Hello and thank you for allowing me to Post. Last year, I started having vision issues and these head pains. Not head ache but pain in certain areas of head that would come and go. I was referred to a neurologist and had a ct scan done and an mri. Both...
Hi, I hope its okay to post here. Please tell me to leave if not appropriate. I went to the doctors recently due to some uncomfortable symptoms. One being a new headache that only occurred at night time during sleep. My doctor sent me for a CT scan...
A friend who is over 60 has been diagnosed with a small brain tumour recently. After a full body scan they have found spots in lungs, liver and spine. The oncologist is due to visit them today. My question is how serious is it and what treatment will...
Hi I'm not great at sharing things but I'm so overwhelmed right now. My husband had his op 2 weeks ago which went really well. Unfortunately the wound started to leak after the stitches were taken out and he's been admitted to hospital (an hour away)...
Hi everyone, My 3-year-old niece just got diagnosed with a very rare form of brain cancer (Choroid Plexus Tumor)3 weeks ago. As it is rare, cases of such around the world are small. I write to you who can share your or your loved one's experience on...
My dad was diagnosed back in August with a suspected glioma in his left parietal lobe. He had been having seizures and a MRI confirmed. Things moved very quickly for treatment and he's home recovering from surgery which was estimated to have removed more...
Hi all My Dad recently started struggling with his speech until one evening we suspected a stroke. After a long time spent in A&E, he was told that he had a "mass" on the brain which may or may not be nasty and that specialist surgeons would meet together...
Hello, I was hoping for a bit of knowledge/advice. 4 weeks ago we thought my dad had taken a stroke to then be told it was infact a mass on his brain. Glioblastoma, no biopsy, no operation and no treatment. We got Dad home last Friday and apart...
Hi All First time here after being signposted by Macmillan chat advisor. 10 weeks ago today i had a seizure and three weeks later surgery to remove it. I was told the resection went well and next week start my second of six weeks radiotherapy. Due...
Hi there so I am six weeks post surgery doing well. They removed 75 percent of the tumour which was low grade but have said there are some concerning bits that are looking more like a grade 3 and wrapped round blood vessels. I start Radio Therapy next...
