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Brain Cancer
Oct 26 2006, 7:09 PM EDT I have brain cancer; Glioblastoma Multi-forma (sp?) type IV, aggressive type which can form its own blood supply. Blah. First symptom came when on a business trip out of the country; had a "pre-seizure aura" as nausea, weird feelings, etc, went to bathroom, tried to throw up. Next thing I know, woke up in a hospital in a foreign country; spent 3 days there, was told that I had seizures while I was out. Also had an MRI, which found one "lesion" in my head, but outside my brain. After I came home, follow-up MRI found two lesions, one inside, one outside. Decided to get the biopsy; biopsy MRI found that the two lesions had merged together and become a larger mass. Scheduled brain surgery, currently recovering from this surgery. I feel like I got hit by a bus -- there was no way to see any of this coming. One silver lining: my wife and I are expecting our first child this December. 4 out of 4 found this valuable. Do you? |
 Louise |
RE: Brain Cancer
Oct 27 2006, 9:27 PM EDT Hi there. Thanks for sharing the symptoms you had prior to your diagnosis -- I can't imagine what it was like to wake up in a hospital in a foreign country. What other treatment (if any) are you receiving secondary to the surgery? Are you on chemo or receiving radiation? If you'd like to create a profile and add more information about your treatment and diagnosis on your user page, that would be great -- it would be a place where other people with Glioblastoma multiforma could find more information. I wish you all the best with your treatment and recovery, and congratulations on the baby! I'm glad you have something nice to look forward to. If there is anything I can do to help you find information or post to the site, just leave a comment and I'll do what I can. Take care, Louise, wikiCancer moderator. 2 out of 2 found this valuable. Do you? |
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Anonymous |
RE: Brain Cancer
Apr 26 2007, 10:47 PM EDT what are you doing for treatment. My sister is suffering with the same diagnosis today. 3 out of 3 found this valuable. Do you? |
