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fierykitten2 · 1 month

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In the span of under a week, I have made jokes about Iron Hands being autistic because of that one animation twice, discovered that Xisuma (yes that Xisuma, the admin of Hermitcraft) has made guitar covers of six Metallica songs and two Judas Priest songs, warmed up to the songs Harvester of Sorrow and The Memory Remains (both of which (alongside at least three of the four songs from the Black album that I warmed up to last week) felt fairly inevitable), officially discovered Black Sabbath, Judas Priest and Iron Maiden even though I said I was gonna wait until I was at home, had some decent headphones and had listened to Piece by Piece by Slayer once last time, listened to Sabbra Cadabra once and Breaking the Law seventeen and a half times in the same day but somehow got both songs stuck in my head a fairly even amount that day (if anything, the song that got stuck in my head the most that day was Sabbra Cadabra), discovered I have a benign kidney tumour which I’m 99.9% certain is angiomyolipoma (I don’t actually remember what the doctor said specifically but what I remember him saying matched up best with AML) - I’ll wait until I get the clinic letter in a few weeks to say for certain - which is probably (at least at the moment) nothing to worry about and it definitely currently feels like nothing in comparison to the neuroblastoma I had when I was younger, discovered my ballet teacher hasn’t scrapped the frappe exercise anymore (thank you, I love that exercise), wondered if there was a “red flavour” for my noodles, discovered that it is entirely possible to get a song stuck in your head for a decent amount of time when you’ve only listened to it once if the song’s long enough (I listened to an Iron Maiden song which was really long. I checked a few minutes in (I’m thinking two for some reason) and there were still 9 minutes left), discovered there is “red” flavour for my noodles and that I had it at home already, made another joke about Wake being the only dinosaur among the Past Paradox Pokémon, realised there may be an actual red flavour and that the one I had was more brown (these are talking about the lids of the noodle pots. I don’t have synesthesia), made a joke about Fire and Boulder loving the song Rock Hard, Ride Free by Judas Priest and discovered that the meat in the green noodle flavour was actually mushrooms (of course the green one’s vegetarian! Why didn’t I think of that it’s so obvious), which means I’ve been tricked into eating a food I don’t like for a while. Pretty productive week and the weekend’s only just arrived

Oh yeah I’ve also lost a bet with tumblr that I would never need to use the Iron Maiden tag and they can stop suggesting it to me every time I try to tag a Future Paradox Pokémon (other than Valiant, Miraidon and Leaves, all of which I tag enough that they’re recommended to me by default. Plus I don’t tag Miraidon as Iron Serpent so yeah)

#you know what the funny thing is?#I warmed up to both Harvester of Sorrow on Monday and Breaking the law on Tuesday bc Xisuma guitar covered them #breaking the law is a great song. Either it or Rock Hard Ride Free are my favourite Judas Priest song so far #Favourite Iron Maiden song so far: Writing n the Wall or Flash of the Blade #Favourite Black Sabbath song so far: it’s still Sabbath Bloody Sabbath #I’ve listened to Breaking the Law so much I’m probably close to memorising it #this post deserves a crossover tag I’m just not sure what #Pokémon x Metallica x Black Sabbath x Judas Priest x Iron Maiden #I’m gonna go with that and hope it’s fine #black sabbath #judas priest #iron maiden #Tumour #kidney tumour

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whumpinaheartbeat · 1 year

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White Walls Closing In (Mediwhump May 2023, Day 7 First Night In Hospital)

This fic contains hospitalisation, mentions of a benign tumour, mentions of future surgery and an underaged whumpee. Please read with discretion.

As a Son of Apollo, one could have thought that Will Solace would be comfortable with hospitals.

He could spend entire days at the Camp Half-Blood infirmary and in fact he had done just that countless times while looking after the sick and wounded. If anything, Will felt at home surrounded by bandages and ambrosia squares, always having some task that needed to be completed or some Camper to talk to. The infirmary was familiar, it was safe. If he would be so bold, the Infirmary was his Domain.

But here? With the white walls and the whirling machines and the strangers who kept poking and prodding him as if his blood could have possibly changed in the last half hour? It was unfamiliar and unsafe and even if Will logically knew why he was here he still did not feel as though he belonged.

Nico nudged him.

"I'm thinking." Will claimed.

