There are too many types of brain tumors and they occur in too many different parts of the skull and upper neck to even guess. Talk to your doctor and/or research the type of tumor, where it is located, and type of surgery. Types of surgery could go through the skull, up the nose, in through the ears, or through the back of the mouth.

Previous post is correct. While the thought of surgery for a brain tumor is scary, the good news is it must be a type and location that surgery is an option for. For some, surgery is not even an option, radiation and chemotherapy are the only possible treatments. The following is a good basic resource. Suggest doing some reading, writing down questions to ask the doc.

http://blog.braintumor.org/files/public-docs/Understanding%20Brain%20Tumors_Chapter%202.pdf

I haven't scheduled the surgery yet, but I just had the other tests. According to the MRI, etc., they suspect that a left temporal low-grade neoplasm is a glioma tumor. There are a lot of other information in the report, but they don't mean anything to me, you need to need a physician to interpret it. According to one nurse at the doctor's office, they have to check the tumor to see if it is benign or malignant. I was hoping they would be able to check it without opening the brain...sigh

I strongly encourage you to follow sushipup's advice, get at least a 2nd opinion if not a 3rd or 4th. Go to the largest, university affiliated, teaching medical center you can get to. While the US News ratings are not perfect, they are a decent place to start for someone lacking other sources of info. New treatments are often available at teaching hospitals, years before they are routine at small community hospitals.

http://health.usnews.com/best-hospitals/rankings/neurology-and-neurosurgery

Best of luck to you, blueheron.

Thanks for your mail, Catherine. I'm glad you did because I couldn't find my

original post when I wanted to read this again. LOL

I will keep you updated when the surgery is done.

Blueheron,

How are you doing? have you had your surgery? If so, what where the results. Hope all is well.

I had the biopsy on Jan 6 and went the next home. Everything very well and I will get the results of the tumor in two weeks.

Glad to hear that surgery went well and you where able to go home the next day. Prayers are with you, along with good thoughts that the biopsy results will be good news. Please keep us posted, if you can.

Thank you. I will keep you posted. Keep praying, they're awesome!

blueheron, hope you are doing well, and everything turned out OK.

Thinking of you with prayers and good thoughts. Hope all is well.

Best Wishes!

Has anyone heard how blueheron is doing? She hasn't posted since she had her surgery.