Hello, About 15 months ago, just after my 81st birthday, I was diagnosed with non small cell lung cancer – adenocarcinoma and one single spot metastasis cell in the brain I had several sessions of radio therapy on the brain followed by several sessions...
Hi, I am new to the group. I was diagnosed with an acoustic neuroma in autumn of 2019 with a 14mm tumour and was put on wait and watch. A follow up scan in Spring 2020 showed no significant change. The next scan was scheduled for 2022 and was done in...
Hi everyone, Just like everyone else this is not a forum I ever thought I’d be signing up to, but here I am! I was diagnosed with a 3cm meningioma last week after a no contrast CT scan to check whether Long Covid had given me any brain damage. Since...
Hi I'm new here my name is Amy. My dad has just been diagnosed with stage 4 brain cancer we have just been told that he only has at most 12 months to live. Everything has happened so fast my world has come crashing down in the space of 7 weeks. Me alongside...
Hello, I lost my husband to GBM last year. I feel all your pain and I have the utmost respect and empathy for you all. I have been hiking for the last 12 months to help with my mental health. In two weeks I will start to hike from Ben Nevis to Snowdon...
My husband has recently been diagnosed with brain tumours and is undergoing tests to determine a treatment plan. He had a sinus biopsy last week after which he developed a water infection and now we are awaiting an appointment for a PET scan. Originally...
Hi , I was diagnosed with an inoperable grade 2 Astrocytoma 4 years ago at the age of 48 and have remained stable following radiotherapy and chemotherapy. I now have scans every 6 months …. Awkwardly in June (my birthday) and December. Every time I...
Had a seizure in work two weeks ago tomorrow, diagnosed with a brain tumour that evening. Sent home as I had no other symptoms. Haven’t heard anything since. I’m a single parent to my 9 year old son and have my own business with staff who depend on me...
Hello everyone , I was diagnosed with a,primary brain tumour on 25 May 2022 I was told that the tumour was a glioblastoma Idm wild type grade 4. I had a 97% resection on 24th June 2022 and am waiting to start chemotherapy and radiotherapy on I had 24th...
Hi all I’ve just been diagnosed with a grade 4 brain tumour and when I got told it was terminal my world just implode. They have removed as much of the tumour as they could, and am now waiting on chemo and radiotherapy on the thing, I feel great and...
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