Did they remove Forkner’s brain?

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How did this thing make 2 pages without landing in the dumbgeon?

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captmoto wrote:

How did this thing make 2 pages without landing in the dumbgeon?

Because it was revealed that it was actually a valid question that Forkner has discussed?

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They tried making the small incision and just taking a small chunk of skull out! But the avm was too close to his right eye!! They...

They tried making the small incision and just taking a small chunk of skull out! But the avm was too close to his right eye!! They cut a 4” by 4” chunk of skull off. The right frontal lobe was pulled up and out far enough to cut it out without affecting his vision!!! Then a huge metal plate was put where the skull was cut out!! A second doctor told Austin how difficult that surgery was and the first doctor must have been really good! If you don’t believe any of this, that’s on you!!!🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

I appreciate you taking the time to elaborate a bit.  Thank you.

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Really hope Austin will have good season. Most importantly stay healthy and safe. Build up slowly but surely!!!

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pops wrote:
Did you watch the video!!! That’s what they did!!!

Did you watch the video!!! That’s what they did!!!

soggy wrote:
Your reading comprehension is lacking if you think that description means they removed his brain. They didn’t put his brain on a table and then put...

Your reading comprehension is lacking if you think that description means they removed his brain. They didn’t put his brain on a table and then put it back in his head. 

pops wrote:
They tried making the small incision and just taking a small chunk of skull out! But the avm was too close to his right eye!! They...

They tried making the small incision and just taking a small chunk of skull out! But the avm was too close to his right eye!! They cut a 4” by 4” chunk of skull off. The right frontal lobe was pulled up and out far enough to cut it out without affecting his vision!!! Then a huge metal plate was put where the skull was cut out!! A second doctor told Austin how difficult that surgery was and the first doctor must have been really good! If you don’t believe any of this, that’s on you!!!🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

lol. Did you graduate high school?  The skull(bone) is not the brain. He did not have his brain removed. Although I’m starting to think you did. 

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pops wrote:
Did you watch the video!!! That’s what they did!!!

Did you watch the video!!! That’s what they did!!!

soggy wrote:
Your reading comprehension is lacking if you think that description means they removed his brain. They didn’t put his brain on a table and then put...

Your reading comprehension is lacking if you think that description means they removed his brain. They didn’t put his brain on a table and then put it back in his head. 

pops wrote:
They tried making the small incision and just taking a small chunk of skull out! But the avm was too close to his right eye!! They...

They tried making the small incision and just taking a small chunk of skull out! But the avm was too close to his right eye!! They cut a 4” by 4” chunk of skull off. The right frontal lobe was pulled up and out far enough to cut it out without affecting his vision!!! Then a huge metal plate was put where the skull was cut out!! A second doctor told Austin how difficult that surgery was and the first doctor must have been really good! If you don’t believe any of this, that’s on you!!!🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

Frontal lobe sits on base of skull and just above eye. They remove piece of skull, lift brain up off base of skull slightly to expose the under side of the brain and get access to the area in question. No part of the brain is detached or removed from the skull and placed on a table. Brain tissue cannot be reattached. The Google results cases involve removing parts of brain and throwing them in a trash can. Sounds like the approach or accessing the AVM was the technically difficult portion of his surgery and sure it might have taken a great surgeon with big balls to attempt it. Not downplaying it at all but describing it as brain being removed from skull is a little misleading. 

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soggy wrote:
Your reading comprehension is lacking if you think that description means they removed his brain. They didn’t put his brain on a table and then put...

Your reading comprehension is lacking if you think that description means they removed his brain. They didn’t put his brain on a table and then put it back in his head. 

pops wrote:
They tried making the small incision and just taking a small chunk of skull out! But the avm was too close to his right eye!! They...

