Lin wrote:Quick update -I saw Tim on Sunday. I picked him up and we met another friend whom we race with, for a bit of brunch. (the friend whom we met for lunch has had his own battles with a non-cancerous tumor is his neck between his carotid artery and his larynx. He has had surgery, but unfortunately the growth is coming back. Eric, I'm sure you have heard of a Schwannoma. I was not familiar with them, until this friend was diagnosed with one)
Tim looks a bit knackered, bruised and sore, but is slowly getting better. : ) He is not allowed to drive for at least 6 weeks but is getting help and support from his family and friends to get to where he needs to.
Saw my Dad go through a valve and 2-vessel CABG in his 80s. He also had left main disease discovered on a pre-op cath for the valve. It was extremely tough. Tim seems to be doing very well, but, as neurologists know, the recovery can take well over a year.
Yeah, benign is a tissue diagnosis, not a behavior. Best to Tim and your friend.
