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Hello My husband has been diagnosed with glioblastoma - position of the tumour means it is inoperable and consultant said it is incurable. But because he is generally fit they have referred him to radiotherapy and chemotherapy. From reading other posts...
2 years ago we began the scary journey of cancer,my hubby was 61 and a non smoker who was never ill with anything serious in our 42 years of marriage,we started our lives together back in 1984 so you can maybe imagine how this diagnosis hit us like a...
I am a 46 year old male from the UK, very fit and healthy, I belong to two running clubs and go to CrossFit twice a week, I've recently run marathons, ultramarathons etc. This Monday evening, with no previous symptoms, I collapsed and had a seizure...
Following a radiotherapy assessment appointment last week, my husband now has 2 hospital appointments tomorrow, one for yet another MRI scan, and the other to make his mask ready for the 30 radiotherapy treatments over 6 weeks. I must admit I do have...
Hi, my mum was diagnosed with lung cancer which spread to her brain, this was two years ago. Had brain surgery and chemo/radio. Tumor came back April this year and has had second round of radio. November we were given the news is back and growing quicker...
HI everyone I don't often start a post these days although I still reply to the majority of them on here. I exchanged a few emails with the Community Team this week and suggested this might be an appropriate time to re-share a blog I first wrote for...
Hi all, I received a letter telling me that I have a meningioma in the cavernous sinus which is why I have double vision and find it difficult to concentrate. The letter states that there will be a MDT meeting then they'll be InTouch. Can anyone give...
It's been awhile since I posted on this forum. Hello everyone. Our story began in January 2023 when my husband was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumour. The news came as a total shock to the whole family and this Macmillan forum really helped me keep...
Hello everyone, Haven't been on here in a while, my mam sadly lost her life to this monster on the 8th October. 2 weeks before my birthday, her funeral was 2 days after my birthday. It's been about 7 weeks since she passed. At first it was just...
Had no idea what to put as a subject, lol. My husband was diagnosed with glioblastoma IDH wildtype, methylated. Has been through surgery and 6 weeks of chemoradiotherapy. We are now in 2nd week of 4 week recovery period before 5/28 chemo for 6 months...
