|
Message
|
Therapy Suggestions/ideas
|
|
|
My father was diagosed with Glioblastoma 3 weeks ago. He had surgery less than a week ago. I am his caretaker/therapist. I paid close attention to all the tests...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 0 | 11/11/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Grade 4 Astrocytoma
|
|
|
Dear All,
My wife was diagnosed as having Grade 4 Astrocytoma in Feb, 2005. The lesion was in the Left Cingulate Gyrus. She underwent Surgery for the same. She...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 3 | 11/10/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Astrocytoma,grade 4-survival?
|
|
|
A very close friend has an Astrocytoma, grade 4. He had surgery to remove one tumor in April of this year. He hasn't been doing great, but then again, when you ...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 14 | 11/08/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Any Il-13pe38qqr Precise or Ph...
|
|
|
My wife participated in the Phase I trial for newly diagnosed GBM's at Duke in July. She tolerated the treatment extremely well, completed 35 rads and is now o...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 5 | 11/08/05 |
|
|
Message
|
Alternative Treatment Gbm
|
|
|
Can anyone give long term successes for "natural" "holistic" treatments.
|
|
View Reply
|
| 2 | 11/07/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Gbm
|
|
|
hi, my mom was diagnosed with gbm last feb. at the time we were told she would only be with us for 3 months. she made it over a year. things have now changed. t...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 10 | 11/07/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Focused Radiation Along With T...
|
|
|
on october 3, mom was daignosed with a brain tumor in the CORPUS CALLOSUM area. her biopsy was on the 11th, finding out on the 19th that it was a GLIOMA. furt...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 4 | 11/06/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Garland/bob
|
|
|
garland have you heard anything about bob's wife and how she is doing ? hope and praying that everyone trying ssz is seeing good results. still trying to get it...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 5 | 11/03/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Gleevec
|
|
|
Hello,
Just wondering if anyone has had experience with Gleevec? My mother dx 01/05 with GBM IV - tried Temodar, then Tarceva and now is being put on Gleevec....
|
|
View Reply
|
| 1 | 11/03/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Thanks Everybody
|
|
|
Thank you for your responses concerning enhancement around the tumor site. It sounds like it is pretty common. Unfortunately my husband says that if he does e...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 1 | 11/03/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Enhancement Around Tumor Site
|
|
|
Hi everyone, My husband had his MRI last week and it showed a 'foggy area' around the tumor site that wasn't there before. His dr. thinks that it could be ra...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 10 | 11/02/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Steroid Reduction
|
|
|
Have any GMB IV inoperable patients or caregivers been fully reduced from their steriods? By next week my dad will be off them but since I reduced him this las...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 7 | 11/01/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
When Can She Start Expecting t...
|
|
|
My wife had whole brain radiation. When her hair go so thin that it was time to shave we took out the clippers and finished off what radiation had started. She ...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 4 | 11/01/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Who Knows About Cyberknife?
|
|
|
If this is such a good method, why all the tumors can not be removed by this method? Do you know the pros and cons?
My father has a tumor under his cerebellum, ...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 3 | 10/31/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Stage 4 Right Temporal Lobe Gl...
|
|
|
my husbend was dianosed july 9th, 2005. surgery
was july11th, 2005. he is 60 years old. surgery
removed 90%. did radiation for 6 weeks with 140mg. temador p...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 6 | 10/26/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Wife Who Seems to be Slipping
|
|
|
Dear Sir,
Is her tumor inoperable? I've had two brain tumors both in the left temporal lobe. Please "E" Mail if you want to discuss it.
--- Messag...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 0 | 10/26/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
She Seems to be Sliding Backwa...
|
|
|
My wife (age 49) was diagnosed with a 2.2 cm matastisised tumor in her Left temporal lobe. She went on dexamethasone which she is in the final week of being wea...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 15 | 10/25/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
uk Treatment Gbmiv
|
|
|
My boyfriend, age 50 was dx 26th may Rt temporal
lobe tumor removed May 27th, fitted with Gliadel
wafers, he went back to work PT before starting
standard...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 3 | 10/25/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Mri...new Growth or Dead Tissu...
|
|
|
My grandfather has been fighting a good fight since April 1st this year when he was diagnosed with a glioblastoma. He has undergone surgery to remove the tumor,...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 2 | 10/22/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Mri Time Again
|
|
|
Well, that time has rolled around again. We have been so blessed so far, but I am always nervous. My husband is going on 11 months since diagnosis and we than...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 5 | 10/21/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Oligodendroglioma and Tarceva
|
|
|
My wife had a 2nd craniotomy in April 2004. It was a grade 3/4 Oligodendroglioma. She went through radiation and Temodar at the same time. She became neutropeni...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 4 | 10/19/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Garland
|
|
|
Garland,
We are in ATL and just diagnosed GBM IV. Would love to chat with you. Shoot me an email --- Message edited by CancerCompass staff: for personal pr...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 1 | 10/17/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Scared in Oklahoma
|
|
|
my boyfriend has brain cancer.i dont know much about it yet.just looking for some answers.and what to expect.they are doing radiation 5 times a week.they have h...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 17 | 10/15/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
Protocell/ Alternative Treatme...
|
|
|
Father just diagnosed w/ Glioblastoma/Gliosarcoma... Had surgery 6 months
ago and doctors were not sure what it was.Now had surgery a second time and this is w...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 1 | 10/14/05 |
|
|
|
Message
|
10/05 Gbm iv Diagnosis Questio...
|
|
|
My husband was diagnosed with GBM IV on 10/01. He had a 4 hour brain surgery and 90% of tumor was removed. The tumor was cystic type and on the Parietal lobe...
|
|
View Reply
|
| 7 | 10/12/05 |
|