Good afternoon reading everyone stories about either living with or support someone with cancer is very valuable for me. My journey started five years ago but as said before no memory of how it started because my tumour has robbed of memory hearing and...
Hi all. Just thought I would say hello. I’m from Edinburgh, Scotland and have a grade 2 oligodendroglioma. I had surgery nearly 2yrs ago. My surgeon was great but I still have some tumour left in my brain. I have a lot of cognitive issues, head pain and...
Hi folks. Just a quick word to say I am having a look around. Not been here for some time. My Glioblastoma grade 4 has had its chemo and radio treatment. Now I am into the fourth monthly ( next week) chemo treatment. I am a week off steroid and it has...
So last year I was diagnosed with both breast and bowel cancer, both were primary. Luckily an operation was enough to remove the tumour in my bowel and I didn’t need any more treatment for that, but I did have eight rounds of chemo and two weeks of radio...
Hi I’m new to the group and not even sure if this is posting on the main forum or the specific melanoma group I highlighted. I had a melanoma on my back 5 years ago, came back as a large brain tumor and some lung nodules last October. Had surgery, targeted...
Good Afternoon all Just sending a quick shout out to everyone. I was diagnosed with an Acoustic Neuroma in 2010 and went through surgery to remove. Unfortunately this isn't the end for me as enough cells were left that it grew back so I am now undergoing...
Hi, I’ve recently decided to join this forum to communicate with people who are having similar experiences to myself. I am finding it really difficult to express myself to friends and family as I feel like no one understands how I feel. I was diagnosed...
Hello, I came on here a few weeks ago as a new member. My husband has a grade 4 Glioblastoma which was diagnosed 18 months ago. He had surgery in March last year then radio and chemo. He was stable ntil April when we found out that the tumour had grown...
Good Evening from GT1, I was ill about four years ago my son tells me it started with headaches and blurred vision. I have no memory of this and the last 15 years has vanished. My son tells me how the consultant gave me three months to live two years...
Hi I've just found out I have a low grade glioma brain tumour on the 4th of November I'm still in hospital I'm waiting to see the neronoloogy team surgeons I'm really struggling mentally and physically with whatt has happened and looking for some support...
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