What They Found in my Head...

[Fr8monkey]

Been out of sorts lately. Started off being light headed and dizzy. Slowly and surely it got worse. Then the headaches started. Now I feel like if you stand up really quick and you are dizzy... well I feel like that all the time. I constantly feel drunk along with the headaches of being hung over at the same time. NOT FUN.

Anyway, I had an EEG 2 weeks ago and an MRI last Thursday. I just got the results of the MRI and here is the results:

1. A CSF signal lesion on the cranial Fossa.

2. A cerebellopontine angle mass on the right side

Waiting to hear from Swedish Neurology in Seattle for a surgical consultation.

Keep your fingers crossed.

Edited April 29, 2015 by Fr8monkey

[Starwhip]

What and where the hell did you get that from?!

[Fr8monkey]

I think it is playing too much KSP... Not sure. LOL

Basically, one is a lesion, or tear, the other is a cyst, or a growth, of some kind.

Edited April 20, 2015 by Fr8monkey

[Ethanadams]

What is that?

and I hope it's not to serous

[dryer_lint]

It's aliens. Clearly aliens.

But seriously, I hope you get better soon. That is really weird...

[LABHOUSE]

*Has fear due to also being dizzy...

Hope you get better, maybe surgery will not be required.

[Fr8monkey]

At least it's not this:

The paperwork says it is a "arachnoid cyst"... I just hope there are no spiders in there!

[Ethanadams]

A tear: did you hit your head?

[Fr8monkey]

No. Not even a coughing fit. Could have had it for years.

[LABHOUSE]

Please tell more when you find out more.

[RAINCRAFTER]

Ok... hope you get better.

EDIT: What if only the growth was KSP and the tear was some dummy trying to stop it!

(SARCASAM)

Edited April 21, 2015 by RAINCRAFTER

[gmpd2000]

From what little (too little) medical knowledge I have, Arachnoid cysts don't need surgeries.

But still, get well.

[Fr8monkey]

Thanks everyone. I will keep everyone informed.

[dryer_lint]

arachnoid cysts

dun dun dunnn

[Fr8monkey]

Had to fix the OP to protect the "innocent"... Dang moderators! (you know I love you)

[Flymetothemun]

Fr8monkey, are you a truck driver or involved with large container ships? Your name sounds like you've dealt in freight.

[Fr8monkey]

Forklift operator for 18 years.

[Fr8monkey]

UPDATE:

Well, I have 3 appointments 80 miles away in the morning... on Monday! Guess I'm going to have to wait for the 1.0 shindig...

[SemiaCloud]

Could be your profile picture. Or maybe KSP is turning you into a Kerbal!

[Fr8monkey]

I thought it was too much KSP affecting my head.

[Thomas988]

Oh man, I hope you get better! Hopefully things will clear up quickly, because surgery would be terrible.

[InsertUsername]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arachnoid_cyst

[Fr8monkey]

OK. I was wrong earlier... it is a tumor.

Went to the doctors yesterday. Basically, I am going in to surgery to have the growth removed on May 12... two weeks from today.

In simple terms, the hole in the skull that has the auditory and facial nerves going out, is being blocked by the tumor. The expanding growth is pushing against the cerebellum into the area that controls my breathing. 6 months of waiting and I could have a stroke or lass control of my breathing.

They are going to open a 'C' shaped hole behind my right ear and take out a piece of the skull about 3" (7.5 cm) and try and get as much as they can. A piece about a grain of rice is expected to stay to save the nerves. I may then need chemo or a 'gamma knife if it is cancerous... But that is only a 2% chance of that. I then get some hexagon shaped plates put in to hold the piece they take out.

I have a good chance to loose 75 - 100% of my hearing and a small chance of permanent loss of feeling in my face and tongue on the right side.

I am checking in to Swedish Hospital at 5:30 on the 12th and surgery starts at 7:30. It will take about 6 hours or so. 1 - 2 days in ICU and 3-5 days in the hospital.

Below is a video of the basic surgery... DO NOT WATCH IF SQUEAMISH!!! You have been warned.

I'm not kidding...This is gross!

Be kind to me moderators if this is out of the norm...

[dryer_lint]

Oh, yikes. I'm sorry about that, hope you get better soon. On the bright side, at least it's not cancerous, and can be taken out with surgery!

Hopefully it'll all go well, and it's a good thing they diagnosed it this fast! Hang in there, man!

[youkofoxy]

people, the first image is not "The problem"

the second is.

the first is more for Apollo 11, the second Apollo 13.

if you had not gone to the doctor, would be a "Space Shuttle Columbia disaster"

based on what I know, you'll be fine, but out of action for a while.

Depending on the surgery style, the release can occur within one week.

I sincerely hope that a very invasive or painful treatment is not need.

and strangely, This:

will stay in my memory as a striking case. Because, from what I understand, it was a damage of years ago.

difficult to forget, like the case of an elderly, which had a lung in critical condition, and did not complain of breathing problems.

PS: Understand out of action as in recovery, not as "can not walk"

and honestly, I do not know much about medicine, and I not going watch the video.

I just know that: the less you "mess" with the patient's brain, the better.