Brain Tumor

[David_j_p]

Home already? Sounds like you really are doing great, considering the surgery that you have had. Healing around the head is a slow process, but if you are now reading this at home, well done mate!

And thanks to the Big Fella upstairs!

Great to see you in good spirits, and wanting to do stuff, even though you probably shouldn't! lol.

I am so happy for you, it brought a tear to my eye.

[Pezhead]

I ported mine back in November. Started with a Dremel and immediately saw that wasn't going to work.

Use a air diegrinder. If you don't have a carbide cutter I got mine in the router section at bunnings. Was like $25 or something like that. I was surprised that it chewed little iron shavings out of the cast manifold pretty well. I just used the gasket to port match.

Took me about an hour or hour + 1/2 to do two manifolds. Oh, and wear a face shield if you have it. Lots of little iron filings fly everywhere.

[D_I_F]

Congrats on the success of the op portaz. Glad it all went well . hope you have a speedy recovery mate

[portaz]

Probably I only 1 or 2 from my aircraft days won't be today though still very sensitive to light and there is no rush really in the end I guess

[portaz]

Thanks guys , I get staples out on Monday which I'm looking forward to as its actually quite weird the skin not being able to move freely

[Ants]

I think that after brain surgery you should not expect too much.

Just try and rest up and time will eventually help you heal.

[too_much_boost]

Good luck today mate.

Prof Sheridan is a legend. Also worth mentioning is his receptionist Rhonda. They both went over and above for us with my wife's brain tumours

[portaz]

Help me Rhonda ! They have been great although he tried to kill me today pulling the 3/4" tape covering the scar off !! f**k me that's intense pain cause there is skin and hair and no easy way just this will hurt rip staples werent too bad though

[GTR-N1]

^^^ you deserve at least, a jelly bean

...(what we got in the old days).

[too_much_boost]

Have you found out what type it was yet?

[Humbla]

My niece had one of these things taken out in december ,

took 9 hours in surgery.She was also 5 months pregnant as well,it was not malignent.

She is now 7 months gone but is not out of the woods yet,she got golden staph inside her skull,

proving hard to get rid of.

So glad you are doing so well look after your self.

[portaz]

Apparently the tumor was just penetrating the skull so they have to de calcify the piece if skull which will take another week he is very happy though so should be ok, that sucks for your niece best of luck with it. Sounds like we should have a tumor club not funny I know but funny how many ppl share similar experiences

[too_much_boost]

I hope your story ends well

Unfortunately my wife's didn't, but she had a grade 4 glioblastoma multiforme, which is as aggressive as they get

[Ants]

I hope your story ends well

Unfortunately my wife's didn't, but she had a grade 4 glioblastoma multiforme, which is as aggressive as they get

That's really sad to hear mate.

I can't even imagine that....never want to either

[too_much_boost]

Yeah its shit. I dont want to talk about it in this thread though as portaz doesn't need to hear it. His situation sounds alot more positive

[Ants]

Sure.

Completely understand.

[portaz]

Far out that is shit I think I will be ok in the end though fingers crossed he seems pretty sure it will be ok at this point so sorry to hear about your wife though

[too_much_boost]

Yes it is shit. I now have a 3yo and a 4 months old i have to raise by myself. She had one tumour after our first son, and another after our second.

[portaz]

Is there anything we can do for u?

[too_much_boost]

Thanks but this is your thread and you have your hands full. You need to look after yourself and your family. Thanks for the offer though

Did Prof Sheridan get the pathology back for yours yet?