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sierrajkt
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wife and caregiver of brain tumor patient, husband age 66.
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Close Brain / CNS Tumors
Type: Oligodendrogliomahusband (i communicate for him) is status post 2 craniotomies, stroke, radiation/chemo treatment. First diagnosed (oligodendroglioma)in 2001. 2nd surgery May, 2007. Stroke related to surgery.
Treatments
- Radiotherapy Considering
- fried his brain. Should NOT have done. had slow growing tumor. i would not recommend this to anyone else with my husband's type of tumor where it was located.
- Surgery, Brain Working / Worked
- 2nd surgery in 2007 resulted in severe stroke, but that still not as debilitating as radiation.
- Temodar Considering
- don't know if it was beneficial.
- Surgery, Brain Working / Worked
- First surgery in 2001 resulted in memory loss and aphasia, but otherwise quality of life was fairly good. 2nd surgery May 2007 got a good portion of the tumor, but side effect was a serious stroke.
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