They tried making the small incision and just taking a small chunk of skull out! But the avm was too close to his right eye!! They cut a 4” by 4” chunk of skull off. The right frontal lobe was pulled up and out far enough to cut it out without affecting his vision!!! Then a huge metal plate was put where the skull was cut out!! A second doctor told Austin how difficult that surgery was and the first doctor must have been really good! If you don’t believe any of this, that’s on you!!!🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

soggy wrote:

lol. Did you graduate high school?  The skull(bone) is not the brain. He did not have his brain removed. Although I’m starting to think you did. 

Yes I did! 4 years of college too!!! And I know the difference between the skull and the brain!! The brain was not in his skull when they cut the avm out! You can ask nicely you know!! Why are being an asdhole about this?

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soggy wrote:
Your reading comprehension is lacking if you think that description means they removed his brain. They didn’t put his brain on a table and then put...

Your reading comprehension is lacking if you think that description means they removed his brain. They didn’t put his brain on a table and then put it back in his head. 

pops wrote:
They tried making the small incision and just taking a small chunk of skull out! But the avm was too close to his right eye!! They...

They tried making the small incision and just taking a small chunk of skull out! But the avm was too close to his right eye!! They cut a 4” by 4” chunk of skull off. The right frontal lobe was pulled up and out far enough to cut it out without affecting his vision!!! Then a huge metal plate was put where the skull was cut out!! A second doctor told Austin how difficult that surgery was and the first doctor must have been really good! If you don’t believe any of this, that’s on you!!!🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

truck wrote:
Frontal lobe sits on base of skull and just above eye. They remove piece of skull, lift brain up off base of skull slightly to expose...

Frontal lobe sits on base of skull and just above eye. They remove piece of skull, lift brain up off base of skull slightly to expose the under side of the brain and get access to the area in question. No part of the brain is detached or removed from the skull and placed on a table. Brain tissue cannot be reattached. The Google results cases involve removing parts of brain and throwing them in a trash can. Sounds like the approach or accessing the AVM was the technically difficult portion of his surgery and sure it might have taken a great surgeon with big balls to attempt it. Not downplaying it at all but describing it as brain being removed from skull is a little misleading. 

The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of the skull enough to get to the place that needed attention! It wasn’t a foot from his head or anything like that! But it was not in his skull!! I called him a couple hours ago to make sure I was not mis-speaking!! 

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Respect to Pops for actually participating with this thread. Good wishes for your son's 2025 season. 

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pops wrote:
They tried making the small incision and just taking a small chunk of skull out! But the avm was too close to his right eye!! They...

They tried making the small incision and just taking a small chunk of skull out! But the avm was too close to his right eye!! They cut a 4” by 4” chunk of skull off. The right frontal lobe was pulled up and out far enough to cut it out without affecting his vision!!! Then a huge metal plate was put where the skull was cut out!! A second doctor told Austin how difficult that surgery was and the first doctor must have been really good! If you don’t believe any of this, that’s on you!!!🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

truck wrote:
Frontal lobe sits on base of skull and just above eye. They remove piece of skull, lift brain up off base of skull slightly to expose...

Frontal lobe sits on base of skull and just above eye. They remove piece of skull, lift brain up off base of skull slightly to expose the under side of the brain and get access to the area in question. No part of the brain is detached or removed from the skull and placed on a table. Brain tissue cannot be reattached. The Google results cases involve removing parts of brain and throwing them in a trash can. Sounds like the approach or accessing the AVM was the technically difficult portion of his surgery and sure it might have taken a great surgeon with big balls to attempt it. Not downplaying it at all but describing it as brain being removed from skull is a little misleading. 

pops wrote:
The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of...

The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of the skull enough to get to the place that needed attention! It wasn’t a foot from his head or anything like that! But it was not in his skull!! I called him a couple hours ago to make sure I was not mis-speaking!! 

Sounds like pops was right all along and the pretend insurance/medical/stock market/banking/training experts were not

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truck wrote:
Frontal lobe sits on base of skull and just above eye. They remove piece of skull, lift brain up off base of skull slightly to expose...

