Krev vs cancer

WipEout wrote:

Damn! Glad to hear you're recovering well. My brother-in-law is going through the same thing right now (had a brain tumor removed about a year ago), except that it's time for them to double-check that there isn't more up there. Sadly, my wife's family has a genetic disposition towards cancer (her dad even had breast cancer removed a couple weeks ago! 1 in 1000 males!), so we're all pretty worried.

sh*tty! I truly hope he is in the clear. From my case they tell me it's basically a life long condition of getting checked. If he's in the same situation hopefully if there is anything back up there then they will be detecting it early enough to have a few good treatment options.

Best wishes to all of you.

krev82 wrote:

Here's a gnarly picture of my battle wound. Consider that a warning not to look if you're squeamish, though as incisions and staples go I'm told it's very good/healthy.

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/3020/dsc0085yw.jpg

Wow, that's amazing. Nice of them to leave the neighboring hair so you can do some kind of Donald Trump comb-over!

Krev, I'm so glad you're doing well. That's a awesome and frightening picture you posted. I say, keep it shaved so everyone can alwys see it and know how cool you are.

Kurgan?
IMAGE(http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/8700000/The-Kurgan-highlander-8779283-404-303.jpg)

I'm so glad they caught it in time, Krev! I hope everything comes back clean with no nasty chemo.

That post-op picture really is impressive - chicks dig scars?

OK krev, time for the really important question...

Did they let you keep the tumor in a jar?

LobsterMobster wrote:

OK krev, time for the really important question...

Did they let you keep the tumor in a jar?

haha no, they took it to do the pathology. Sounds like they run a whole gammit of tests to measure cell growth, the tumour's genetics, etc. They have some sort of tumour group which meets each week to review the cases from the last week to make a call as to the nature and how to move forward so as of yet Tuesday is the waiting day.

I'm gonna see if I can get a picture or copy or the MRI or something though.

KREV. Did they let you keep the tumor? Tell us.

Goodness, Krev! What a stunning few weeks you've had! Keep us posted on your follow-up stuff. I'm so glad things have gone well so far.

krev82 wrote:
LobsterMobster wrote:

OK krev, time for the really important question...

Did they let you keep the tumor in a jar?

haha no, they took it to do the pathology. Sounds like they run a whole gammit of tests to measure cell growth, the tumour's genetics, etc. They have some sort of tumour group which meets each week to review the cases from the last week to make a call as to the nature and how to move forward so as of yet Tuesday is the waiting day.

I'm gonna see if I can get a picture or copy or the MRI or something though.

Bah. "Pathology." That's science talk for, "this is going to look AWESOME on my coffee table."

Either way, I hope this is the only one you'll have to deal with.

Yellek wrote:
krev82 wrote:

Here's a gnarly picture of my battle wound. Consider that a warning not to look if you're squeamish, though as incisions and staples go I'm told it's very good/healthy.

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/3020/dsc0085yw.jpg

Wow, that's amazing. Nice of them to leave the neighboring hair so you can do some kind of Donald Trump comb-over! :)

Yeah, that, and you're set if you ever have to hide in a bag of softballs.

Ghostship wrote:
Yellek wrote:
krev82 wrote:

Here's a gnarly picture of my battle wound. Consider that a warning not to look if you're squeamish, though as incisions and staples go I'm told it's very good/healthy.

http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/3020/dsc0085yw.jpg

Wow, that's amazing. Nice of them to leave the neighboring hair so you can do some kind of Donald Trump comb-over! :)

Yeah, that, and you're set if you ever have to hide in a bag of softballs.

EDIT: Derp! Read that wrong. Nevermind.

I keep reading the title and adding, "I'm gonna let it shine"

That is pretty nuts, but good to see you've bounced back well. Here's hoping that's the end of it and there's nothing else to come.

Have you noticed any difference in your sensory or memory faculties?

