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What's your life like after Brain surgery?
Brain Tumor | Last Active: May 6, 2021 | Replies (53)Comment receiving replies
@siobhanmcv, welcome to Connect. It must be confusing to receive opposing view points. You are wise to carefully consider your options given the travel, expense and consequences to your family.
I might suggest that you can contact Mayo Clinic, share your medical records and see what options may be available before traveling or incurring costs. Here is the contact information: https://www.mayoclinic.org/appointments
Mayo Clinic offers appointments within 48 hours through the the Brain Tumor 48-access program. Experts at the Mayo Clinic can help you navigate your treatment options and answer your questions.
I can't imagine singing and performing with such pressure in your head due to scar tissue. Are you still working?
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Hi Colleen,
Thanks so much for the reply and info. I’ll be contacting them tomorrow. I feel as if a third opinion is the wise thing to do.l at this point. Yes, I am still singing and performing. According to my doctors, I have a very high tolerance for pain. I suppose that’s what gives me the edge. I have do to be careful and make sure that if I have to hit a sustained note at the high end of my range, that there is a chair nearby to lean on. It’s happening more frequently, but I find the more I keep moving, the better I feel....so work is the best distraction. I have an incredible support system at home and work...I’m lucky.