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Brain Cancer

Archives for November 2009

I WAS TOLD I HAD A BRAIN TUMOR
FOR MANY YEARS I WAS TREATED FOR HEADACHES AND DEPRESSION BUT IN 2008 I GOT SO SICK I WAS TAKED TO THE HOSPITAL WHICH THEY DID A MRI WHICH SHOWED A 3" TUMOR. I THEN WAS LIFEFLIGHTED TO ANOTHER PLACE AND THE NEXT MORING HAD EMERGENCY SURGURY DONE .. I WAS TOLD THEY TOOK MOST OF THE TUMOR OUT AND IT WAS CANCER. I HAVE GONE…
Husband diagnosed with GBM grade 4
My husband is battling a GBM grade 4 brain tumor. His is located near the brain stem and is approximately the size of a golf ball. He was experiencing headaches and then the pain moved into his neck and upper back. Aaron was diagnosed on November 10th 2009. The tumor was operable yet the surgeon was only able to remove…
some bady tell me please please pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
is there any surviver from abrain stem glimoa ???? or not
Childhood - Pineoblastoma Tumor (PNET)
Good Evening, My name is Alisahia and my 9yr old son was diagnosed with Brain Cancer July of this year. The name of his cancer is Pineoblastoma which is also called (PNET). He has been through 6 weeks of radition and is now going through a 4 week period of no treatments until December of this year. This past Sunday was the…
What to expect with GBM
In May of 2009 my mother watched me graduate from college. In June she saw my sister get married. On August 13, 2009 she went into the hospital after having a seizure and was told after tests she there was a tumor. The biopsy after her craniotomy showed that it was GBM grade 4. The doctors told my sister and I that she had…
tumors starting to go toward skull and thickening of the dura
Has this happened to anyone before? I read the MRI report that stated I find this MRI to be very interesting. I have been told that it isn't that it hasn't happened before but it isn't normal. Nobody will tell me if this is better or worse or why this may have happened.
UP Date on my MRI
We got to read the MRI report today on-line on the DUKE Web site that was done on 11-11-09 the last MRI. And even though they said not really any change and that it was stable.The numbers were a little different. Sept 30. MRI was 7cm x 3cm and Nov 11th shows 6.6cm x 2.2 cm. they said it was a good scan but they werent that…
BRAIN STEM glioma (6 years old baby)
IS THERE ANY SECOND TREATMANT AFTER RADIATION OR NO THE TUMOER IN THE BRAIN STEM ????? OR IT DEATH I WANT SOME BADY TO TELL ME ?
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Just wondering what to expect. I am scheduled to have it on November 19th and am a little nervous. I've heard that it is really not that bad, but that some people do have some problems with swelling, etc. I am having it for a grade II Astrocytoma in my left temporal lobe. The doctor says that I am young enough and healthy…
decadron questions/issues..
I'm 21, I've been on decadron since my surgery on Oct 6th. They successfully removed my 5cm GBM IV and now I'm on 120 mg of Temodar/radiation. I was on 8 mg of Decadron a day, it was lowered to 4 mg 2 weeks ago, lowered again to 2mg a day this past week, and I get to lower it again to 1 mg a day on the 19th and I can stop…
Very concerned!
Hello I am trying to figure out what a comment on my MRI means, I have been diagnosed with tonsil cancer, and had the MRI for head and neck cancer, but this comment bothers me. I know it means I may have a brain tumor also, but my GP could not explain to me if it was a second primary cancer or if my cancer has…
is it normal to sleep all day after whole brain radiation?
My dearly loved 28 years old boyfriend has recently diagonosed with brain mets (5 tumor, the largest one has been surgically taken out), the primary is colon cancer. He has just finished 10 treatments of whole brain radiation (WBR) and he feels tired all the time, he slept most time during the day and only comes out for…
anaplastic astrocytoma stage 3 ..... 5yrs +
Anyone out there that falls into this group?
anaplastic astrocytoma stage 3 ..... 5yrs +
Anyone out there that falls into this group?
who is that dc
i want to know is doctor ROGER j PACKER a good one in a gilomas in the brain stem or not????? and what the good time to maske MRI after radiation therapy
My Mom & brain cancer
This may sound small compared to yall who are battling cancer. My mother passed in February 6 weeks after being diagnosed with brain cancer. My grandmother also passed from brain cancer. Im scared!!!!!!!!!! Im next right??
i want any one to tell me ((( if it can be
i wan to if there in case in this world with a low grade giloma in the brain stem with a 6 years old child live or nooooooooooooooo
What to expect next ?
My mother is 73 years old and was diagnosed with GBM 4 in June 09. The tumor is not operable. Her doctors told us she would have 6 to 18 months. We started the radiation and chemo on July 6th. She had 7 weeks of radiation and started the temador at the same time. She has been also been taking steroids since her diagnosis,…
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i need help please please pleaseeeeeeeeeeee
my llttle girls 6 years old with brainstem glioma we start radiation the doctoers said we cant doing any treatment after that , i want know what that meannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn is that mean death help me pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Glioblastoma multiforme 4
I have GBM4. I was diagnosed on 12/15/08 and had surgery on 1/13/09 to debulk the tumor.This was after being told for a month that it was inoperable. I had 6 glio wafers put on the tumor base at the time of surgery. I had 6 weeks of radation and have been on Temodar chemo ever since I have had a few problems but not many.…
hi every body
i just want to ask how can any body live when he know that he had a astrocytoma of the brain stem . especial if it was with his little dauther in 6 years now. and she start a new life its so hard to thinking about all we need i meant his parents cant belive or work orrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr any thing what now?what…
Joint pain and chemo
I have been on Temodar for 9 months now and am starting to experience some intense joint pain. I could chalk up the pain and stiffness to getting older but I am 30 and have never had joint issues like this. I am wondering if this is in any way related to chemo. I have read that breast cancer patients experience this during…
Increase symptoms - tumour or side effect of meds?
Hi My husband was put on dex 4 weeks ago because he was complaining of headaches and tremors in his hands. The oncologist thought it was probably increased pressure in the brain and prescribed dexamethasone. Hubby had some short term memory loss after his op in Mar 09 but since July 09 has been pretty good.. Over the last…
need help and advice
ITS MY LITTLE daugther its only 6 years old. she had a low grade astrocystic neoplasm in the brain stem

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