I've recently had my left kidney removed, and a few days later was taken to hospital due to confusion. They did an MRI scan and found a tumour. I spoke to the guy who's going to by my surgeon, and he was so doom and gloom. He said that now it's in...
Hi guys been having banging headaches been going on for some time now but now my symptoms are getting worse and I am experiencing blurred vision, twitching in my head, twitching in my neck and general all over body twitching feeling dizzy and as thought...
Hi All, I am new to this forum and just reaching out for any similar experiences or advice. Just today my dad has been diagnosed with Grade 4 Glioblastoma and it is a large one. He’s 73 and up until a few weeks ago he was a normal, fit and active man...
Hi, my mum has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer . She has undergone an Appleby surgery. She is receiving chemotherapy. As she was complaining a headache, the hospital did MRI which showed a tumour. Because the history of pancreatic cancer, the doctors...
Hi. I have recently been diagnosed with a meningioma. It is believed to be grade 1 (slowest growing) and benign. I am a commercial pilot and would love to get in contact with any other pilots who have also had meningiomas to listen to their stories and...
Has any one had gamma knife radiation treatment for grade 4 glioblastoma?
Hi, a couple of weeks ago I was laying down resting after getting out of a very long, very hot bath (when I mean hot, it's scaldingly hot, I daren't move as the moving water in the batch would force me out), I was in this over an hour keeping adding more...
My mother was just diagnosed with CNS Lymphoma. They did surgery to remove a mass from her cerebellum but could not remove it all. The only treatment that could possibly “cure” it is 6 Rounds of High-Dose chemo. There is a 25-50 percent chance that it...
Has anyone had radiotherapy to the head and not lost any hair? I’m three weeks in and so far my hairs just sore? But then I worry is the radiotherapy working if I’m not getting strong side effects?
Hello, I would like to know how things work in The Uk, just to compare if it is standard procedure around the world. My beautiful mum was diagnosed with GBM grade 4 and it was decided in an oncology meeting in Chile she will receive exclusive palliative...
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