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Recurring Pituitary Tumor
by Maryam192, Sep 25, 2008 10:54AM
My friend just had a Prolactinoma Pituitary Tumor removed on 8/8/2008. The surgeons experienced some difficulties while removing the tumor; the surgery lasted 5 hours and my friend lost a lot of blood. Following the check up the doctor said everything was fine and thr was no trace of the tumor. After a couple of weeks from the surgery my friend fainted at least 4 times and experienced severe migraines and headaches. Yesterday my friend fainted and her ear started to bleed. We were horrified we ran to the hospital. After the doctors ran some tests they said that the tumor is back, the swelling is not gone completely and her glands are out of control and they are concerned she might experience blood poisoning and she was admitted to the hospital and was scheduled to do surgery on Friday. I'm so scared and it's so difficult to understand what's happening to her. How can the tumor grow back so quickly and is her condition life threatening?
thats a very unfortunate story. All tumors are different depending upon what substances they produce and the structures that the tumor grows around. These factors determine the symptoms. It seems feasible that this particular tumor could return that quickly. Hopefully, her doctors can control the swelling and eliminate her symptoms. Its difficult for me to comment on the question about the life threatening nature of the procedure without knowing any of the medical details but anytime someone requires surgery, its a serious problem. Good luck and God Bless