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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