<p>I’m so glad to hear this positive news! Praying for a complete recovery.</p>
<p>DrDrewsmom,
This sounds like the best possible outcome! Thanks for coming back to update. I hope your son can “exhale” now.</p>
<p>Thank you for the update, DDM. I have a friend who has a recurring benign brain tumor and is raising two girls while helping her husband run a small business. It’s a struggle, but it’s quite likely – based on my limited experience – that Anne could have a good life as a “normal” adult. (I’m not sure I’d like to be normal…)</p>
<p>You might just pass along to your son that anyone after brain surgery may have some changes, depending on where the tumor was. My friend, for example, sleeps 10 hours a day – it’s like she has a reduced amount of energy available and when it’s gone, she’s out like a light. Other than that, she’s still scary-smart, energetic, verbal, and a wonderful woman. My friend also says that she has weird little holes in her memory, and that nothing smells the same as it used to before her first surgery. Just saying, your son should expect Anne to be different than she was before, but it may not be permanent, and may not be a big deal. God bless both of them.</p>
<p>What good news! Thank you for the update.</p>
<p>Glad to hear the good news.</p>
<p>So good to hear that things are going well! I sub for a teacher who has been dealing with a brain tumor. He has an amazing outlook. However, as WashDad pointed out, your son should be prepared for changes. The more your son understands this upfront, the better he will be able to deal with the future.</p>
<p>Thanks for the update. What relief! My SIL was operated on for a cerebral aneurysm (after her fool of a GP diagnosed her headaches as symptoms of the French famed but illusory “crise de foie”). She recovered and used to boast that she was the only person she knew who had platinum in her head!
I was told to not lure her into doing crossword puzzles with me as she was recovering, for fear that too much effort at concentration might bring on a headache. I hope your young friend takes things easy.</p>
<p>DrDrewsmom, whew, what a huge relief! When I saw this old thread revived, I was scared to open it. I am so glad to hear of this successful and positive outcome and I am sure this young lady’s family and friends are very relieved that her tumor was benign and happy to have her home and recovering. Best wishes and thank you for updating us.</p>
<p>I just came across this thread. I am glad the news seems to be good. My SIL had a brain tumor about this time last year. It turned out benign, though she lost her hearing in the ear on the side of the tumor, but as she says, that is inconsequential compared to what some lose. She is fine now, as it sounds that Anne will be. Good luck.</p>
<p>I actually just found this thread…missed it when it originally started. I am so glad to hear of the good news, though! Prayers are with you all. Keep us posted!</p>
<p>My mil had a benign brain tumor removed last year with no long-term effects. Here’s hoping that things go as well for Anne. </p>
<p>Certainly puts our “what if my kid doesn’t get into his first choice college?” whining into perspective!</p>
<p>Hugs to your son.</p>
<p>yay
!!!</p>
<p>What might be nice is to ask the mom if the girl would like anything- lotions, hat, etc., they might have shaved some of the hair</p>
<p>WHen my D was in middle school, a girl was going through cancer treatments and was losing her hair</p>
<p>So D and I decided (with the mom’s input) to have a tea party with fun hats!!</p>
<p>Everyone had to bring hats- all kinds- and everyone swapped them around for the pictures</p>
<p>Right now the young lady in the OPs life is still recovering, but maybe when she is up to it, it might be nice to do something like the “fancy tea”</p>
<p>The reason the hats were so fun was that the girl in Ds class was losing her hair, she was a bit self concious, but with everyone just swapping hats, and telling how cute they were for her, when she went back to school, she was much less concerned about her hair</p>
<p>Aww, citigirlsmom, that was a wonderful thing you and your D did! How sweet!..</p>
<p>DrDrewsmom, I’m very, very glad to hear about the good news! The fact that she was able to go home after her surgery sound like a very positive sign.</p>
<p>great news. The skill and dedication of neurosurgeons and all other surgeons is amazing. too bad they are not idolized like a celebrity. While we always here about medical mistake horror stories, thankfully that is the rare exception. Doctors are much more a hero than any athlete or entertainer.</p>
<p>Best wishes to Anne!</p>
<p>drdrewsmom-
Adding my congratulations for the happy news! Please keep us posted!</p>
<p>Hair – when our friend (let’s call her “Nancy”) went in for her second surgery, they were going to have to shave her whole head. The day before the surgery, WashMom had her head shaved – I am not making this up – and stopped by Nancy’s house. I wasn’t there, but I hear there was lots of laughing and crying. A little while later WashMom bought Nancy a Chia head ([Chia</a> Guy](<a href=“http://www.savontv.com/chia-dude-guy.html]Chia”>http://www.savontv.com/chia-dude-guy.html)) for her birthday.</p>
<p>thanks again for all the support and kind words!</p>
<p>She seems to be recovering very well. Since she is fluent in German, she was mixing her sentences when she first woke up after surgery; meaning, she’d start a sentence in English and finish in German, or vice versa. But I’ve heard of a lot of people having quirky language things right after brain surgery. </p>
<p>And as far as her hair is concerned, she actually has pretty short hair to begin with, so luckily it should be back to normal fairly quickly :)</p>
<p>I think I’d like WashMom! :)</p>
<p>Gosh, after surgery of any kind, people’s brains don’t really function at full capacity. Give her a couple of weeks, and I bet you’ll notice a big difference. I was really surprised at how <em>odd</em> my dad seemed, mentally, after surgery for colon cancer. He got his sharpness back, though after a few weeks. Someone else too, told me that it took awhile to get her brain function back after surgery for breast cancer.</p>
<p>Washmom is a very good friend indeed!</p>