Frontal lobe sits on base of skull and just above eye. They remove piece of skull, lift brain up off base of skull slightly to expose the under side of the brain and get access to the area in question. No part of the brain is detached or removed from the skull and placed on a table. Brain tissue cannot be reattached. The Google results cases involve removing parts of brain and throwing them in a trash can. Sounds like the approach or accessing the AVM was the technically difficult portion of his surgery and sure it might have taken a great surgeon with big balls to attempt it. Not downplaying it at all but describing it as brain being removed from skull is a little misleading. 

pops wrote:
The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of...

The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of the skull enough to get to the place that needed attention! It wasn’t a foot from his head or anything like that! But it was not in his skull!! I called him a couple hours ago to make sure I was not mis-speaking!! 

Sounds like pops was right all along and the pretend insurance/medical/stock market/banking/training experts were not

who woulda thought. The dudes father has the correct information instead of some random dude on vital who got his information from google. 🤦‍♂️😂


Sometimes i wonder why people call us vitards, then a thread like this comes along…

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pops wrote:
The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of...

The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of the skull enough to get to the place that needed attention! It wasn’t a foot from his head or anything like that! But it was not in his skull!! I called him a couple hours ago to make sure I was not mis-speaking!! 

His brain was never out of his skull. He would be dead or at best a vegetable 


A piece of his skull might have been on the table but not his brain.

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The constant arguing is why so many knowledgeable posters no longer visit this site.

 

Go back a few years and vital used to have some really knowledgeable engine tuners and people in the industry but the keyboard warriors ran them off. I can see the same thing happening here

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truck wrote:
Frontal lobe sits on base of skull and just above eye. They remove piece of skull, lift brain up off base of skull slightly to expose...

Frontal lobe sits on base of skull and just above eye. They remove piece of skull, lift brain up off base of skull slightly to expose the under side of the brain and get access to the area in question. No part of the brain is detached or removed from the skull and placed on a table. Brain tissue cannot be reattached. The Google results cases involve removing parts of brain and throwing them in a trash can. Sounds like the approach or accessing the AVM was the technically difficult portion of his surgery and sure it might have taken a great surgeon with big balls to attempt it. Not downplaying it at all but describing it as brain being removed from skull is a little misleading. 

pops wrote:
The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of...

The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of the skull enough to get to the place that needed attention! It wasn’t a foot from his head or anything like that! But it was not in his skull!! I called him a couple hours ago to make sure I was not mis-speaking!! 

Sounds like pops was right all along and the pretend insurance/medical/stock market/banking/training experts were not

It’s absolutely astounding people think you can take the frontal lobe of your brain out of your skull and then put it back 😂😂. The brain is one mass you don’t just take out pieces of it like a puzzle then put them back in 😂😂. 

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pops wrote:
The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of...

The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of the skull enough to get to the place that needed attention! It wasn’t a foot from his head or anything like that! But it was not in his skull!! I called him a couple hours ago to make sure I was not mis-speaking!! 

soggy wrote:
His brain was never out of his skull. He would be dead or at best a vegetable A piece of his skull might have been on the...

His brain was never out of his skull. He would be dead or at best a vegetable 


A piece of his skull might have been on the table but not his brain.

Come on soggy, they put it in a dish. Why can’t you accept that?

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pops wrote:
They tried making the small incision and just taking a small chunk of skull out! But the avm was too close to his right eye!! They...

They tried making the small incision and just taking a small chunk of skull out! But the avm was too close to his right eye!! They cut a 4” by 4” chunk of skull off. The right frontal lobe was pulled up and out far enough to cut it out without affecting his vision!!! Then a huge metal plate was put where the skull was cut out!! A second doctor told Austin how difficult that surgery was and the first doctor must have been really good! If you don’t believe any of this, that’s on you!!!🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

truck wrote:
Frontal lobe sits on base of skull and just above eye. They remove piece of skull, lift brain up off base of skull slightly to expose...

