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Post a new topicby livingwith on Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:34 pm

I wrote a short dialogue about my husband who has stage IV brain cancer and now we are further along this very difficult road. After treatment with surgical removal of the tumor ( deemed successful) and the radiation and Temodor treatment we had 5 weeks off and things went pretty good for about 4 of those weeks. Then we went and had a MRI and a new small tumor was found the size of a jellybean. After talking to all the Doctors the decision was made to wait 4 weeks and see what was happening. ...Read the full article
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Re: It can get worse

Post a new topicby stephieam on Sat Apr 19, 2008 11:32 am

I wonder if you can help me. My brother in law's mom just found out she had stage 4 gbm. She had surgery last monday see's a specialist tuesday. Can you keep me posted on your husbands treatent? We've researched Avastin coctailed together with chemo/radiation and have heard some promising feedback. What are your thoughts on it?

Your husband sounds like a fighter.
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Re: It can get worse

Post a new topicby mekala on Thu Sep 11, 2008 1:28 pm

hai mrs.judith,
never lose ur hope.v all pray for ur husband....my mom s also ve ing t same probs...but now she somevat normal.th doctors oly brought our mom back..ve a positive thinking...
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