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"Lynn" <lynn.scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in
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absolutely Jan I will keep him in my thoughts.
My dad has his brain tumor removed last Sept then had another surgury
in Feb of this year. the time they gave him came and went a couple of
times and the chemo pills he is on now seems to arrest the spread..
not sure about that but it isn't doing any harm. his MRI was being
done today. if you want I can get the name for you and you can ask
your doctor about it and see if it might help your hubby.


HI Lynn

I now remember as we were going through similar things about the same
time almost and any info you have that might help please feel free to let
me know.

I guess it's too early to have gotten the result of your Dad's MRI, but
hope the news is good please let me know.

As I said my husband is due to have his first MRI check up on the 8th
November, but doesn't actually see the Neurosurgeon until the 15th so
that we be hard having to wait and see if the bloody thing has grown back
at all. He did have quite a bit of the tumour still left on his brain
stem and they just can't remove that because the chances are just so
risky with the chance of stroke or even worse.

I think the waiting is the worse thing for me and my sons. He is adament
that he is not having any more surgery and I just have to accept that,
but he said should things have increased again he would think about
Radiotherapy but no Chemo so it's terrible justing waiting and waiting
not knowing what the future holds after November. I am trying to be
positive.

It's strange though, I worked in Neurosurgery for over 15 years up till
about 3 years ago and it really doesn't hit home until something happens
to your own family.

Anyway as I said anything that you may suggest I would appreciate.

Regards

Jan

PS

Are you in the US. if so where (if you don't mind my asking of course)?
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