EddinEssex&#39;s blog https://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/eddinessex/atomTelligent Community (Build: 12.1.2.21912)2009-05-17T12:33:55Zhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/cancer-blogs/b/eddinessex/posts/hi-i-ve-recently-been-advised-of-a-brain-tumor-and-been-advised-it-would-help-to-put-my-thoughts-down-i-i-ramble-i-apologise2009-05-17T11:33:55Z2009-05-17T11:33:55ZHi It all started very recently, I was not feeling myself about 5 weeks ago, I took 4 days off work, then went into the office and had a Seizure. After visiting two hospitals for EEGs ECGs and MRI&#39;s I came home from the last MRI to find 2 policemen waiting at my front door advising me to get back to the hospital at once and gave me a number to call. I must admit, I couldn&#39;t even dial the number my hand was shaking so much. I got back on the train and went back to the hospital, I was advised to take a small bag with me as I may be in for a day or two. I hoped I had moved and the scan just didn&#39;t work. Upon arrival, I was taken into a bedroom and sat down and advised that they found that the first tests showed some discrepancies and the MRI confirmed I have a 50 p piece tumor 4-5 cms into in the right had side of my brain - to be honest, it didn&#39;t really sink in. My wife was very upset, I don&#39;t think I understood what was happening. Two days later they took me down for my first pience of surgery. The op was quite successful, but I lost my peripheral vision in the left eye and some reduced sight in the right eye after the first op. I&#39;m in good spirits in myself, bearing in mind what is happening. I am more worred about my wife and she is going to cope - especially if I start to loose my capacity to fully move, talk etc. I have been advised that there is a high risk of paralaysis occurring in the event of removal - I still consider myself quite young and don&#39;t want to spend the next 40 years being relient upon others to do tasks. Am i being selfish? I feel that I am. I&#39;ll keep my blogs short each day as it takes me some time to type these things up. I&#39;d be interesting in hearing from anyone who has gone through, or is going through this. Edward <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="https://community.macmillan.org.uk/aggbug?PostID=227753&AppID=22358&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">Former Memberhttps://community.macmillan.org.uk/members/formermember