Glad to hear she is doing better. The steroids may have a bit of side effect themselves so if she gets a bit moody - it is the pills.
Keep us posted and we wish you both well.
We know the tumor is in a slightly different area than it was originally. He is in treatment (Temodar for the second time) for the third recurrence of his tumor. We have always been told it is in an area where surgery has not been an option. The oncologist does say he believes it is a higher grade. We think he believes it is glioblastoma but he won't say that definitely without doing another biopsy.
Welcome to the medhelp neurology forum. Thanks for writing in. I empathise with you for what your husband is going though. Gliobastoma multiforme is the most common and most malignant of the glial tumors. Changes in personality, mood, mental capacity, and concentration may be observed along with the other symptoms of a brain tumor. Also the disease, its treatment must have been so very taxing for him, for depression to set in.
For a PET scan, they give you a tracer of some sort to make a tumor show up. I do not think the benign tumors take up the tracer like the malignant ones, hence why the PET scan works (or so how I think it works).
The doctor will have to tell you if the lesion in her brain is related or not - but it may or may not be cancer. I hope not.
The vast majority of headaches are not brain tumors. Brain tumors are actually very rare, and headaches can be caused so many different things. Headaches are just one of many symptoms of brain tumors (and they are rarely the sole presenting symptom). Also, in 3-4 years you would have most likely developed other symptoms (or be dead by now) if it were a brain tumor. That said, it might be appropriate to have an mri to help figure out what is going on.
These lesions can occur anywhere on the body and become more numerous during childhood. During adolescence, benign tumors may develop on the skin (cutaneous), under the skin (subcutaneous), and in connective nerve tissue (neurofibromas). It also causes scoliosis, which can lead to spinal stenosis, hearing loss and learning disabilities etc.
He is currently taking his suboxone but is not getting any relief for his head pain. The oncologist put him back on a steroid last week for swelling in his brain. That is adding to his sadness and anger. He feels awful and is extremely depressed. We have gone back and forth with his oncologists, GP and yesterday his pain clinic (whom he doesn't like). We just can't give him any relief. I am very worried about him and would like any advice on what we should do.
Hello. I was diagnosed with a pituitary tumor about 6 months ago...and for some reason they have not removed the tumor. It has been causing me to have very bad headaches and other pain in my body. I have also developed tumors in my arm(not sure if it is related) I have also been told that my thyroid has shut down on me. They have put me on synthroid and have been increasing the dose all the time, but nothing seems to be working.
First off, despite more people being diagnosed with primary brain tumors, they are still relatively uncommon. A good percentage of people develop brain tumors while fighting another form of cancer such as lung or colon cancer. Also know that a good number of people diagnosed with brain tumors do not present with headaches. I think you should see an ENT because it could be something as simple as an inner ear infection which can cause dizziness and ringing in the ears.
Hi,
Besides radiation and chemotherapy, surgical excision of the tumour is the treatment option for the growing brain tumour. Please consult a neurologist for the treatment. The growing tumour may compress the adjacent brain structures causing complications like blindness, balance problems, loss of co-ordination and a lot of other permanent complications and may be hazardous. Please consult a neurologist at the earliest. Hope this helps you. Take care and regards!
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