thursday night bekah went in for a long overdue MRI. her doctor believed that she didn't need one for two months despite severe headaches, they believed that it was stress or sinus related. so they treated that. finally she was given a prescription for one and scheduled it right away. this was after a TWO week insurance debacle. anyways, they told her at the MRI that she would need to see the doctor first thing in the morning. she was told at the appt that she has a brain tumor on her brain stem. it's not very large but it is encapsulated by a large cyst. that is what was putting pressure on her neck and head. she was admitted yesterday afternoon. the doctor then operated to relieve the pressure from the fluid build up. he said that if he hadn't she could have slipped into a coma shortly. her brain was actually being pushed out of her skull. so shes doing a lot better now but she has to have a major operation next week to remove the tumor. unfortunately it is cancer but she will not require any radiation or chemotherapy to treat the tumor because it is very slow growing. the doctor said that it probably has been growing for years....they are hoping to get the entire tumor out during the surgery but will leave some behind if removing it would cause any kind of brain damage. she will be monitored closely forever after the surgery to manage any regrowth.
pray for her, pray for us, pray for nina...she's out of sorts and so are we...
4 comments:
wow. i am so very sorry to hear this. thank God that it was found in time but too bad it wasn't before she had to suffer with the headaches for so long. i will be praying.
All I can do right now is echo Jackie's comment...wow and thank God they found it now. How scary! We will keep Bekah, Nina and the rest of your family in our prayers.
Wow! The whole family is definitely in our prayers! Especially Bekah and Nina! We love you guys!
Post a Comment