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Brain Cancer
Archives for December 2009
Discussion List
side effects of Temodar
I'm about 6 mos. post tumor resection for GBM and have completed RT and concurrent Temodar - now on cycle 2 of monthly Temodar protocol. This cycle started a much higher dosage of the Temodar and the side effects were really much worse than I had expected. Besides the extreme fatigue, the nausea has been severe despite…
one year down.
hey, everybody. i have never made my own post on a discussion board before (i posted here as well as on the "caregiver" board), but tonight is an anniversary of sorts. so, i just wanted to do some sharing with some people about the love i have for my husband. one year ago tonight was the beginning of what will prove to be…
Any recent AA3 survivors?
Hi All I posted recently in another thread about my 50 year old darling wife. Heather was disgosed with an anaplastic astrocytoma level 3 in her right front temporal lobe. 80% of the tumour was removed in surgery and she has just finished 6 weeks radiation coupled with Temodal chemotherapy orally. All along we have ben…
Senate Health Care Bill Would Allow Insurers to Limit Coverage for Seriously Ill Patients.
A loophole in the Senate health care bill would let insurers place annual dollar limits on medical care for people struggling with costly illnesses such as cancer, prompting a rebuke from patient advocates. The legislation that originally passed the Senate health committee last summer would have banned such limits, but a…
Are there any survivors of Pontine Glioma
Can anybody tell me of any kind of treatment that worked on this type of tumor?It would be deeply appreciated.Thanks
Mom diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer a Year Ago - Now 8 Lesions Found in her Brain
Hello All: Boy am I glad I found this site! My mother was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer about a year and a half ago. She has had chemo and each visit and scan the tumors continue to shrink and no new growth. Unfortunately last week she was sent for a brain MRI- for a totally different development and thank god- they…
New - need help
I am about to start chemo (Tamador)for an oglio.. brain tumor since they could not get 25% of it since it is on my motor cortex effecting my right side. I am also bipolar so the emotional roller coaster that I am going through is worse. Can anyone tell me what I can expect once I am on the chemo. My husband can barely deal…
lung cancer metastasis to brain
Hi, I am new to this group. My mother was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer in June and went through radiation and chemo - about 2 months ago she had a scan and they said she reacted great to treatment and was cancer free. About 2 weeks ago she started having HORRIBLE headaches and falling - she went in for a MRI on…
Coming up on my last days of treatments. My story and experiences.
Well i currently only have 4 more radiation therapy treatments, and then i am finally done with all my treatments and i can go back to my "Normal" life. These past couple months have been pretty tough going from a perfectly healthy athletic 15 year old boy to having discovered i had brain cancer. I would like to share my…