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Hi, I'm new here. My Dad has just been diagnosed with a brain tumour this week. We have a meeting tomorrow to discuss treatment options & prognosis.... can anyone advise what questions we should be asking please?
Hello, I would like to know how things work in The Uk, just to compare if it is standard procedure around the world. My beautiful mum was diagnosed with GBM grade 4 and it was decided in an oncology meeting in Chile she will receive exclusive palliative...
Hi All, I'm Nikki, in my 30's, 3 kids aged 13, 11 and 7. My mum is Sarah, 59. Mum went into A&E on the Fri 19/04/24 thinking she'd had a mini stroke (words slurring, face slightly dropping, intense headaches) She was in hospital for a week and had...
Hi My husband had a seizure early December'23. on 26th February he was told he had an aggressive glioblastoma, untreatable and incurable: 3-4 months without treatment; 12-18 months with treatment. Oncologist told him that it had spread so much that...
My husband has two brain tumours and next week he has radio surgery (SRS) for the fourth time - this time 5 sessions, previous treatments have been just one. Concerned about the future - every three months follow up scan they find something new and each...
Hi there, Just for background I was diagnosed with a grade 3 Oligodendroglioma back in 2021. I had surgery, 6 weeks of radiotherapy, and now I’m treating myself. But just wondered how many others here have experienced allergies issue since there diagnosis...
My dad had a cataract operation early March. Following this he had word finding difficulties and then had a “funny” sensation in his right arm. He was taken to hospital with suspected stroke. Few days later an MR revealed glioblastoma stage 4, treatment...
I am so thankful today I stumbled upon this website and forums, as I started to really feel alone in this. My ex partner, has now been battling Glioblastoma Multiforme since 2019, or was it 2018. Time does not matter too much now, for him or for his...
Starting treatment 11 January.
hello everybody, im new to the group and english is not my first language, so sorry for the mistakes. i've been diagnosed of a ganglioglioma (low grade glioma) in my right mesial temporal lobe. it was discovered by errors, because i bugged my doctor for...
