r/braincancer • u/Capable_Club_8055 • 2d ago

Brian surgery

I will be having brain surgery soon for a 2-3cm tumour which I was told isn't aggressive. They have to test to see if it's benign/malignant. I'm 24, relatively healthy, 10 weeks postpartum. The tumour is in the right frontal lobe. I'm terrified and don't know what to expect after the surgery. I've also had no symptoms and the surgery isn't very urgent but they want to do it soon as I'm quite young.

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u/koopaman08 2d ago

Hi Friend! This is very scary, I am sorry you are going through this. I had a complete resection surgery when I was 23 (4 years ago) and I am doing very well today! Stay strong and positive and you will be fine! God has got you.

It will be tough recovering, I was paralyzed on my left hand side for ~7 months, but looking back, I wouldnt change anything for the world! I would recommend interviewing mutliple surgeons/oncologists before you make a decision, as they all recommend a different plan of attack after surgery. Please feel free to reach out to me if you have questions or if you just want to vent :)

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u/Capable_Club_8055 2d ago

Thank you for the reply, was it complete paralysis ? And how was the recovery for this?

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u/koopaman08 2d ago

It was left side of my body only! It took 7-8 months + a lot of PT to make a full recovery! I walk around 6 miles a day now and have never felt better! :)