[South Florida DX Association] A little news from Barm, W4NS, ex K4CEF

[John/K4WJ]

I received this from my buddy Judge John, W4SK. He forwarded it from Bart 
Fay, W4NS, once known around the SFDXA as Barm, K4CEF.

Lets hope all goes well with the operation.

73..de John/K4WJ


>----- Original Message -----
>From: <bfay@knology.net>
>To: <gwinatty@comcast.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2004 11:39 AM
>Subject: A little news
>
>
> > Here's a little good news and bad news...
> >
> > It appears I have a brain tumor -- diagnosed a week ago.
> > Went for a routine physical earlier in the week and the only
> > malady I could think of was a little bit of forgetfullness --
> > can't always recall names like I used to etc...I thought it
> > was normal aging -- almost didn't mention it. But the doc
> > said, let's do a CAT scan -- and sent me to the lab. I was
> > very sure they would find nothing...but when the results came back,
> > the scan was not normal, and there was a mass -- a pretty large one.
> > The doc set up an appointment with the neuro guy for the next day.
> >
> > The tumor is a large one -- 4.6 cm and very flat -- and lies between
> > the skull and the brain -- seems to me it's in the best of all
> > possible places -- but it's pushing on the brain and I am guaranteed
> > to have problems with it eventually -- and it will be larger.
> >
> > Treatment is only by surgery. They will put me on steroids to reduce
> > the inflammation in that area because of its pressure on the brain, remove
> > a section of skull, remove the tumor, and replace the section with
> > the same bone they removed. I should be in the hospital a coupla days,
> > then home
> > for two weeks -- then back at work half days for a coupla weeks.
> >
> > The neuro guy also sent me for a vision field test, and the doc says
> > there is no peripheral vision loss -- and that is the part of the
> > brain it's pushing on -- so no damage done yet.
> >
> > The doc says risks are not bad -- may be a risk of stroke, my vision may
>be
> > affected, but total risks he'd rate at 5%.
> >
> > That's the story...will keep you up-to-date---I have had an MRI and the
> > surgery is now scheduled
> > for April 7.
> > That's all I know at the moment -- just say a little prayer and all WILL
> > be OK.
> >
> > Bart
> >
> >
> >

73..de John/K4WJ
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