We figured out why Tanner was dealing with such horrible bloody noses. We thought he had a sinus infection, so I took him to the doctors. The doctors didn't find a sinus infection and sent us to get a MRI immediately. Within a few hours, we received the phone call that they found a tumor near his optic nerve. A CAT scan was scheduled and it confirmed the tumor was a vascular tumor and rapidly growing. The tumor eroded his sinus cavity and settled near his optic nerve. Surgery was scheduled a week later. The first procedure was an embolization to reduce the amount of bleeding. He stayed overnight and the next morning doctors removed the tumor. He stayed in the Neuro Acute Care Unit for a few days.
It was scary...very scary but he did very well. The tumor was removed. The right side of his face is numb but within a few months should regain feeling back. Unfortunately he lost permanent feeling to the roof of his mouth to remove the tumor. Doctors had to remove part of his bones and replace it back with staples. Now I understand why he tore his ACL...we needed time to find the tumor.
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