Glenda Said:

Anger and violence after Brain tumor surgery?

We Answered:

It would all depend on where the tumor was... There are parts of your brain that control emotion (ie aggression) and personality. If that was the part of the brain affected then aggression and violence is "normal" and not easily controlled by the person. If this is you, I would certainly hope that you would talk to your doctor about something like this. I've known patients that have had frontal lobe damage that have become incredibly aggressive, violent and will fly off the handle at the slightest thing.

Mike Said:

What is the survival rate of patients who have brain surgery to remove a brain tumor?

We Answered:

They are a lot higher than not having it removed. Statistics on survival are based on the kind of tumor it is and the grade which you do not mention. Brain tumors, cancerous or not, often recur.

Terrence Said:

How does a person go through brain tumor surgery and live?

We Answered:

Well since I'm answering your question, I'd say yes it's possible lol. I was put under anesthesia, my head screwed down so it wouldn't move a millimeter, by hair shaved and my skull cut open. The tumor was cut out, then my skull piece was screwed into place, my skin put back over my skull and sewn into place. I left the hospital 4 days later.

And whoever said it was painless is full of it!

Sally Said:

What is the success rate of a brain stem tumor surgery?

We Answered:

It depends on whether the tumor is benign or malignant; and also if malignant, whether primary or secondary.
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Loretta Said:

Anybody ever had brain tumor surgery and it was successful?

We Answered:

My 48 year old boyfriend suffered a grand mal seizure at his job site, on June 30, 2007. After being taken to the local ER by ambulance, the did a CT scan. It revealed a huge brain tumor. The next day, they did a MRI. I am a CT/MRI technologist, and have been in this field for 15 years, and I had never seen such a large brain tumor (except in medical books). By July 3, we were at California Pacific Medical Center, in San Francisco, and he had the tumor removed. The neurologist was pretty sure it was a benign meningioma before surgery, and once they opened him up, the tumor appeared to be a benign meningioma. He got out of surgery on 7/3 at 6:00 pm. They took him to CCU. By noon, on 7/4, a physical therapist was walking the halls with him, and testing his motor skills. That evening, he was moved to a regular hospital room, where we enjoyed the view and sounds of all the fireworks (4th of July in SF is crazy!) He was discharged from the hospital in the late morning 7/5, after another MRI scan. We stayed the night in SF, just so we would be close to the hospital if we needed assistance, and a long car ride didn't sound all that appealing to him. We came home on 7/6, with some simple restrictions. He couldn't drive because of the anti-seizure medications, and he was instructed to only do physically what he felt comfortable doing. In other words, don't over do it! On 7/11/07, he had a follow up appointment, with his neurologist in SF to remove the staples. At that appointment, the pathology was in, and we were reassured the tumor was benign. The next day, he started working for small time periods (he is self employed, and he hired a young guy to drive him around). I was really surprised at how fast he recovered from such an invasive procedure! At the end of August, he had a follow up MRI scan, which showed no problems. Other than the yearly MRI scans, he can pretty much do anything he could do before the tumor was discovered! I hope your friend does as well as my boyfriend did! Best wishes....