On the last day of January, I rented 28 Days Later. My wife says we watched the entire movie, as well as the alternate endings and all that fun stuff that usually comes on a DVD. I don't remember the movie at all. Then we went to bed, and an hour or so later, I suffered my first (of four) seizure. I don't remember that as well. I was ambulanced to the local hospital, only to be sent back home. Then I have several more seizures, then was bussed back to the hospital, and this time I was sent to Calgary (yes, Calgary, Alberta, Canada). Then I underwent a CATScan, an MRI scan, and it was determined that I have a brain tumor the size of a walnut. At this time I finally was able to collect my wits enough to remember the current events, but by this time, 2 weeks has gone by, and I don't, even to this day, still remember what went on! So I finally underwent surgery to have most, but not all of the tumor removed, and the samples were sent in for testing.

Officially I have a Grade 3 malignant tumor, with two cell types in it. The tumor is labelled a Glio Astrocytoma, which the term for both cell types contained in that term. Whee, the complicated stuff starts to come in the picture.

So far I have underwent several MRI scans, and several CATScans, one major surgery, and I am about to undergo radiation treatment. This radiation treatment goes Monday to Friday, about 10 minutes long, for 30 days. After that, its another MRI scan, and a follow-up appointment with my neurosurgeon. After that it's anyone's guess.

Ain't life great? Just thought you guys might like to know about me....

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I am a nobody, and nobody is perfect; therefore, I am perfect.

Everyday I beat my own previous record for number of consecutive days I've stayed alive.

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Damn. We don't want to see another one go. and especially not a guitar player either.

All my thoughts are with you, so with luck, a brain squirrel will eat the walnut and make it all go away... at least I wish.

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* Seb goes around singing "I'm too sexy for my body"
* Wolfy goes around singing "I'm too sexy for Seb's body"
* Cave_Demon steals Seb's underwear (underwear stolen: 39)

*hugs*

I keep telling people not to watch 28 Days Later. But do they listen to me? No.

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MadQuack on Military school: Pro's: I get to shoot a gun. Con's: Everything else.
"I'm going to beat you until the laws of physics are violated!!" ! Maeve's Warcry

RIP -MaDaVentor-. You will be missed.

That's harsh... Have you thought about (or been offered) any alternative or experimental treatments?


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The Massassi-Map
There is no spoon.

Yeah, I'm with Spork. There has to be an alternative to shooting the most vital part of your body with deadly radiation.

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Prowling out of the tundra, swinging a jeweled meat hammer, cometh Outlaw Torn! And he gives a gutteral bellow:

"I'm seriously going to hump you until you scream like a banshee!"

Good luck, man. My prayers are with you.

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The future is here, and all bets are off.

Man, get better, I'll be thinking about you.

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1 of 14 | 6-16 Never Forget. | Click.

Is it true that when they operate on your brain, they keep you awake so they can monitor you?

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It's called an awake craniotomy. It helps with mapping the brain and maximize the amount of tumor that can be removed.

I hope you pull through this, Snake.

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Roach - I believe in God, only I spell it Nature.--Frank Lloyd Wright

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Man, that's a rough stretch. Good luck and get better.

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I'm not an actor. I just play one on TV.

Keep setting that record, man. We'll be praying for you. If you trust in God, it'll work out for the best.

I was sleeping when they operated on my head... As I said, the month of February wasn't even a blur. I just have no memory of it at all. And my birthday was February 4th!

I do wonder however, am I going to glow in the dark after this treatment?!? LMAO!!!

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I am a nobody, and nobody is perfect; therefore, I am perfect.

Everyday I beat my own previous record for number of consecutive days I've stayed alive.

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Yahoo! Name : jedibruintone77

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Flashlight?
*Grabs Snake-Eyes by the legs and points him into a dark cave* Aww it's broken...


Anyways back to seriousness here. Good luck with that, hopefully it'll all turn out for the better. Remember the chances of something bad happening are pretty slim. Hopefully you'll remember what went on in FEB. I wouldn't want to miss my birthday or anything... I'd guess it's kind of how you don't remember what falling asleep is like?

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Fight fire with fire! Fight EVERYTHING with fire!

"True as toasted toads!"

Good luck with it man, don't need to lose another one. We won't give your soul back, so fight for it if nothing else!

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*manly hug*

Keep fighting those ba***rd cancer cells!!!

Btw did you hear of some new treatment for cancer? They inject the cancer tissue and stop its metabolism on a cellular level. thus starving the evil cells to death.
Cool.

But anyway, I offer my hope to you.

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*whine* "my ex.." *whine* "boohoo" *whine* "Not Fair!! :(" *whine* *whine*

*SLAP*

if(getThingFlags(source) & 0x8){
  do her}
elseif(getThingFlags(source) & 0x4){
  do other babe}
else{
  do a dude}

good luck with it all, and also, I think we should have an official massassi birthday for you, seeing as you don't remember your real one.

*does the happy birthday dance*

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/end boob rant

At least it's good to know that you can still post here.

Best of luck, mate.

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The Earth is the cradle of the mind, but one cannot stay in the cradle forever.
-- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, The Father of Rocketry

I really DO hope this isn't an April Fool's joke.

But if not... good luck. It's tough hearing about one in the same community going through this kind of thing.

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[Insert witty anti-signature here.]

Glad to see you have a positive attitude about it all.

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When bread becomes toast, it can never go back to being bread again.

Godspeed, man.

Good luck, AND MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU!

Hey, I'm a believer

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<landfish> FastGamerr > Satan

I'm afraid to ask..

What does "grade 3" mean? Hopefully it means it's not very bad. All my best wishes to getting cured!

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Have a good one,
Freelancer

Good luck.

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Steal my dreams and sell them back to me.....

http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/5_9.htm

I'm praying for you, Snake-Eyes.

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EvilMagic.net: Brian's Web Log

I also found a *very* good read about brain tumors here. It's VERY informative. Again, Snake, hang in there, and I hope you get better!

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Have a good one,
Freelancer

Brain tumors are graded from 1 to 4, 1 being the least amount of trouble, or better known as "benign"; and 4 being the most troublesome, or "malignant". Thus, I'm stuck at Grade 3. I think I'm more around the borderline Grade 2-3, because I was originally Graded 2. But I won't know that for a while yet. April 15th to be specific.

UPDATE We went to Calgary yesterday for my first treatment , only to be told it was postponed until Monday. I don't think the care workers like me anymore....


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I am a nobody, and nobody is perfect; therefore, I am perfect.

Everyday I beat my own previous record for number of consecutive days I've stayed alive.

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Yahoo! Name : jedibruintone77