Brain tumour diagnosed. Any advice would be helpful at this point.

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I had a good prognosis originally, mastectomy, chemo & other breast removed as a precaution. Docs reconned it had gone. Not so. returned after 2 1/2 years in liver & armpit. I was devastated, not because it returned but because I had no reason to expect that to happen. Decided that I couldn't do anything except get on with things - once you have an illness you have to deal with it. No point in wishing it gone - doesn't work. Had more chemo & am still on Herceptin, which is working so far. I was feeling relatively optomistic, then I had violent muscle spasms on 30/12/2008 & was admitted to hospital. Shocked hardly begins to describe my feelings when they said brain tumour. Luckily, it's treatable. They're looking at radiotherapy or surgery/ radiotherapy. Oncologist & neurologist were meeting yesterday. Awaiting their conclusions is difficult. I try to be realistic & tell myself that while they can still offer treatment, even if it may not be a cure, I'll live to fight another day. I'm not putting my life on hold. Can't afford to in case the next mishap is final & I've sat about moping & fretting. I've just booked my flight to Dublin for a hen party in October, & my friends know that I'm available for any outing I can manage. Also established that all going well, I'll be okay to fly later, so a foreign holiday will be on the cards, too.
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  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Hi there Mad-Jo.  Just wanted to welcome you to this fantastic site (although all of us would love not to be here!). I love your attitude and I agree with not putting life on hold. Can't afford any regrets later! I think we all hate the waiting game, I'm waiting for results for a biopsy done 18 days ago and meant to br 'urgent' lol. The hen party sounds a great thing to focus on and planning a foreign holiday is wonderful 'medicine'!

    Sending you a hug.

    Take care

    pheonix  xxx

  • FormerMember
    FormerMember

    Its amazing reading about your positive attitude.  Myself i am desperately trying not to crack up with this meloneoma in my brain and you are off on hen parties.  hopefully the doctors will come up with something fro me this week