brain tumor help!!?

Question

What happens as you die with a brain tumor? What happens when you die?

Answer 1

Just to be clear, brain tumors don't necessarily kill you. You can have non-cancerous tumors (benign tumors) that just affect various motor and mental functions. Cancerous tumors do much the same thing, but tend to grow faster and spread throughout the body.

All brain tumors tend to place pressure on various parts of the brain and cause problems. They may just activate various functions and cause involuntary actions that are embarassing; however, they can also cause seizures, memory loss, drastic mood swings and explosive behavior, hallucinations, etc. They can also cut off blood supply and cause parts of the brain to become permanently damaged or die off in much the same way that a stroke does.

A friend of mine suffered from seizures every few years. He was on various medications for it, but they could never find the root cause or exactly diagnose it. Not knowing the problem made it very difficult to find an effective drug and dosage - this meant that most of the drugs made it very difficult for him to think or remember things. One day he stood up and then fell over dead. It took them three weeks after the autopsy to put together that he had a non-cancerous brain tumor that had been causing his seizures all these years, but that instead of causing him to seize this last time, it caused his heart to stop beating immediately. He was only 34 and had been having seizures for about 20 years before that happened.

A friend's father died recently of a brain tumor in his mid-60s. He had a headache for several weeks and went to have it checked out and was informed that a very large and very inoperable cancerous tumor had been growing for some time. He lost motor function on his left side and was put on a regiment of chemotherapy. He got a bit better, but after a while it took hold and caused several organs to fail. It was only about 4-5 months between diagnosis and death. He was a chemist and developed pesticide for nearly 40 years, so it's quite possible they affected him somehow.

Hopefully that explains how a tumor can affect a person and how they can kill - generally it's something else being given incorrect information by the brain that causes death. Again, it can take a long time for anything to be affected, but it can also be wicked hard to locate and diagnose properly. Fortunately MRIs have advanced significantly and can locate things that X-rays and other tools couldn't.

Answer 2

My best friend Jimmy died with more than 20 cancerous brain tumors at the age of 48. It started with severe headaches (he never had headaches before) and vertigo. He was diagnosed in Oct '05 and died May '06. He went through all available treatments and radiation and was functioning pretty well for the first few months but then he gradually withered away to 92 lbs. At the end he went into convulsions that lead to a coma and then he died two days later. I was there with him and it was awful and I miss him terribly. He was very brave during the whole thing.

Answer 3

I never died but I did have a brain tumor on my optic nerve. First thing I noticed was a headache near the base of my skull that started mild but never went away. The pain increased daily. Eventually the pressure in my head was so strong my eyes became crossed and I had double vision. Two weeks later I would go blind when I stood up but had blurry vision when laying down. They prescribed loads of drugs for pain but nothing worked but unconsciousness.

I started feeling sick while home on Winter break, saw the 1st doctor (who said it was a migrain) a little after newyears. I got a 2nd opinion and was referred to a neurologist. He sent me for a MRI, I was the diagnosed, hospitalized, had the tumor removed and I was released from the hospital on Valentines day.

Answer 4

i've never died so i can't help you there but when u have a brain tumor it's usually at first a slow headache filled death because the tumor is tissue that is pressing against the brain and skull which hurts as you can imagine....also sometimes if you go to the hospital soon enough they can releive some of the pressure.

Answer 5

I don't know from experience fortunately but I know several people who've had brain tumors. One didn't know until they suffered a severe seizure. It was a cancerous tumor and required major surgery. There was a 50% chance he'd be paralyzed for life and a very high chance of not totally eliminating the cancer.

Today he is alive and well.

Another is an older gentleman who has a non-malignant tumor. He needs yearly MRIs and gets headaches occasionally, but he's mostly well.

Death from a brain tumor could take many forms depending on what actually killed you...

When you die, it depends on if you knew Christ and had a personal relationship with Him. If so, you will be taken with Christ to a paradise known as heaven.

If not, you will go to trial - the Great White Throne judgement - the judgement seat for those who didn't accept God's forgiveness while here on earth. The Bible makes it clear that none who land here will be acquitted. For all have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. You will be sentenced to eternal separation from God - and therefore all good things - in hell, God's place of punishment for Satan and his angels (demons). And eternity is a long time. So admit you're a sinner, believe Jesus Christ died for your sins (these are the easy ones - even the devil knows he's a sinner - and he's proud of it, and he knows Jesus died for the sins of humanity), and choose to live a life for Jesus - to repent of your sins and accept his forgiveness.

Answer 6

I have a brain tumour and a surgery done 6 years now, I survive. My symptoms was pressure, fatigue, tired, double vision. And getting somes rest. A person don't necessary die from that.

Answer 7

I know a number of people who have died of brain cancer or have lost loved ones. The overall impression I got is that with appropriate medical care and pain relief it can be quite a gentle passing.

Answer 8

markieusa, thats a nice fairy tale that you just blurted out. Christianity sure is a "accomodating" religion.

And you seem to know what happens after death because........?

exactly my point. a big fairy tale.