Frontal lobe sits on base of skull and just above eye. They remove piece of skull, lift brain up off base of skull slightly to expose the under side of the brain and get access to the area in question. No part of the brain is detached or removed from the skull and placed on a table. Brain tissue cannot be reattached. The Google results cases involve removing parts of brain and throwing them in a trash can. Sounds like the approach or accessing the AVM was the technically difficult portion of his surgery and sure it might have taken a great surgeon with big balls to attempt it. Not downplaying it at all but describing it as brain being removed from skull is a little misleading. 

pops wrote:
The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of...

The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of the skull enough to get to the place that needed attention! It wasn’t a foot from his head or anything like that! But it was not in his skull!! I called him a couple hours ago to make sure I was not mis-speaking!! 

Thanks for participating, I think something is getting lost in translation but whatever happened, wishing your son the best of luck this season and hope he puts in the results we all know he’s capable of.

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Yes I did! 4 years of college too!!! And I know the difference between the skull and the brain!! The brain was not in his skull...

Yes I did! 4 years of college too!!! And I know the difference between the skull and the brain!! The brain was not in his skull when they cut the avm out! You can ask nicely you know!! Why are being an asdhole about this?

To your last question...

It's just who he is.

 

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If/when Austin finds success in pro racing again, he needs a Troy Adamitis produced short film done. Used to not be a big fan, but he’s come around to me in the last few years. Dude is an animal. 

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Yes I did! 4 years of college too!!! And I know the difference between the skull and the brain!! The brain was not in his skull...

Yes I did! 4 years of college too!!! And I know the difference between the skull and the brain!! The brain was not in his skull when they cut the avm out! You can ask nicely you know!! Why are being an asdhole about this?

Magoofan wrote:

To your last question...

It's just who he is.

 

And your keeping me good company magoooober 

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pops wrote:
The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of...

The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of the skull enough to get to the place that needed attention! It wasn’t a foot from his head or anything like that! But it was not in his skull!! I called him a couple hours ago to make sure I was not mis-speaking!! 

Sounds like pops was right all along and the pretend insurance/medical/stock market/banking/training experts were not

soggy wrote:
It’s absolutely astounding people think you can take the frontal lobe of your brain out of your skull and then put it back 😂😂. The brain...

It’s absolutely astounding people think you can take the frontal lobe of your brain out of your skull and then put it back 😂😂. The brain is one mass you don’t just take out pieces of it like a puzzle then put them back in 😂😂. 

Did you actually read pops’ post saying it wasn’t detached?


 

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Sounds like pops was right all along and the pretend insurance/medical/stock market/banking/training experts were not

soggy wrote:
It’s absolutely astounding people think you can take the frontal lobe of your brain out of your skull and then put it back 😂😂. The brain...

It’s absolutely astounding people think you can take the frontal lobe of your brain out of your skull and then put it back 😂😂. The brain is one mass you don’t just take out pieces of it like a puzzle then put them back in 😂😂. 

Gworm wrote:

Did you actually read pops’ post saying it wasn’t detached?


 

He said the frontal lobe wasn’t detached but he did say they put his brain in a dish on the table…

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Sounds like pops was right all along and the pretend insurance/medical/stock market/banking/training experts were not

soggy wrote:
It’s absolutely astounding people think you can take the frontal lobe of your brain out of your skull and then put it back 😂😂. The brain...

It’s absolutely astounding people think you can take the frontal lobe of your brain out of your skull and then put it back 😂😂. The brain is one mass you don’t just take out pieces of it like a puzzle then put them back in 😂😂. 

Gworm wrote:

Did you actually read pops’ post saying it wasn’t detached?


 

Yes it makes as little sense as the rest of his claims. 

The brain isn’t just something you unravel and then stuff back in the skull. 

