My Husband was diagnosed with this type of brain caner in May this year with a very short prognoses.I am in need of help to know to know what to look out for in the coming weeks as this disease progesses.
Hi there This has all happened a bit suddenly, it feels like - I had an MRI on Friday, and I knew there was something up - they kept me in for ages, did a contrast scan which I wasn't expecting and asked me about my consultant. He rang on the weekend...
Hi Everyone, my Husband Paul was diagnosed wit’s Glioblastoma on 23/04/25 - we were advised that he has a ‘few months’ and that ‘there is no gking back from this’ we were told MDT would meet and we would receive a follow up appointment. After waiting...
Im 30 years old and I recently found out that I have a grade 2 astrocytoma located in my right frontal lobe. I lost my mother to a glioblastoma 5 years ago. She had 3 brain surgeries and was taking clinical trial drugs just to prolong her life. She lived...
Hiya! I have a recent diagnosis of a a large right insular lobe Intrinsic tumour with areas of patchy aggressiveness. Trying to get my debulking surgery booked in for as soon as possible as the neurosurgeon is confident they can remove most of it. Feeling...
I am new to all this and desperate to hear from others who know what this is like. My husband who is 54 has just been diagnosed with a Grade 4 Brain Tumour. It has been a total shock as he has been until now fit and healthy. His only symptom has been...
To say we are devastated is an understatement. From what looked like nothing, but we visited A and E anyway, went from being a mild stroke to a brain tumour in a week. My hubby is 58, fit and healthy, never had a hospital appointment, let alone having...
Hi! My husbands brain tumor diagnosis was in December 2018 and his first surgery to remove stage 2 Oligodendrogliomas was February of 2019 followed up by 6 weeks of radiation and then 6 months of oral chemo. Fast forward to December of 2022 diagnosed...
Hi all, I'm a mum of 5. My youngest is 11 years old, he has sensory processing dysfunction and just diagnosed with dyspraxia. His motor skills are affected greatly, can't ride a bike/ balance/ climb ect. We had an MRI due to paediatrician saying he...
Hi all, F25 here, my 5.5cm tumour was found following a sudden awful headache on 19.04. Have been to see the neuro-oncologist and an awake craniotomy will be scheduled hopefully in the next month to remove it. They think the reason it has been discovered...
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