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1002885 tn?1250224753

Leg and Arm Pain

3 years ago i began to notice a lot of pain and weakness in my legs and arms. I was also expeirencing strong headaches, blurred vision and fatigue. I was sent to many docters who left me with the answer, stress. Deep down i knew something was very wrong i was told it was probably MS. I was sent to a neurologist who told me it was not but i was suffering from stress. I then demanded an MRI. I was then told i had a brain tumor and that they were doing surgery to remove it.  It has been 4 months since the surgery and i am still suffering from leg and arm pain as well as weakness that is getting worse and worse. Some other things that i am noticing are that my hands are swelling and have a bright red color from time to time. I am about 20 pounds overweight i constantly work out, weight train and eat a healthy balanced diet and cannot lose the weight. I am stuck I still believe that something is very wrong and i need help finding answers.
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623823 tn?1357416657
Ok my friend, your story is so clear, but one gap is prominent there; why you think that all tumors are malignant ? some are benign !
So first of all send me the result of the pathology to inform me about which type of tumor you had.
Dear, you should train yourself to move your weak limbs because imagine that a mass was compressing a soft light part of your body for almost 3-4 or 5 years and now you remove it, so the previous compressed part will not be functional in 1 or 2 months. It will take some good 6- 10 months to start seeing some improvement.
increase the water intake, take daily one complete egg, substitute your diet with vitamin \B complex
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1002885 tn?1250224753
Thank you so much. The tumor was benign however they were unable to remove all of the tumor due to it being wrapped around the major artery in the brain. Is there any reason to why my hands may be swelling from time to time? (daily) In addition just out of curiosity i started having bad seizures 12 days after surgery and i am now on anti seizure meds. because there is no explanation to why i am having these seizures.
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