Nico didn't bother with a retort about how Connect Four wasn't that complicated of a game, waiting almost patiently for Will to make his move. Nico’s silence made Will want to claw his skin off for some reason and when the machine next to him started pipping loudly again Will curled his hands into fists.

Will intrinsically knew how to fix the machine, there was simply a kink in the IV line again and all he had to do was straighten it and acknowledge the alert. Almost every single thing in this building Will could sense, and if need be fix, because every singly thing had been made by a Child of Apollo that had been guided by the great God of Healing and yet when Will had tried to use that knowledge to fix the machine earlier, he had been yelled at by a particularly annoying nurse and told not to touch anything else.

The alert kept sounding, echoing in Will’s mind. He tried to focus on something else, anything else. Nico’s knee pressed up against his own, the pattern that was slowly being created in their game, the smell of the Hyacinth’s that Kayla had bought for him.

But the alert was too loud, it was too consistent. It was echoing, again and again, and he swore that it was the only sound that has ever existed.

Will slammed his fist into the table, knocking plastic coins everywhere.

Nico barely reacted, only pressing his knee against Will’s again but if anything that just made Will even more frustrated.

“What?” Will growled.

The Son of Hades stayed silent, dark eyes blinking slowly.

It's wasn’t like Will didn't know that Nico was just as uncomfortable as he was, it couldn’t be easy for Nico to be in a place that has seen so much death, but right now everything was just too much and Nico’s silence was just letting that infernal machine be all the louder.

Nico pushed the table off to the side and grabbed Will’s hand.

Will’s shoulders dropped.

“I hate this.” He whispered.

“I know.” Nico said.

“I’m a Son of Apollo. I should be able to fix this. I should be able to fix me.”

They had had this conversation before.

Over the years, Will has treated almost every single camper at Camp Half-Blood. Some of their injuries were mere scratches or minor burns, things that faded away with a simple hum and some ointment. Others were more serious. Dislocations, broken bones. Detached limbs, even, thank you Paolo.

Will has literally brought more people back from the brink of death than he could even remember and yet for all that, Will couldn’t fix a stupid tumour on his stupid right lung. It was benign, at least as far as he could sense, but even benign things had the possibility of becoming malignant if left untreated.

If he could do the surgery himself he would have already done so. Kayla and Austin had confronted him long after Will had already sensed the tumour, both of them intrinsically knowing that something was wrong with him but as much as Will begged them to keep it quiet, they had told Chiron.

And Chiron had told him to go to the hospital.

It didn’t make any sense; Even if Will couldn’t do surgery on himself, he would have trusted Kayla and Austin with his care because they were children of Apollo too and with enough thorough instruction they could do what was needed.

Why go to a mortal hospital when they were literally the progeny of the God of Healing?

And why was that stupid machine still making that stupid alert and why hadn’t some nurse come in to fix it already?

Will let go of Nico’s hand, twisting around so that he could acknowledge the alert on the drip machine, readjusting the flow rate as he did so to make it go faster.

“Will,” Nico warned.

“It’s fine.” Will said. “I can tolerate it.”

The immunotherapy mixture they were giving him wasn’t quite chemotherapy but he had still been warned about the similar possible side effects and while he didn’t exactly want to experience nausea or fatigue, he could not stand the idea of trying to sleep with the IV still in not that he thought he could sleep here anyway.

Someone cleared their throat and Will scrambled away from the machine, making it start alerting all over again.

Doctor Storey came over, acknowledged the alert and reset the flow rate. She did not bother to admonish Will, another conversation that had already happened countless times just in the few hours he has been here for.

“Mr. di Angelo,” She said instead. “I’m afraid visiting hours are over for the night but you’re more than welcome to come back at nine am tomorrow morning, pre-op doesn’t start until eleven.”

Will had known that this was coming and yet his blood still ran cold at the thought of Nico leaving him. He looked up sharply at his boyfriend who made no attempt to stand from the bed. Maybe he was going to stay after all, maybe he was going to intimidate the doctor into breaking the rules and maybe Will wasn’t going to have to spend his first night in hospital all alone after all.

Nico leant forward and kissed Will’s forehead gently before pulling away and standing up.

Will refused to watch him go, even when Nico hesitated at the door, focusing instead on holding back the tears that were building in his eyes.

“I’m just going to check your vitals one more time and then you can get some sleep.” Doctor Storey said.

