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I’ve recently been diagnosed with a schwannoma 12mm x 6mm in my left internal Meatous. My doctors told me I’ll more than definitely need surgery to remove as I’ve lost nearly all hearing to the left side. So difficult to know what to think and what’s...
Hi, I'm due to start my 4/6 rounds of Temozolomide next week after a few weeks break from radiotherapy and chemo. I'm not really enthusiastic about it tbh after feeing so poorly after the radiotherapy but I'll give it a go. I assumed i would just...
Brain cancer 6 tumours
Hi everyone this is my first post and I’m sorry if this is a long rambling post . My partner was admitted into hospital on Sunday night after suffering a seizure . After having a ct scan Sunday then an mri on Monday we where told that they had found...
We found out very recently that mum has brain cancer after she had lung cancer last year. Has this happened to anyone on this forum? Everything gives a time limit on this. I’d really like to hear any personal experience until we know more x
Hi, I was diagnosed with a brain tumour thought to be grade 2 after having seizures every day for 9 months that A&E/gp didn’t deem serious enough. I had surgery in July which removed around 90% of my tumour, which was very large but my surgeon said it...
At work there making people redundant fair enough but I’ve got a feeling that I’m going to get picked due to the fact being that I can’t work full time anymore . Due to my symptoms fatigue and seizures. This is starting to make me very anxious and not...
Hello all, I was diagnosed with stage 3 cervical cancer in October 2024 (aged 49). I was treated for this and was hoping to make a full recovery. However, in April this year, I had a few days when I started loosing words, and couldn’t finish sentences...
Hi new here and absolutely terrified but trying to be brave. I'm 56 and myself and my husband found out two weeks ago that I have a brain tumour called meningioma, reading my patient copy of the letter 14mm, right, frontal, extra axial mass with radiological...
Hello all, Hoping there maybe someone out there who has been through this type of chemo. So quick bit of back ground. Female, 41 at time of diagnosis. Oligodendroglioma grade 3. Found after seizure and had a craniotomy a few weeks later where about...
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