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Brain Cancer

Archives for January 2011

Adult Medulloblastoma
My husband was diagnosed in December of 2010 with a brain tumor. He had had symptoms of hand shaking, balance off, dizziness, nausea, and slurred speech. We then went down to Indianapolis, IN and had the tumor removed. It was located on his cerebellum and was the size of a ping pong ball. They said that there was a…
Hey everyone! Doing pretty good!
Just wanted to say hi and let everyone know that I have done pretty well since surgery last monday - full week tomorrow! I don't have any results yet, they sent my tumor - well, the part that they took - to MD Anderson. Was told that I probably won't know anything for a couple of weeks. I am kind of expecting chemo soon,…
New , , ,and will fight
Hi all. I was diagosed with level 4 glio-something-or-other; I really don't care. Alice (in Wonderlaand) has her Jabberwokky to fight .Now I have mine. The love of God, the angel he sent me (Irina), the prayers & support of friend make my 'will & strength' to fight even stronger. The TEMADOR and rides in the RapidArc is my…
what to expect with radiation
Anyone have radiation for two different sites at the same time? My mom has two grade IV GBM's not resected. the have shrunk considerably from their orgional size. she is finishing up her 4th cycle of chemo ( avastin, temador, and cpt-11) and will begin 42 treatments in about 5 weeks. We are visiting her radiation…
13 yr old with Pilocytic Astrocytoma
My niece is 13 years old and was diagnosed with pilocytic astrocytoma on September 30th, 2010. The baseball-sized tumor was removed successfully on October 4th, 2010. When this first happened, the doctors told us there would be a week of recovery and a month of physical therapy. She was in ICU for six weeks and is…
Cancer Treatment Centers Of America?
Has anyone out there been to this place?Should I believe there better then the rest?
Surgery tomorrow...
Hi everyone... I had left a message under a previous discussion that I am having surgery tomorrow, but noticed it wasn't too obvious. So, anyhow, I am having surgery - my tumor appears to either be larger - maybe a higher grade - or there is a slight chance that it is necrosis. The surgeon says we won't really know until…
Avistan?
Im hearing lots of this new drug!Antone out there on it?Please give feedback!
hurry up and wait!Are we running out of time?
We saw the nerosurgeon today,Not looking good on being able to remove any of my fiances gbm(glioblastoma multiforme)tumor.Its in his left frontal lobe and surgery good take away his speech.We should know more Monday.Its only been 3 weeks and since we found out about this.No real warning signs.He,s having problems already…
Joint pains + Dexamethasone (steroids)
Since I started my radiation therapy my radio oncologist have been prescribing me with dexamethasone now I noticed that everytime im on a high dose for the first few days im experiencing joint pains on my foot and the site where the pain is getting inflamed. Has anyone experienced this too?
Stereotactic Radiation
Wanting to find out if anyone has had stereotactic radiation and their experience with it.
HBOT due to Radiation Necrosis on Optic Chiasm
I wanted to just let you know that my husband had his first "dive" today with Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy. I've posted before that he's sustained vision loss, pretty substantially, due to radiation necrosis. It's on the optic chiasm, and we are hopeful we are going to see some very positive results and ideally a full…
left frontal lobe gbm
We find out friday if my fiances GBM tumor is able to be removed,Its in his left frontal lobe,Im nervous about the surgery!Help!
In need of what to expect
My name is Yvonne,Me and my fiance were engaged on Christmas day!New years day I brought him to the ER thinking he was having a stroke,Lots of tests later we find out he has Glioblastoma metahome stage 4.He had a brain byiopsy last week and a fuctional mri Saturday to see if surgery is an option.His tumer is located deep…
Anyone else dealing with the side effects of whole brain radiation
My loved one had whole brain radiation following surgery to remove a metastatic tumor. (She had breast cancer that spread to her brain and lungs) She is two years post radiation and is now having cognitive problems. She has a lot of short term memory problems and even some dementia now. She has done some really strange…
18 yr old with Anaplastic Astrocytoma stage III
My 18 yr old brother was dx with Anaplastic Astrocytoma stage III at the end of November 2010. I have read everything and anything on the internet. Just want to hear what other people his age have gone through, being as the average person with this dx is 40. Any response would help. Thank you!
Issues caused by Astrocytoma...anyone else been there?
I have been diagnosed with a grade II Astrocytoma in my left temporal lobe since August 2009. I actually had a partial resection and a stereotactic radiosurgery done, no chemotherapy. I have been doing relatively well since then. I work full time and am a single mom. During the last year, I have been through a few things –…
When was the last time, you did something for the first time?
Good morning everyone, here's a little food for thought ( I am not including my cancer stuff), I actually had to think for a while, so that means I need to be more adventurous, slowing down over here =) It was right before christmas, I had started dating I guy, a REALLY nice guy, never thought he'd be my type but the more…

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