Wikipedia says[/url]]The temporal lobe is involved in auditory perception and is home to the primary auditory cortex. It is also important for the processing of semantics in both speech and vision. The temporal lobe contains the hippocampus and plays a key role in the formation of long-term memory.

Tanglebones wrote:

I keep reading the title and adding, "I'm gonna let it shine"

That tune's been stuck in my head since I first read this thread yesterday.

So glad to hear that you're doing well Krev! And that's one HELL of an battle scar! Here's to your good health in the future.

Just a bit of a note of self-interest:

A bit after I agreed to the surgery which had a 5% chance of stroke/hemorrhage/etc (potentially resulting in half-body paralysis, blindness, inability to speak, etc) I remembered that 5% is 1 in 20. Then I remembered my tabletop gaming days and just how frighteningly common critical fumbles can seem sometimes!

Thankfully I landed in the 19/20 range and they got as much as they could (but some residual cells maybe? not really clear on that, I'm sure they'll explain it better tomorrow).

krev82 wrote:

Just a bit of a note of self-interest:

A bit after I agreed to the surgery which had a 5% chance of stroke/hemorrhage/etc (potentially resulting in half-body paralysis, blindness, inability to speak, etc) I remembered that 5% is 1 in 20. Then I remembered my tabletop gaming days and just how frighteningly common critical fumbles can seem sometimes!

Thankfully I landed in the 19/20 range and they got as much as they could (but some residual cells maybe? not really clear on that, I'm sure they'll explain it better tomorrow).

Which edition of surgery was the doctor using? Maybe he just took 10 on his skill check.

The nerditude! It burns!

Grats on the early detection and recovery! Gotta love modern medicine!

Keep on healing, Krev!

Pathology:

Pretty disappointing update:

They determined the tumour type: oligo-astrocytoma (way to have a hybrid tumour type)

but they're no further along on the grade.

They've sent some of it down to Francisco to sort out that issue and determine what treatment to go with from here. So it'll be 1-2 more weeks before I really have a sense of what's going on :/

Man, I'm sorry to hear that. Hopefully it's low-grade and you're in the sweet spot for a healthy recover. good luck!

Holy hell, I can't imagine anything scarier to be ambushed by (with the possible exception of a couple of the forumites). Glad to hear that's it's looking positive. Wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery!

edit: missed the update, sorry to hear that, here's hoping for better news in the future. All the best Krev.

No...not more waiting!

Tanglebones wrote:

Kurgan?
IMAGE(http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/8700000/The-Kurgan-highlander-8779283-404-303.jpg)

Krogan?

IMAGE(http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/2550/383885-mass_effect_20070627005217931_super.jpg)

Seriously, Here's hoping for the best possible outcome Krev
[size=8]Also seriously, never do a google search of krogans without the safesearch filter.[/size]

Feeank wrote:
Tanglebones wrote:

Kurgan?
IMAGE(http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/8700000/The-Kurgan-highlander-8779283-404-303.jpg)

Krogan?

IMAGE(http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/2550/383885-mass_effect_20070627005217931_super.jpg)

Seriously, Here's hoping for the best possible outcome Krev
[size=8]Also seriously, never do a google search of krogans without the safesearch filter.[/size]

Gahhhh! My one weakness. Telling me not to search for something!

They all seemed tame to me, except for the one with the human woman breastfeeding little baby Krogans.

Feeank wrote:
Tanglebones wrote:

Kurgan?
IMAGE(http://images2.fanpop.com/image/photos/8700000/The-Kurgan-highlander-8779283-404-303.jpg)

Krogan?

IMAGE(http://media.giantbomb.com/uploads/0/2550/383885-mass_effect_20070627005217931_super.jpg)

Seriously, Here's hoping for the best possible outcome Krev
[size=8]Also seriously, never do a google search of krogans without the safesearch filter.[/size]

IMAGE(http://gamezblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Sarah-Kerrigan-Starcraft-2.jpg)

Kerrigan?

[size=8]Kerrigan without safesearch is probably not so safe, either.[/size]