pain. It also has caused some balance issues as well as increasingly loud tinnitus. Even though it is a slow growing tumor, as it grows it will only push harder on the Trigeminal nerve and maybe start encroaching on the brain stem. The drugs I am using now to control the facial pain will lose effectiveness. Removing the tumor should end the Trigeminal pain for good. I will lose my hearing completely on that side and there may be some residual facial numbing, but the trade is worth it. Surgery is this Wednesday - anywhere from 5 to 10 hours under the knife. So I will be away from the boards for a time. I hope to be back in the saddle in a few weeks, but we'll see how that goes. Wish me luck!
*** Update 11/12/2013: Well, I hung in there and slapped that curve down the right field line. It cleared the bases, but I was a little too wobbly and slow getting out of the box to get any further than 1st base. Translation - the operation went well according to the surgeons. I was in surgery for 6 1/2 hours, they got all of the tumor and managed to preserve my facial nerve, so I have pretty much full control on the effected side of my face. The surgeon also said that the tumor was "smashing" my Trigeminal nerve, which was causing me excruciating pain and that that problem should be totally cured. I had a pretty severe reaction to the anesthetic and bobbed in and out of consciousness for almost 24 hours after surgery was finished (mostly out). By the end of the 2nd day I felt much better, but still very weak. I came home Saturday and am now on the long, slow road to recovery. I'm pretty wobbly and still very weak, but slowly improving. I'm also 100% deaf on that side now, but that was an expected result. I'm glad to have this behind me now and look forward to the day that I can look back on it as just another chapter.
Thanks so much for all your kind words, thoughts and prayers. I kept a stoic , optimistic face in front of family and friends, but between you and me, I was scared $h1tless
In July I got thrown one of Sandy Koufax’s best. I was diagnosed with a brain tumor – officially an acoustic neuroma. The good news was that it is benign. Doing nothing with this tumor was never a real option. It has already made me about 90% deaf in my left ear. It has been pushing on my Trigeminal nerve for a couple years and causing excruciating jolts of pain. It also has caused some balance issues as well as increasingly loud tinnitus. Even though it is a slow growing tumor, as it grows it will only push harder on the Trigeminal nerve and maybe start encroaching on the brain stem. The drugs I am using now to control the facial pain will lose effectiveness. Removing the tumor should end the Trigeminal pain for good. I will lose my hearing completely on that side and there may be some residual facial numbing, but the trade is worth it. Surgery is this Wednesday - anywhere from 5 to 10 hours under the knife. So I will be away from the boards for a time. I hope to be back in the saddle in a few weeks, but we'll see how that goes. Wish me luck!
*** Update 11/12/2013: Well, I hung in there and slapped that curve down the right field line. It cleared the bases, but I was a little too wobbly and slow getting out of the box to get any further than 1st base. Translation - the operation went well according to the surgeons. I was in surgery for 6 1/2 hours, they got all of the tumor and managed to preserve my facial nerve, so I have pretty much full control on the effected side of my face. The surgeon also said that the tumor was "smashing" my Trigeminal nerve, which was causing me excruciating pain and that that problem should be totally cured. I had a pretty severe reaction to the anesthetic and bobbed in and out of consciousness for almost 24 hours after surgery was finished (mostly out). By the end of the 2nd day I felt much better, but still very weak. I came home Saturday and am now on the long, slow road to recovery. I'm pretty wobbly and still very weak, but slowly improving. I'm also 100% deaf on that side now, but that was an expected result. I'm glad to have this behind me now and look forward to the day that I can look back on it as just another chapter.
Thanks so much for all your kind words, thoughts and prayers. I kept a stoic , optimistic face in front of family and friends, but between you and me, I was scared $h1tless
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Having gone through a brain tumor removal when I was 11, I can tell you that it wasn't easy, but you will pull through. I hope you have a strong support system at home to help you through this.
Prayers going your way!
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Best wishes for a favorable prognosis, looking forward to your returning to the boards in a few weeks.
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I wish you a quick and full recovery.
An aucoustic neuroma is a horrible thing, but if you have to have a brain tumor, it's actually one of the better ones. It sounds like you have a good attitude about it. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery.
for coins and there are hearing aids that give you the sense that the sound is coming from the correct direction.
They are designed for folks with only one ear that hears. They work well for most folks.
Be sure you get to a Miracle Ear or Belkin or such afterword and find out what your options would be. The
sooner you manage the loss in one ear the better the results will be.
It's part of the full recovery....
Be well,
We'll be praying for a speedy return to full health!
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<< <i>M'bogo,
An aucoustic neuroma is a horrible thing, but if you have to have a brain tumor, it's actually one of the better ones. It sounds like you have a good attitude about it. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery. >>
Yep, there is a silver lining to having one of these tumors as Bryce suggests. Keeping a positive attitude thru the whole healing process is important. It's just a timely thing, it'll be over a little bit down the road. We'll see you back on here in no time. Sending a prayer up for you.
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<< <i>Good luck!
Thank G-d it is benign. Glad something can be done about it, it won't be easy but hard isn't bad either. A good surgeon can make all the difference in the world. Keep us posted! >>
This +1
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It sounds like you've got a great attitude and handle on this thing.
The odds are stacked in your favor!
Best wishes and looking forward to your return!!!
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