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Germinoma or Craniopharyngioma
My son Henry has had slow growth, diabetes insipidus, and vision loss (the latter of which led to an MRI and diagnosis) that is the result of a 5cm sized tumor in the area of his pituitary and hypothalamus. Blood tests revealed that most pituitary functions are normal. The initial thought was Craniopharyngioma, but another…
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Radiation damage treatment Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments
I was unable to get back to the post about bladder cancer post radiation damage, I am still looking for the post, However I hope that this will be read by the wife whose husband had radiation and now is having trouble... However I might add, trouble is a term that is used to lightly for radiation damage... Although…
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Alternative Medicine to shrink tumors anyone?
Has anyone looked into or tried an alernative medicine treatment for a brain tumor? I've been reading that cancer cannot survive in an alkaline state. Therefore if you take the right summplements and change your diet it alkalize the body it could potentially get rid of the cancer. I've also been looking into cesium that…
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No short term memory
I was diagnosed with Oligoastrocytoma grade II in the right temporal lobe a little over 12 years ago and I was on at least a half a dozen meds including tegratol, Keppra, and Depakote. I had surgery about five years ago and the surgery affect my short term memory. Over the past five years seizures are here and there but a…
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Last MRI not good news
I was dx 05/01/11 with Glioblastoma Multiforme. I have had the radiation and Temodar, 42 treatments. After some complications with the surgery site, an infection, and a month break from treatments I started the Avastin and 5/28 Temodar. The next 2 MRIs showed that the tumor was shrinking. The MRI that I just had Thursday…
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vets and brain tumors
Has anyone heard of or researched a link between brain tumors and vets who served in Iraq/Afghanistan? My son served in the Marine Corps from 1998-2006 with 2 deployments to Iraq and was dx with a grade 2 oligodendroglioma Dec.2011. There seems to be a higher than usual percentage of brain tumors and other cancers in the…
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headaches
my neurologist is very hard to reach, so I have called upon my family doctor to page him in order to get his attention. Let's see if this will work. I have had headaches since my diagnosis of an aa3 aug 2010 which was completely removed through surgery. I'm on topamax now. But sometimes that doesn't even help. I get sharp…
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What items make you feel better?
Hi, I'm a cancer survivor who is working to help other patients/survivors. Thinking about your treatments and side effects, physically, mentally, etc. What type of items could someone give you to help make you more comfortable. Example: I had dry mouth and nausea - fruit flavored hard candy helped. Reading helped me pass…