I have spinal cord tumors inside my spinal cord and out side my spine.I can't get any doctor to do anything about it but give pain pills for awhile.How do these doctors know 100 percent that just one of my many tumors aren't cancerous.I have neurofibromatosis 1 and YES those tumors do turn cancerous my Mom,Her dad,and his dad all had cancer in their NF tumors
2007-03-08 11:00:07 · 4 answers · asked by toomuchpain 5 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
no I can't get any doctors to do anything.I do have the MRI's to prove it but they all say they are afraid to do surgrey on me cause my type of tumors grow back biger.
2007-03-08 11:26:44 · update #1
You need to go to the University of Chicago, and talk with a Doctor Frim. He took care of mine, back in November, didn't get all of the tumor, but a good piece of it.
2007-03-09 11:56:18 · answer #1 · answered by Linds 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Many spinal cord tumors,primary or secondary,malignant or not,have been treated with surgery,and radiation Rx,alone or in combination.Have you discussed these alternatives with your MD ? See if you can get a referrals to another Doctor more willing to help your situation.Lots of good info on the Internet.Take care. SW RNP
2007-03-08 11:17:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
definite you are able to die from each and every sort of tumors. A tumor is a mass of mutated cells. The tumor may be bumped off by technique of surgical operation radiation or using chemical compounds (chemotherapy). whether if the main cancers is left untreated the tumor can deliver out cells into the blood stream and supply your grandma tumors everywhere on her physique. this is once you in all probability won't stay to tell the story. i'm particularly sorry by technique of how. My uncle had prostate maximum cancers and it grew to become into particularly puzzling on the entire kin. all of us in basic terms watched him get weaker till he looked like a decayed corpse at last. This grew to become into approximately 10 years in the past formerly maximum cancers grew to become very treatable. It nevertheless makes me unhappy to look at his previous pictures. He stayed effective till the tip which grew to become into one reason he survived for for this reason long. i'm particularly sorry:(
2016-09-30 10:03:50 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have they biopsied the tumors yet?
2007-03-08 11:11:07 · answer #4 · answered by ♦cat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