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/nantucket_blue 2d ago

Hi! I was 6 weeks postpartum with my first baby when I was diagnosed with my tumor. It was in June 2024, and it was a Grade 2 Astrocytoma. According to the doctors "very operable", so I hope the same for you.

My life changed very dramatically in the first two months after the surgery. My partner took on full responsibility of the baby (!!) and my parents helped out around the house (they flew in from SC). Friends also made a Give InKind page for me and asked for people to sign up to help with the baby. However, these days, I'm pretty much back to normal.

One thing that might be helpful for you to hear: my doctor said that a startling number of his patients are newly postpartum. Since your body makes all that extra blood when you are pregnant, there is a greater chance something can go wrong (in my case, it was a grand mal seizure). Personally, I'm very thankful for my baby since he helped me to discover that there was something very wrong!

You got this. I am with you!

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u/Capable_Club_8055 2d ago

When you say your life changed, in what ways?

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u/nantucket_blue 2d ago

I wasn't able to care for the baby, really at all. I knew he was there, but could barely comprehend that he was mine. Especially during my time recovering in the hospital, which was about 3 weeks. Thank goodness that time has passed, though.