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- RubyCat
- Experience with Brain and Spinal Cord ...
to have surgery soon or delay surgery for six months
Decision Point
The idea of waiting six months and risk having damage that may not return to normal spurred me to have surgery soon.
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- valleyofroses
- Experience with High-Grade Astro...
Procedure or Surgery
They removed part of my skull
Went as Expected: Neutral/NA Minimal Recovery: Neutral/NA Minimal Side Effects: Neutral/NA Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Disagree -
- MrsGilbert
- Experience with Oligodendroglioma
Chemotherapy
Drug or Chemo Therapy
I'm on three different types of chemo and when I'm on them it greatly affects my day to day living. I have extreme fatigue, mental f...
Easy to Do: Strongly Agree Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Disagree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Disagree -
- MrsGilbert
- Experience with Oligodendroglioma
External radiation
Radiation
I received six weeks of radiation to my head. I lost what hair I had grown, my eyebrows, my eye lashes, and I had a terrible burn on...
Painless Experience: Strongly Agree Minimal Side Effects: Strongly Disagree Minimal Impact to Daily Life: Strongly Disagree -
- MrsGilbert
- Experience with Oligodendroglioma
Surgery
Procedure or Surgery
I had brain surgery to remove most of the brain tumor but they were not able to get all of it. I stayed one night in the hospital an...
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- MrsGilbert
- Experience with Oligodendroglioma
To quit my studies
Decision Point
At the time I was a full time student in college and it was spring. I was so close to being done and I did attempt to finish online ...
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- MrsGilbert
- Experience with Oligodendroglioma
Cancer is back/Recurred
Oh No
March 17, 2015 I went in for my routine mri and found out my cancer was back and it was more aggressive. I was scheduled for brain s...
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- dabobo
- Experience with Brain and Spinal Cord T...
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- dabobo
- Experience with Brain and Spinal Cord T...
To live or die.
Decision Point
My mom choose to make me live and for that I'am grateful but unsure if I would go through this experience again.
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- Lizabeth
- Experience with Oligodendroglioma
Lost loved one
Loss
My husband, best friend and fellow caregiver, who was fighting his own battle with 2 cancers, made it through all of my treatment, ...
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- Lizabeth
- Experience with Oligodendroglioma
Hair loss (alopecia)
Side Effects
It came out in all the areas where the radiation was aimed. Luckily, no burns. I used aloe Vera gel, right from the plant . Had to s...
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- Lizabeth
- Experience with Oligodendroglioma
Anemia (low red blood cell counts)
Side Effects
Doctor was surprised that I reacted with such low platelet count so soon after I started chemo
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