In a&e just told I have a brain tumour

[Wells37]

Just that really. It's 2cm ish on ct scan symptoms for 5 weeks. I can't stop crying. I just sent dh home as kids are at home.
Terrified

Rooting for you OP and sending healing thoughts xx

Sounds like you are in very good hands with your medical team. Wishing you the best.

Thank you for the update op. I’ve been thinking about you

I’ve been following your thread and am sending lots of love and strength for your surgery.

We are all rooting for you and your family. 🩷

So pleased you have a treatment plan, it is so helpful to plan to that. Hope you can sleep a little easier tonight.

If it helps I know someone who is 10 years post-GBM diagnosis and is doing well.

I have been following your story and just wanted to wish you well OP. Maggies are an incredible source of support and offer invaluable help and advice.I can't begin to imagine how you're feeling, but it sounds like you have a great medical team behind you ,and a treatment plan in place. Please come here for support of you need it. We are here for you. And enjoy your yoga!🧘‍♀️

I’m really rooting for you OP. Great news it’s treatable and you have a treatment plan.

Wishing you every success with your treatment, I hope for the very best for you.

Thinking of you 💐

Stay strong OP. Our thoughts and support are with you. It may not have occurred to you but if the kids are still in college, / school do they know. Our school/ collage were very supportive when DH went blind. It just helps to left them know.

Been thinking about you. You are in good hands and have a treatment plan. Wishing you all the best.

Rooting for you OP x

Sounds like the doctors are all over it.
My thoughts are with you all. Xxx

Wishing you all the best xx

I’m sure that’s so scary to hear but probably not as scary as what you’ve been thinking.

Really hoping it all goes well.

Thought about this post a lot today - wishing you the very best possible outcome for your surgery and treatment.

Wishing you all the best for your surgery xx

Thinking of you and your family, OP x

Very good luck with the operation.

Don’t Google - but do know that if you’re young it makes a very huge difference.

You’re in my thoughts xx

My step father has cancer that is treatable but not (yet) curable. The advances in medical science at the moment are very fast moving. My stepdad was the first person to be offered a new drug combination which had been proven in clinical trials to reduce life expectancy by an additional 50%. The treatment had only been licensed weeks earlier. Whenever I have looked into new treatments online, the UK really is quick off the mark to offer the latest treatments and drugs. Every few months new treatments emerge. When you think about HIV, it's not curable either, but in the Weston world the life expectancy with treatment is virtually the same as those without it. People are living longer and longer with cancer, which is now why they talk about 'living with cancer'. Every treatment that offers a little more time buys a little more hope. Definitely do not google. The stats will be horribly out of date and likely won't differentiate between tumour types, age categories and will be based on studies that are already outdated and meaningless. If you are going to google, focus on new treatment breakthroughs as that will be more relevant.
Thinking of you xx

Oh and brain surgery today has also come a very long way. A friend of mine had some surgery and was back home 2 days later and back to work within a couple of weeks.

Wishing you all the very best x ❤️

All the best for you and your family 💐

Oh @Wells37 I am so sorry you are going through this. I can't imagine how you must be feeling. Shock and fear I guess. I'm so glad that the medics are taking this seriously and that you'll be in surgery asap. That's amazing. But also a big thing in its self. Please contact Maggies or your local cancer charity for help before your surgery as they can give you, your partner and your children vital support and therapy as you go through this. Sending you much love. You're not alone.