Hi all I’m Kerry, my biopsy is booked for Wednesday to establish the grade of the large tumour in my head (iv named it Boris) Im relatively calm and ok with the procedure, and it’s being done as a day patient plus the team at Southampton have been...
My son had testicular cancer and it had spread to his lungs this was diagnosed in December 2020. He was coping well then in May 2021 he suddenly collapse at home and it was found it had spread to his brain. They started chemotherapy again but while having...
Even after years of feeling good again, I feel like this fatigue is still getting to me. It's so frustrating because I have tried so many types of medicine but success seems to be hiding. I thought I can find someone here that's in similar situations
Thank you for accepting me to group. My stepdad is having palative care. He had cancer removed 8 years ago from behind his eye and lost his eye. They told us the cancer he had was very rare and they don’t know much about it. 2 years later they found it...
Hi I've unfortunately just been told they think I have stage 4 brain cancer. I have my operation Friday to remove the tumour. I'm still hoping they are wrong about what kind of tumour it is. Silly I know I just wish this wasn't true. I am 32 years old...
Hi all, I'm new to this particular forum and new to the journey of Brain cancer treatment. I was diagnosed in May of this year completely out of the blue with a large, life threatening brain tumour. I was very lucky because my wife who works in the...
After 2 MRI I've been told that it is pretty certain I have a brain tumour. Told waiting time to see neurosurgeon is 6 months. I'm hoping it is much sooner.
My dad was a fit and healthy 80 year old in June with a full head of hair (none of it grey!) In fact on his 80th birthday he went for a haircut, and mentioned that today was a “big birthday” the hairesser guessed he was 60, and was so blown away he was...
Good morning I've recently been diagnosed with a s4 glioblastoma and had my debulking surgery at St George's hospital which went extremely well and they removed 90% of the tumor. I start radiotherapy and chemo on 1st Nov and I'm terrified of the side...
Hello I am new here. I have recently been diagnosed with a brain tumour and got informed the tumour is a glioblastoma grade 4.i have had surgery and the the tumour has gone but have to have radiotherapy and chemotherapy to target any remaining cells...
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