1 day Ago By Nicole Cherruault
A BEAMING Davina McCall has revealed she’s got the all clear after receiving life-saving brain surgery.The TV star, 57, had surgery late last year in order to remove a benign tumour, which she discovered purely by chance.InstagramA beaming Davina revealed the good news today[/caption]Following the operation in November, the presenter has today confirmed the happy news in a post she shared online alongside a photograph of her and her partner in the sun.
She said: “So, here it is. Our final brain surgery update. Had the final MRI this week.
@brainsurgeon.uk got everything out during surgery, it’s not coming back.“Thanks so, so much to everyone at @onewellbeck and @clevelandclinic.
”The presenter previously opened up about her experience as she attended an event at All Saints Church, Fulham to support her neurosurgeon Kevin O’Neill.She said: “I know lots of you here are on your own brain tumour journey and many of you have lost loved ones to a brain tumour.“I lost my sister to a brain tumour in 2012 and my ex-father-in-law a year ago.
”She’s also spoken out about the terrifying experience in her Begin Again podcast.Earlier this year, she was joined by Dragon’s Den star Steven Bartlett.She said: “I felt like this thing had taken control of me.
”She added: “They said, ‘You’ve got a benign cyst in your brain...
’.”When Steven, 32, asked how Davina felt following the operation, she said: “I don’t really remember where I was..
. you realise that your personality is your short-term memory.”Symptoms of a benign brain tumourA benign brain tumour is a mass of cells that grows relatively slowly in the brain.
Benign means it in not cancerous.Non-cancerous brain tumours tend to stay in one place and do not spread.Some slow-growing tumours may not cause any symptoms at first.
When symptoms occur, it’s because the tumour is putting pressure on the brain and preventing a specific area of the brain from working properly.As the tumour grows and increases pressure in the skull, you might experience:New, persistent headaches that are sometimes worse in the morning or when bending over or coughingFeeling sick all the timeDrowsinessVision problems, such as blurred or double vision, loss of part of your visual field and temporary vision lossEpileptic seizures that may affect the whole body, or you may just have a twitch in one areaSee a GP if you develop any of these symptoms.They’ll examine you and ask about your symptoms.
If they suspect you may have a tumour or are not sure what’s causing your symptoms, they may refer you to a brain and nerve specialist for further investigation.Source: NHS InstagramDavina McCall has confirmed she has been given the all clear following life-saving brain surgery[/caption].
