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Today is my brother's surgery. It will last 7-10 hours, easily, and begins at 7:30am EST. Please take a brief moment and say a prayer for him. Pray for the surgeon and the hospital staff. Pray for our family. Pray for an uneventful surgery and an uneventful recovery.
Thank you so much! God Bless!
Brian is doing better after taking a Benedryl. He is home now. Thank you for the prayers! I am so thankful for prayer warriors!
My brother, Brian, is on his way to the ER as I type this. It sounds like he may be having an allergic reaction to something...throat is swelling closed. I would greatly appreciate prayer!!!! Thank you!!!!
Quick update to not make you wait...
Dr V's (neurosurgeon) office called Mom today. He is aware of everything that Brian is currently experiencing. His scheduler will call on Monday to schedule a doc appt with Brian with the intent of moving the surgery up sooner. I'm guessing potentially the end of January or beginning of February. I'd like to ask for continued prayers.
Brian is feeling awful. Pressure in the head is driving him crazy. He wants to believe that it's from something other than the tumor, but nothing else is showing up wrong. The neurosurgeon believes it's from the residual tumor.
Mom has put a call into him at Tampa to discuss everything. I'm really hoping that a surgery date is set. I don't see how this can go on until June. My stomach is in knots. I feel like I'm in a dark place right now, waiting to emerge with the necessary strength that I will need to get through this and to support my family at the same time.
Quick background: Oct 07, my 35 yr old brother was diagnosed with a massive benign brain tumor that he has probably had for 15-20 years. In June, he had brain surgery to remove 50%. During surgery, he suffered a brainstem stroke and had to under go months of rehab to learn to walk again and use his right arm. I'm very very proud of him!
He will need a second surgery to remove another 20-30% of the tumor. The rest will be stunted with radiation. We were thinking April, May for the surgery.
As I write this, Brian is headed to the ER. He has been experiencing an increased pressure in his head for the past week. We thought it was sinus, but it is really bugging him now and more in the temple area. He is going to have a CT or MRI done. He is already scheduled to see the neurosurgeon in Tampa on Tues. We may be looking at the next surgery much sooner than anticipated.
We need prayer for health, comfort, and strength. Thank you!
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