A TEENAGER had to undergo a drastic procedure in Plymouth to remove part of his skull after what started as severe headaches which actually turned out to be a rare brain tumour.
Chad Nelson, now 21, was on the cusp of beginning a new chapter with the Royal Fleet Auxiliary at just 17 when he began suffering from headaches and blurred vision.
An optician's appointment revealed cause for concern, leading to a referral to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth, where a scan uncovered a mass.
It was there that Chad received a diagnosis of a brain tumour, and further tests confirmed it to be a ganglioglioma. This is a rare type of low-grade tumour that represents only one to 2% of all brain tumour cases.
Chad underwent three operations - one to alleviate pressure and two more to excise around 70% of the tumour. A fourth surgery was then necessary to remove part of his skull, due to an infection.
The series of surgeries has left Chad with a non-functioning pituitary gland and damage to his frontal lobe, resulting in short-term memory loss and a strict medication regimen.
ãã®èšäºã¯ The Herald ã® January 15, 2025 çã«æ²èŒãããŠããŸãã
7 æ¥éã® Magzter GOLD ç¡æãã©ã€ã¢ã«ãéå§ããŠãäœåãã®å³éžããããã¬ãã¢ã ã¹ããŒãªãŒã9,000 以äžã®éèªãæ°èã«ã¢ã¯ã»ã¹ããŠãã ããã
ãã§ã«è³Œèªè ã§ã ? ãµã€ã³ã€ã³
ãã®èšäºã¯ The Herald ã® January 15, 2025 çã«æ²èŒãããŠããŸãã
7 æ¥éã® Magzter GOLD ç¡æãã©ã€ã¢ã«ãéå§ããŠãäœåãã®å³éžããããã¬ãã¢ã ã¹ããŒãªãŒã9,000 以äžã®éèªãæ°èã«ã¢ã¯ã»ã¹ããŠãã ããã
ãã§ã«è³Œèªè ã§ã? ãµã€ã³ã€ã³
Muslic confirms Hazard as Argyle's number one goalkeeper
MIRON Muslic has stated the fit-again Conor Hazard is his first choice Plymouth Argyle goalkeeper ahead of Dan Grimshaw.
We have never been closer to catastrophe
TOMORROW we will hear the annual assessment of the world's atomic scientists on the level of risks we face.
New affordable housing to be built near A38
DEVELOPMENT CLOSE TO HOSPITAL
'I didn't refuse to play!' insists vexed Whittaker
MORGAN Whittaker has declared in a social media post he did not refuse to play for Plymouth Argyle in their Championship match against Burnley at Home Park last week.
City in £416k funding to help smokers quit
PLYMOUTH is to receive £416,000 to curb smoking, ahead of national new legislation which will see children born from 2010 onwards stopped from ever being legally sold tobacco.
Tory wants tighter assisted dying laws
STRONGER safeguards are needed in the proposed new law on assisted dying to protect against people requesting to end their lives because they feel they are a burden on society, James Cleverly has said.
Stalker got tattoo of his ex on back
JUDGE ISSUES 5-YEAR RESTRAINING ORDER
Major road to be shut in £30m city revamp
MAYFLOWER STREET WILL BE CLOSED FOR EIGHT WEEKS
Is it time for a spending cap on all football clubs?
THE local fraternity of loyal support for Plymouth Argyle might well be feeling a tad fragile currently.
'We were saved from a chilly Christmas!'
When one of the radiators in Kate Chapman's home failed, it was British Gas to the rescue