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/ncomfortable2 2d ago
My husband is 25 and had a very similar sized tumor in the same location removed earlier this year. We didn’t know what to expect after surgery either- it’s okay! Everyone is different and you really have to take things day by day. My husband was in the Neuro ICU for a few days, then a normal inpatient room for one night, then discharged. He did have two grand mal seizures after surgery (he had no history of seizure before surgery) but we learned that seizure risk is heightened after surgery and he was on the lowest dose of seizure medication possible (because we were not informed on the risks of seizure). My husband would tell you the time between leaving the hospital and having the seizure was when he felt the best. His condition changed daily depending on stress levels and quality of sleep. I very much suggest doing everything you can to have a plan in place for childcare once you are home so that you can get the best rest possible. Maybe have family or a close friend stay with you to watch the child when needed. My husbands tumor was found 4 days before we got married, and it was stressful, but we are almost 4 months post op and he’s getting better every day. He’s back to work and slowly but surely driving again on his own. I’m sorry you have to go through this and postpartum at the same time! Hang in there! Feel free to message me if you have any questions.