Following the onset of “intense localised headaches” and a “weird fatigue” towards the end of 2023, he revealed in an Instagram post that a craniopharyngioma growth on his pituitary gland was identified earlier this year.
McBriar posted a photo of himself from his hospital bed and stated that his surgery on August 9 went well.
He stated that the tumor was discovered “in the earlier stages of damage” and is “almost certainly not cancerous”.
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McBriar shared a picture on Instagram with the 397,000 followers of the duo, stating: “My GP scheduled an MRI and CT scan after I had multiple blood tests in the spring of 2024, which showed abnormalities.
Regretfully, they informed me that a sizable and rather uncommon tumor called a craniopharyngioma had been found on my pituitary gland [in my brain]. The good news is that I detected it early on, so the harm is minimal, and it’s most likely not cancerous.