My Brain Tumor
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^ And then the bartender would ask "Why the long face?" 
Yeah, if you're O+, you can donate to anyone else who is Rh positive.
Trekker, congrats on the good news that the tumor is benign!
Congrats Trekker!! Fantasitic news about the benign tumor!
But, don't drive. That would be wrong. You could kill someone, or yourself. You really have no idea if you'll have a seizure or not. You're guessing that you won't because that's the convenient guess. You don't really know and if you think you do, you're deluding yourself.
Just imagine your horror if you killed someone? What would your opinion be of someone who killed someone in that way after being warned not to drive?
I'm glad you are rethinking this. I know this desire to drive is just your knee jerk, first response to having this freedom taken away. That's totally understandable.
Yeah, it'll be difficult, no doubts. But, you'll find a way to survive 6 months. People have surivived far worse. And, you'll be doing yourself and your community a favor.
Mr Awe
But, don't drive. That would be wrong. You could kill someone, or yourself. You really have no idea if you'll have a seizure or not. You're guessing that you won't because that's the convenient guess. You don't really know and if you think you do, you're deluding yourself.
Just imagine your horror if you killed someone? What would your opinion be of someone who killed someone in that way after being warned not to drive?
I'm glad you are rethinking this. I know this desire to drive is just your knee jerk, first response to having this freedom taken away. That's totally understandable.
Yeah, it'll be difficult, no doubts. But, you'll find a way to survive 6 months. People have surivived far worse. And, you'll be doing yourself and your community a favor.
Mr Awe
great news its benign! what a relief it must be for you. Really sucks about the not driving though...
I've decided to stop driving, my morals and the potential for harm is too great, however, I believe under state law I have the opportunity in a month to appeal the decision and get the DL back.
Glad the tumour's benign.
It's interesting to hear the differences in laws around the driving issue around the world. Just for interest & comparison, the UK position has an interesting compromise between medical confidentiality and the public interest. Over here, doctors are only obliged to break confidentiality and inform the authorities if there are strong grounds to believe the patient is ignoring your professional advice and continuing to drive despite a risk. Otherwise, it operates more on a vague "don't ask, don't tell" principle. You offer your professional advice for them not to drive, inform them of their legal obligation to inform the licensing authority of this and of your legal obligations to break confidentiality if you think they're driving and that's it. Unless they're daft enough to actually tell you they're continuing to drive (or you see them driving, or otherwise find out they're driving) you're not obliged to break confidentiality. Of course, if they DO drive despite your advice and don't inform the licensing authority, they're going to get well & truly hauled over the coals from an insurance and legal perspective. The law in our case protects medical staff from liability, not the patient.
Anyway, that's rather by the by. Glad the tumour's not malignant & hope it's ultra-ultra-ultra slow-growing!
It's interesting to hear the differences in laws around the driving issue around the world. Just for interest & comparison, the UK position has an interesting compromise between medical confidentiality and the public interest. Over here, doctors are only obliged to break confidentiality and inform the authorities if there are strong grounds to believe the patient is ignoring your professional advice and continuing to drive despite a risk. Otherwise, it operates more on a vague "don't ask, don't tell" principle. You offer your professional advice for them not to drive, inform them of their legal obligation to inform the licensing authority of this and of your legal obligations to break confidentiality if you think they're driving and that's it. Unless they're daft enough to actually tell you they're continuing to drive (or you see them driving, or otherwise find out they're driving) you're not obliged to break confidentiality. Of course, if they DO drive despite your advice and don't inform the licensing authority, they're going to get well & truly hauled over the coals from an insurance and legal perspective. The law in our case protects medical staff from liability, not the patient.
Anyway, that's rather by the by. Glad the tumour's not malignant & hope it's ultra-ultra-ultra slow-growing!
You made the right decision, Trekker. 
good for you
and there are pretty cheap things like the battery powered razor scooters.. around 170 to 250.
good luck.
You're doing the right thing, Trekker. It will suck ass but it will be much easier to live with yourself--and safer, too!
If there is a legal way for you to get the situation resolved sooner, by all means, go for it.
If there is a legal way for you to get the situation resolved sooner, by all means, go for it.
Angela 0077
Captain
I hope everything goes well for you.
Good for you, Trekker. I'd use this as an excuse to buy myself a good mountain bike and ride it everywhere.
Think of the exercise you'd get.
Think of the exercise you'd get.
Are your superpowers also gone?
If I go the radiation route I get something called a "Gamma Knife" used on me.
I suspect its less awesome than it sounds.
Are your superpowers also gone?
If I go the radiation route I get something called a "Gamma Knife" used on me.
I suspect its less awesome than it sounds.
Afterward, I bet people will learn not to make you angry, as they won't like you if they make you angry