“My vitals are fine.” Will shot back. “Blood pressure, heart rate, oxygen saturation, all within normal range. You can go now.”

“Will,” Doctor Storey sighed. “I know you said that your father is some kind of Doctor, but right now you are my patient and I need to treat you like all of my other patients.”

Will did not want to be angry with her. He didn’t like to be angry with anyone and like she said, she was just trying to do her job. But he was the Son of Apollo and as such he knew exactly what he was talking about because this was his body and he knew everything there was to know about himself.

Doctor Storey did her checks anyway, confirming that surprise surprise his levels were all normal.

“Rest,” She said. “Tomorrow is a big day.”

It took all of his willpower to not roll his eyes as she at last left him.

The room immediately felt too big, the white walls stretching on forever while at the same time feeling like they were closing in on him. His attention bounced between all of the things around him from the small couch below the curtained window to the too bright lights above him that Doctor Storey had supposedly dimmed on her way out to the immunotherapy concoction that bled into him so infuriatingly slowly.

These weren’t even his own clothes, it was a thin gown that somehow both dug into his skin and didn’t feel substantial enough.

While ADHD often helped during battles, not to mention allowing him to juggle the treatment of multiple patients at the one time, right now it was doing nothing but giving him nothing but hell.

If only to try to let out some of the energy that was so suddenly bubbling within him Will increased the flow rate of his IV once again but that only took a moment and he was left wanting to claw his skin off in the too loud silence that followed.

The curtains were closed.

That would be something he could fix, he could open them up and maybe that would distract him long enough to forget everything else because even if his Dad wasn’t actually here at least Will would be able to sense his presence in the Sun.

He scrambled up off the bed, nearly overbalancing as the world spun around him.

He pushed aside the dizziness, knowing that he was just imagining it given that just hours before Will had been feeling perfectly fine. Gripping onto the machine that the IV was hooked through, refusing to look at the yellow fluid that was flowed within it, Will went to the window.

Will had to reach across the couch to get to the curtains but he didn’t care, suddenly desperate to have them open no matter what.

A small part of him had already known what he would find and yet the rest of him still wanted to cry when he saw that the Sun had already fully set with the moon having already taken its place and while Will knew that the Moon was still connected to him in a way, it was nothing compared to the Sun.

Will felt drained suddenly and his knees buckled but he did not fall, a hand gripping onto his elbow.

“Falling for me already, Solace?”

Will was so happy to see Nico at all that he didn’t mind the cheesy line and instead just thew himself at the smaller boy and hugged him. After a moment, Nico’s arms wrapped around Will just as tightly and they stayed there before Will at last felt strong enough to pull away again.

“I thought you left.” Will said, trying his hardest to keep the hurt from his voice.

“Of course not.” Nico said. “I just had to wait a few minutes before shadow traveling back. Are you… Okay?”

“I am now.” Will said. “So, are we going to hatch some exciting escape plan or what?”

“Will.”

Will dropped his shoulders, taking in a deep breath. Even doing that much made Will’s head spin a little and his healing powers alerted him of the tumour that he already knew was there and if that wasn’t annoying enough the machine he was lugging around started screaming at him again.

Will adjusted the line quickly and acknowledged the alert, and if he muttered a curse as he did so then that was his own business.

Nico chuckled, reaching out and grabbing his hand.

“It’s going to be fine.” Nico said.

“I know.” Will said.

“And I’ll be with you the whole way.”

Will felt warmth bloom inside his chest and he squeezed Nico’s hand back tightly.

“I know.” He said. “I love you.”

“I love you too so get back into bed before I have to drag you there, you look exhausted.”

If Will was being honest, he was exhausted. In order to be here and get the treatment he needed, Will was going to have to relinquish all control over his own body and he hated it. He hated that he couldn’t fix this himself, he hated that even now he could sense the tumour nestled deep in his lung, he hated that there was nothing he could do but accept the help of mortal doctors.

Will once more readjusted the flow rate on the drip, setting it back to the right rate that would keep the worst of the side effects away.

It was going to take time to get used to being in the hospital, just like it was going to take time for him to fully recover from tomorrows surgery.

Nico guided Will to the bed and while Will was strong enough to walk by himself, it felt nice to trust Nico to set the pace. Once Will was lying down, the exhaustion suddenly weighed heavily on him and Will had to fight to keep his eyes open.

