Brain Tumor
 

So, that shit is fun.

Started having some really cool and powerful deja-vu at work on Tuesday, then a strong ominous feeling set in and then started seeing small, flashing rainbow colored lights under the brim of my hat. Figured that it was either a premonition about an earthquake (like animals get) as Salt Lake City sits on a fault line, either that or I was hitting a major fatigue wall as I had been working long hours and had been hitting the gym pretty hard while not getting as much sleep as required in addition to cutting carbs from the diet. Anyway, I got a little freaked out, went to the bakery, grabbed a croissant and detoured it and everything kinda went back to normal.

Later on, started getting the deja-vu again (and it was super good shit - like I was seeing the future and shit - and it even had a soundtrack going along with it), and that's about all I can remember. Apparently I turned to the guy next to me, said something about tripping my balls off massively and told him I was going to puke, then my eyes rolled back into my head and I passed out and hit the floor like a sack of potatoes.

Came to with the EMT dude holding a ice pack to the back of my mellon on a huge goose egg. They were going to call an ambulance to take me to the ER and I told them it was nothing and I was fine. Fortunately the HR guy was standing there and convinced me to go to the ER. When I got there they did a CT scan to check for concussion probabilities.

Dude came back into the room with the radiologist and said "Um, bad news. There is a mass in the right side of your brain and we want to do an MRI for more detail."

"Well, shit."

So they did that and sure enough, there is a golf ball sized mass sitting there with a bunch of fluid around it. Nuerosurgeon (chief resident who looks like he's 17, comes in and says that they want to schedule surgery on Friday morning. Okies.

So, I'm sitting here in the Neurology wing of the University of Utah hospital (which is highly regarded) worrying about these guys going to the Utah/Michigan game tonight and coming back into surgery tomorrow hungover as shit.

Bonus is, I've had two really hot nurses in a row the past two nights. Tried to convince both to give me a leisure massage and body shampoo, but they didn't go for it though I had a girl from work come by last night to visit who wanted to give me a hummer.

Anyway, I'm feeling pretty fortunate that shit went down the way it did, because I most likely would have blown it off for ever until it became really bad. (Although, I am going to ask them if it's benign if they can just keep it in there because I was digging the deja-vu bordering on omnipotence.)

Also I hear that the chief neurosurgeon is totally old school and I think I saw him sharpening his hacksaw on a rusty pipe outside and telling the nurse that she should find his favorite spoon.

****. Good thoughts your way man.

Holy cow dude. Prayers and thoughts your way.

Sucks man.. good luck and keep hitting on those nurses!

Good Luck Sir.

So thaaaaaaaaaaat's what is wrong with you. :Poke:

Seriously, good luck with that.

Good luck man. But why oh why didn't you take the hummer?

best wishes man

Good luck to you...stay positive

You oughta be raking in the nurse booty


awesome

good luck bud. Prayers your way. So.....did you get the hummer?

Good luck man, sucks to hear.

Oh shit. **** this cancer shit. I'll keep you in my thoughts.
Believe me, I know exactly
how you feel. I've had 2 removed from my right temporal lobe in the last 13 months.

Feel free to ask me anything.

wishing you well.
and....I think your docs may likely be in good spirits in the morning.
while it is the beginning of the harbaugh era....this shit ain't magic! utah is favored.

get well man!

Man Sacc. You got this bro.

I'm really sorry to hear that man. Recover quickly so you can draftabulate with us next offseason. Ask the neurosurgeon if there is a cure for your love of all things offensive line while you are there.

We really need to ease up on the antifreeze around here.

Scary shit man. Best of luck. Take the hummer.

So it was the mass that pined for Mormon fatties?

****.

I LOLed at that. Good to see you're keeping your funnies. Best wishes for Friday Morning.

At least you got a couple of good visions out of the deal.

Also, at least this thing seems to be treatable and there is stuff they can do. That's a good sign.

Good vibes to you, dude.

Did the Nurses have high thigh bones???? Just Kidding bud...Good thoughts heading your way... Good luck Friday...

Thanks man.

Wow. So you're saying even the healthcare providers in Utah have off-the-chart measurables? Big surprise, homer.

Get well soon so I can go back to seeing you rip guys apart during draft season!

Sorry to hear about this. Good luck to you, and I hope it's a fast and clairvoyance-filled recovery.

All the best with this bro

I didn't have any Deja vu stuff going on, but after surgery, both times, my mind was digging up old childhood memories long since forgotten.

Damn. Get well!

Look at the bright side, when they get that thing outta there your brain will have room to become larger.

Good luck brother.

hate to hear it...best of luck.
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Ed, Donger's father, myself, and now Sac.(Am I missing anyone?) Do we need a cancer mega thread?

Pics, and get better. Prioritize these items as you see fit.

Damn it man, hate to hear this. Hope everything goes well and they caught it early.

Sorry to hear it, bro. Good luck.

