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It's been awhile since I posted. I wanted to post the outcome of my husband's last scan results and have often thought of the other forum members who post here. There have been so many changes this year - many of which have been unwanted changes. I guess...
Hello everyone, I was diagnosed with a brain tumour back in 2015, had surgery in 2016, and the tumour was a grade 3 oligodendroglioma. Then I had radiotherapy and chemotherapy from 2018 to 2019. These all happened in my late 20s. I never smoke, never...
Hi all, just a greeting and to see if there are any diagnosis similar to myself. I have a grade 3 astrocytoma cdkn2a/2b. I discovered or should I say symptoms began last year during covid.jan 2022. I woke up ( having only a mild covid sniffles) in the...
Hi all. My sister has been diagnosed with a stage 4 tumour. All very sudden. She currently is struggling with mobility, is very depressed, and my rock star brother in law is caring for her whilst also trying to hold down his job. Surely there is more...
I have been told I cannot drive for 12 months after my final treatment but have seen several things on line that suggest it doesn’t have to be this long. Does anyone know what the rules are? I’m finding it very isolating as I live in a village with a...
Hi everyone, I have been reading all the posts on here for weeks and it has given me comfort and also a little guilt as up to 8 weeks ago I was happily living my life without any thought to what others with brain cancer are going through. My 49 year...
Has anybody else been asked for a pip review mines gone missing apparently even though I sent it in the time frame given I’ve asked for an 2 week extension which ran out and now I’ve been given another two weeks and new forms sent out. But looking online...
I should put still missing off the system the old brains getting a bit confused lately
Hi I'm new on here, I've recently had 90% tumor removed and only finished my first stage of radiotherapy and chemotherapy this week, the last few weeks as been tiring and as all happened so very fast I don't know if I'm coming or going, the only thing...
I had a craniotomy in August and a lot of my head was numb after. The numbness is slowly going but I’m now getting these little shooting pains at the surgery site & the area is feeling quite tender. is this normal? I’m struggling to get hold of my oncologist...
