Hi there,
My 43 year old brother was diagnosed with oligoastrocytoma six weeks ago. He was rushed into surgery where 95% of the tumour was able to be removed - the remaining 5% was around the corpus callossum vents and the risk to his fine motor skills were thought to be too great to remove the remaining portion. Post surgery he has recovered well - he had been suffering major depression for 5 years prior to diagnosis - which seems to have literally disappeared overnight when he had surgery, leading us to the conclusion the depression was caused by the tumour. At this stage we have no idea what his prognosis is. We're still waiting to see if he'll require chemo/radio or both or none at all. The results of the pathology came back as level two - hence "benign". Apparently "benign" doesn't really mean "benign" in this type of tumour.
His whole life has been turned upside down in an instant. The journey has begun. Would welcome any info anyone can share.
Bless you all as you deal with your own journeys...