Well, that is some sobering news. Glad they caught it when they did.

Prayers for you but more importantly, for the doc and his team tomorrow!

Kick it's ass the **** out of your body.


Oh, pic of the nurses are mandatory.

Sac.. Good luck. Sounds like you're in the right place.

LMAO
You've got about the best outlook someone could have with a giant ****ing tumor man.

"Do you have to take it out? I like tripping balls."
Awesome

Hang in there my man.

They won't know for certain for like 2 weeks after surgery what the cancer is. Really hope it's not Glioblastoma. This is what mine were.

Wow sorry to hear kick it's ass bro

Good luck too you.

Sacc-

Hope this is benign and they're able to get everything.

My best friend had a childhood brain tumor and has had several surgeries to deal with it. If you end up needing additional treatment, look into the neurosurgery group in Little Rock, ARK. They're world leaders and fixed him up beautifully.

Chicks dig scars, man. Thoughts with you as you go through all of this.

well, shit

sending you positive thoughts, sorry you have to go through it

I'm beginning to think CP is bad for one's health....

Best of Luck in your endeavors.

If you start telekinesis and opening books with your mind, I will demand your username be changed to George Malley.

Still didn't get the hummer.

Then again, he might have been hallucinating that too.

Good luck. Just had a family friend who is younger than me lose an eye to cancer.

Wow, that sucks, man. Good luck and Godspeed. Praying for you.

After my brother had brain surgery he became a guy who knew what he wanted to say and unable to get it all the way out of his mouth. I wonder if he got back memories he'd forgotten about...

Not that you'd want anyone to ever go through it, but stories like this are what make scary things like brain surgery so interesting...

I'll see if I can pull some strings and get Russell Okung to swing by and wish you well. :)

All the best Sacc, go kick this things ass!

Best wishes to a speedy recovery!!

Good luck man. Way to much of this news going around.

Whoa, best of luck with the surgery, Sacc. You seem to be taking the news incredibly well!

Sorry to hear. Feels weird to pray for a guy I only know as "Saccapoo", but I will. You can beat this, man.

Thoughts sent, Godspeed.

It's all random. There is no "game plan."

You get your 'blastoma isolated and you get a prognosis.

If you aren' being treated by the VA you have a MUCH better chance of survival.

If you are seek medicare/medicaid etc.

If you can't consult anyone and everyone to find aid.

Depending on diagnosis you have a ton of options...

I can see you are the type that doesn't let anything get you down. Good luck. Sounds like you will come through it and be fine.

Well shit, Sacc. Positive vibes headed your way. Hang in there, man. And get co-worker up there to service you post haste. See if one of the nurses would get in on that action, too.

Great attitude ... Good Luck and speedy recovery Sacc

Prayers to you and your care givers.

best of luck to you...

Good luck and best wishes.

Lost my step dad last year to a brain tumor. The VA finally, recently, did him and my mother right. Gave my mom $17k and a monthly stipend. 14 months later.

I pray you have a full recovery and the best care.

Any pics of this girl? I assume "wanted to give" means she didn't give and we need to be able to judge how bad of a decision you made.

She wanted to give you head? That's pretty twisted.

damn man thats good news that they caught it early enough though. sounds like youre gonna be fine. prayers your way though man fellow chiefs brother

Jesus Christ man....

Best of luck with that my man

I don't post much, Sac, but I read most of your stuff and find it thought out and entertaining. Praying for your speedy recovery.

Tell them:

http://optimumsportsperformance.com/...3/12/tumor.jpg

Seriously though, good luck with the surgery. Prayers sent.

Oh my!
Tripping you say? How do you get these tumors...asking for a friend.

Seriously, good luck and prayers

One does does not simply refuse helmet in the hospital.

Wipe your corn hole bud

Hey man, so sorry to hear you are going through this. Glad they were able to catch it.

One awesome thing is that we live in a pretty good age for medicine...

about 2 months ago, my 2nd son was being born and there were some complications and the doctors amazed me with the technology and what they can do.

You're in good hands, and sounds like a pretty good state of mind.

Maybe when you are all patched up and well, and you come to the realization that you want to be a hippie and live your life in tie-die in a commune, and you are wandering around northern california (tripping but not from a brain tumor)....I can buy you a beer and give you a ride or a 20 spot.

Best of luck and thoughts/prayers going out your way.

Prayers up. One of my best friends had 2 separate surgeries to remove tumors in his brain -- neither one malignant. He is one of the most brilliant minds I know and those surgeries didn't harm his genius brain one iota.

Here is assuming your tumor is benign, and like him you will return to 100%. Sucks to have no hair for a while, but it is a small price to be back to normal.

Prayers for you.

Best wishes bro.

Kick it's ass #Saccopoo strong

Holy crap brotha, sorry to hear that. Hoping for a full recovery. Stay positive!!

Stay positive. Better days ahead.

Best wishes, stay positive and good luck.