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Frank the Tumor is getting evicted.

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Hello, my name is Dustin Koenemann.  I have a pituitary tumor.  No one knows how long I've lived with this, but it has grown to almost the size of golf ball. It has begun putting pressure on my optic nerve which is causing me issues with my vision.  I found out about this when I went to get glasses earlier this year. They saw something that they believed to be glaucoma and sent me out for more testing.  Once a few tests we're done, the results came back.  I needed an MRI because they didn't think it was glaucoma.  Once I got the results back, we realized it's far worse than expected.  Fort Wayne has since referred me to a neurosurgeon in Indianapolis.  After I saw the first neurosurgeon,  he ordered a new set of MRI's and a CT scan.  He also referred me to see an endocrinologist.  That doctor let me know that all of my hormones are at zero.  The first neurosurgeon from IU Methodist then referred me to a different neurosurgeon that is better versed at this kind of tumor.  The many trips to Indy, twice... sometimes more, a month has drained my savings.  I still have a few more trips to Indy before and after surgery.  I am asking for any help that I can get.  

On December 10th 2019 I am scheduled for surgery to remove Frank the Tumor at IU Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. With this, as with all surgery, are risks and complications that could arise.  I will be off of work for at least 6 weeks and the bills will not stop even though I will not be able to go to work.  Any help I can get would be greatly appreciated and will help me out immensely.  

Thank you for taking the time to read this and God bless.

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Dustin Koenemann
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Fort Wayne, IN

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