“By the way,” Nico said. “I brought you something.”

He held out a small ball and when it lit up a warm gold, Will found himself falling in love with Nico di Angelo all over again.

“A night light.” Nico said. “For a Night Light.”

While this was just a hospital room and not the pits of Tartarus, the small orb still made everything feel a little better and when Nico crawled into bed next to Will, holding him close, that made Will feel a little bit better too.

And, when an hour later Nico had to stumble out of the bed and into the shadows nearly face planting in the process as a nurse came to check on Will again? Now that definitely made him feel better.

@mediwhumpmay

#mediwhumpmay2023 #mediwhumpmayday7 #whump #whump fic #Nico di Angelo #Will Solace #Solangelo #PJO #tumour #benign tumour #hospital #hospitalisation #under 18 whump

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stormywitcher · 3 months

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finally have an appointment with a neurosurgeon and a pre op appointment about the tumour in my head.

i’m surprised they’re booking me in for a pre op assessment so soon. it means i might be having surgery in the next month or so.

which both excites me because i want the tumour gone, but also terrifies me that i’m basically having brain surgery.

i’m 22, having brain surgery on a tumour. it’s kinda all hit me at once.

thank god i’m in therapy.

guess i will just have to see what they say on tuesday

#mossy thoughts #cushings disease #cushings #pituitary tumour #pituitary gland #tina the tumour #tumour #chronically ill #chronic illness #chronic fatigue

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andrumedus · 2 years

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Evelyn Lau, Tumour; “Dear Doctor”

[Text ID: drenched in the syrupy light of summer.]

#literature #poetry #evelyn lau #tumour #canadian lit #typography #m #x

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king-ennui · 8 months

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What is Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)?

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Some of my lumps and bumps have been bothering me today. I'm doing some looking around for info about my condition. Sometimes it helps comfort me.

#mental health #neurofibromatosis #nf1 #lumps #tumour #anxiety #depression #Youtube

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miramaramora · 9 months

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The idea of Kadaj , Loz and Yazoo being Sephiroth's "remnants" makes no sense to me so i'm just gonna say that Seph's mom was pregnant with quadruplets : Sephiroth, Kadaj , Loz and Yazoo .

Being the strongest fetus , Sephiroth ate his brothers in his mother's womb . And as an older kid , he started to have tumours on his body , professor Hojo examined him and found these tumours to actually be his brothers so he " catalogued " them and kept them alive but he couldn't get them to become people until Cloud killed Sephiroth and Hojo harvested some of Sephiroth's organs and transplanted them into the three , and had them absorb the Jenova cells containing some of Sephiroth's memories .

#sephiroth #cloud strife #kadaj #loz #yazoo #tumour #final fantasy remake #advent children #hojo #professor hojo

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babbittybabbittart · 1 year

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Teratoma

#cw body horror #cw tumor #teratoma #tumor #tumour #cw tumour #pixel art #pixel artist #pixel horror #horror art #body horror

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coolasakuhncumber · 11 months

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Ready for one of the best medical plot twists of the last 18 months?

I might actually have undiagnosed asthma as the underlying reason for why I can't breathe well.

#asthma #tumour #if this is the case and we can manage it this could mean i dont need a transplant!?!??#so trialling a puffer for a few months and we'll see what that does #lungs

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bpod-bpod · 2 years

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Tunnel Vision

A map drawn on a piece of paper can’t give you the full impression of a region’s real-world three-dimensional complexity. The same applies to cancer cells, as many experiments designed to improve our understanding examine their behaviour in a flat environment. Suspecting that tumour cell behaviour may be different in the depths of our bodies, researchers have developed a scaffold to enable and observe 3D growth. The study investigated tunnelling nanotubes (TNTs) long extensions from the cancer cells as they grew on a structure made of crosshatched nanofibres (pictured). TNTs transmit signals between cells and allow tumours to extend their microenvironments in many directions, ultimately aiding and abetting cancer spread. Describing the microscopic biophysics of these terrible tentacles, and providing a platform for further investigation, will help explain how cancers corrupt their environment and spread to new areas, as well as possibly pointing to new ways of keeping them in check.

Written by Anthony Lewis

Image from work by Aniket Jana and colleagues

Department of Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA

Image originally published with a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)

Published in Cancers, April 2022

You can also follow BPoD on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook

#science #biomedicine #nanofibres #tumour microenvironment #cancer #tumour #cancer cells #cell communication #metastasis #immunofluorescence #oncology

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watermonkeystuff · 1 year

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Tumour live.

