Bicep member Matt McBriar reveals tumour surgery

“Towards the end of 2023, I got some intense localised headaches matched with a weird fatigue that felt new,” McBriar said.

“I got several blood tests in spring 2024 which came back indicating that something was wrong, so my GP arranged an MRI followed by a CT scan.”

He said it was at this stage the tumour was discovered.

“The good news is firstly, it’s almost certainly not cancerous and secondly, I’ve caught it in the earlier stages of damage,” he added.

“I’d been very lucky to get those initial blood tests followed by an MRI.

“Had it been much longer I might’ve lost some eyesight and a load of other problems due to the size and position of the tumour pressing on my optic nerves.”