The tumor

*taken from the book Living with a brain tumor and the internet*

With the help of my very informative neurosurgeon, nuero optha and other resources (book and internet), I was able to understand what I have. I remember asking my surgeon if it was something to do with my cellphone that I place near my head pillow. He gave a short laugh. Just recently, a person asked me if I bumped my head. I wanted to laugh so hard on that. There are factors like radiation, chemicals, genes etc but science has no definite answer to the causes. Well, I will tell you my non-medical friends and readers as simple as I understood it & with the resources I have.

A brain tumor is a mass of abnormal cells growing in the brain. The cells can come from anywhere from the brain to any places in the body. I have a primary brain tumor where it developed from the brain itself & it's benign :) They grow slowly and do not invade the brain tissues. Though it still a threat as it may cause pressure n important areas of the brain 

I have Pituitary Macro-Adenoma. I have a tumor that has blown up and squeezed my pituitary gland and hit my optic nerves. It is macro because it is more than 10mm in size. The Pituitary gland is found at the base of the brain and is known as the master gland, which plays a critical role in hormones, growth and reproduction. I have the prolactin -producing macroadenoma.