#Tumour #death metal #live show #live music #Melbourne #Australia

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vetstudentnl · 2 years

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Bye-bye tumour!

#animals #vet #vetmed #veterinary medicine #vetblr #student #guineapigs #surgery #tumour

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today3467h · 2 months

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What is a brain tumour?

Overview

When the abnormal cells in the brain of a human body start growing severely, this is a condition of brain tumour. This disease is not so easy and is easy to take taken of. Brain tumour exists in different types in different people. This is one of the worst diseases one can suffer through.

Depending upon the location, and size of the brain tumour you have, your treatments would also differ. About 40% of people having brain tumours survive for utmost 1 year but many survive for even 5 years.

What are the causes of brain tumours?

The major cause due to which one can have a brain tumour is their high exposure to ionizing radiation. Although, in many cases reason is unknown to the doctors, there are the following that can be in one.

• Brain injuries or seizures

• Electromagnetic fields

• Exposures to harmful environmental toxins in the workplace or even home

• Exposures to viruses, allergens and other infections

• Dietary N nitro so compounds can also be a reason

• Hereditary or genetics

• Family history

Symptoms of brain tumour

One can understand clearly if they are suffering from brain cancer or not if they can see the following signs and symptoms in their body

• Sudden nausea or vomiting

• Low blood pressure

• Continuous headaches ( worst in the morning and while sleeping )

• Low eyesight or hearing problems

• Galactorrhea or gynecomastia

• Fatigue or feeling tired all the time

• Loss of sensation in the body

• Forget everyday work or confusion in small things

• Inability to learn new things from something or someone

• Sudden behavioural changes

• Feeling sad

• New onsets

• Unable to speak with confidence

• Inability to make decisions

• Seizures

• Unable to balance life

• Uncontrollable movements of hands, legs and other body parts

• Severe change in mood, behaviour and the way you used to think before

When to see a doctor

If persistent symptoms among the above are seen in one, immediate concern of a doctor as delayed would lead to huge damage.

There are also some brain tumours which are not in the brain first but have spread to the brain from different parts of the body. These are called metastatic brain tumours that spread in the form of metastasizes. Some of such cancers include

1. Colon cancer

2. Kidney cancer

3. Lung cancer

4. Breast cancer

5. Melanoma cancer

Can we prevent brain tumours?

Prevention of brain tumours is not possible as it happens naturally and suddenly. But keeping a few things in your mind can help you to reduce the risk of it. Some of them are

• Avoiding smoking or alcoholism

• Least exposure to toxins and harmful surroundings

• No unnecessary exposure to radiation

• Doing Regular brain exercise

• Eating healthy fruits and vegetables

Some myths in aspect to brain tumour

Myth – all brain tumours are cancerous

Fact – not all brain tumours are cancerous. More than half of them are non–cancerous and are available for treatment in all ways.

Myth – treatment for all brain tumours are same

Fact – no, the treatments vary from one person to another depending upon their type, their stage and other many factors.

Myth – all the brain tumours begin with the brain only

Fact – no, some of the brain tumours are a cause of cancer in the other body parts also.

How do doctors diagnose brain tumours?

Doctors can examine and take the following tests to study the

diagnosis of your brain tumour –

• Magnetic resonance imaging tests ( MRI )

• Neurological exams to check eyesight, hearing ability, balancing

ability and others

• Biopsy operation

Treatments

For the right treatment for your tumour type, you must consult your doctor only for the perfect treatment for your brain. Doctors suggest the following

1. Surgery - to separate the affected brain tissue

2. Radiation therapies – like x-rays or protons to kill the tumour

3. Medications and drug therapies

4. Chemotherapy

5. Stereotactic radiosurgery

Frequently asked questions

1. Is brain cancer curable?

Answer – yes, in most cases it is curable if treatments are started at the right time and in the right way.

2. To which doctor should I go to treat the tumour in the brain?

Answer – you can go to doctors who are neurologists, an oncologist or a therapist.

3. What is the average life expectancy of a brain tumour person?

Answer – it differs on many factors. But on average one can survive from a year to five years

4. Is vertigo a sign of a brain tumour?

Answer – yes, vertigo is one of the signs of a brain tumour.