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pops wrote:
The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of...

The doctor told him it was on a dish on the table!! It was not detached from the rest of the brain, but was out of the skull enough to get to the place that needed attention! It wasn’t a foot from his head or anything like that! But it was not in his skull!! I called him a couple hours ago to make sure I was not mis-speaking!! 

Sounds like pops was right all along and the pretend insurance/medical/stock market/banking/training experts were not

soggy wrote:
It’s absolutely astounding people think you can take the frontal lobe of your brain out of your skull and then put it back 😂😂. The brain...

It’s absolutely astounding people think you can take the frontal lobe of your brain out of your skull and then put it back 😂😂. The brain is one mass you don’t just take out pieces of it like a puzzle then put them back in 😂😂. 

Look, we don’t know what kind of experimental shit the Brits are doing to ensure total dominance in SMX 

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soggy wrote:

Yes it makes as little sense as the rest of his claims. 

The brain isn’t just something you unravel and then stuff back in the skull. 

All I know, is I don’t know squat about brain surgery. No clue what’s possible and what’s not. 

Not sure if you know any more than I do or not, ( maybe you’re a brain surgeon?) but I’ve known pops since the early 80’s and have no reason to not believe what he says. 
 


 

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soggy wrote:

Yes it makes as little sense as the rest of his claims. 

The brain isn’t just something you unravel and then stuff back in the skull. 

Gworm wrote:
All I know, is I don’t know squat about brain surgery. No clue what’s possible and what’s not. Not sure if you know any more than I...

All I know, is I don’t know squat about brain surgery. No clue what’s possible and what’s not. 

Not sure if you know any more than I do or not, ( maybe you’re a brain surgeon?) but I’ve known pops since the early 80’s and have no reason to not believe what he says. 
 


 

Like I said I’m sure something got lost in translation. 
 

I’m sure he and Austin misunderstood the dr. I assumed it was common sense you can’t pull part of someone’s brain out of there skull and then put it back but apparently that is sadly not the case. 

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soggy wrote:

Yes it makes as little sense as the rest of his claims. 

The brain isn’t just something you unravel and then stuff back in the skull. 

Gworm wrote:
All I know, is I don’t know squat about brain surgery. No clue what’s possible and what’s not. Not sure if you know any more than I...

All I know, is I don’t know squat about brain surgery. No clue what’s possible and what’s not. 

Not sure if you know any more than I do or not, ( maybe you’re a brain surgeon?) but I’ve known pops since the early 80’s and have no reason to not believe what he says. 
 


 

Just stating what Austin was told by his doctor. I guess some people don’t want to hear that!🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦

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pops wrote:

Just stating what Austin was told by his doctor. I guess some people don’t want to hear that!🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦

Hahahaha oh my god you people are dumb. 

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If/when Austin finds success in pro racing again, he needs a Troy Adamitis produced short film done. Used to not be a big fan, but he’s...

If/when Austin finds success in pro racing again, he needs a Troy Adamitis produced short film done. Used to not be a big fan, but he’s come around to me in the last few years. Dude is an animal. 

I hope he does too.    In the past, I wasn't a fan...time and age have changed him...I find myself rooting for him.

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soggy wrote:

Yes it makes as little sense as the rest of his claims. 

The brain isn’t just something you unravel and then stuff back in the skull. 

Gworm wrote:
All I know, is I don’t know squat about brain surgery. No clue what’s possible and what’s not. Not sure if you know any more than I...

All I know, is I don’t know squat about brain surgery. No clue what’s possible and what’s not. 

Not sure if you know any more than I do or not, ( maybe you’re a brain surgeon?) but I’ve known pops since the early 80’s and have no reason to not believe what he says. 
 


 

pops wrote:

Just stating what Austin was told by his doctor. I guess some people don’t want to hear that!🤦🤦🤦🤦🤦

can you trust someone who has his brain removed ? 😃

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