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Wife Beat Breast Cancer and Now Beating Brain Cancer (4 Viewers)

I am a wreck right now.

My wife has been having headaches that basically don't go away. Doctor ordered a MRI to be done last weekend but then they realized that they could not do that because the spacers she has have metal in them. Rescheduled a CT scan today. (I am not sure if related or not but her memory has been very bad and her temperature has been off where she is always feeling super hot)

I took my boys to a swim meet so she went with her sister to the scan. She texted me that they found something and was getting a consult.

I didn't really know how to react. I waited a bit and she texted me that they found a mass at the bottom of her brain. She was still at the Hospital waiting for a neurologist and oncologist to consult. I called her immediately. She is solid as a rock like always and seemed upbeat. She said that she didn't have more information at all. Said radiation and surgery or vice versa or what.

I am just trying to keep it together right now because I don't want to upset the kids.

Prayers please.
 
Sorry to hear. Hope for the best result.
Not a health professional but have a little, recent, personal experience. I would be curious if there were any discussion about doing PET scan?
 
brun said:
Sorry to hear. Hope for the best result.
Not a health professional but have a little, recent, personal experience. I would be curious if there were any discussion about doing PET scan?
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They did another CT scan with contrast. Apparently that was enough info for them sans an MRI.
 
Caught it relatively early. The NP walking us through options said there are three surgery types.... emergency, urgent and elective. She said we were kind of on the line from urgent and elective.

They gave us two options...

Surgery now or radiosurgery (I don't think that is what it is called but that is how my dumb self interepts it) and then surgery later. The complication being the spacers causing some issues but they will get around that by positioning her in surgery.

Other than headache she is close to not having other symptoms.... except for her trying to do the DUI walk in a line test where that was difficult for her.

Opted for surgery now. They are working in scheduling. It will be any time from tomorrow to Friday.

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I downplayed it with the kids. I think they are use to us being in the hospital now (my wife in several times in the last two years and me for a week a couple of months ago) so even my 8 year old who struggles with emotional regulation (in therapy for it) seemed ok with it and didn't really even have questions.

Continued prayers please and thank you for the messaging. I am more stable today as yesterday the only thing that kept me together was putting up a strong facade for the kids.
 
It's been just over a year since my wife's breast cancer journey. Nothing more heart wrenching then these types of journeys. A real test of individual realove to watch a loved one go through that. She lost a boob and has been cancer free so far. Every oncology apt she has brings a deep rooted level of stress that our life can change at any moment.

I briefly tell my story to say that I emphasize completely with what your going through. The kids. The questions. The stress. Genuine prayers and good vibes to you and yours buddy.
 
My wife is amazing. She is a rock. I mean, the Ancient Roman stoic philosophers would use her as an example.

During this entire journey which started just a
month over two years ago. I have only seen her cry twice before today.

The first when she first told me that it was confirmed cancer. The second when the first clump of hair started falling out well into her treatments. I just saw her eyes water after calling her Dad (a Doctor) to update him and he started crying on the phone. That is it.

She is the strong one. I can't lose her because I won't be able to do this on my own.
 
Chadstroma said:
My wife is amazing. She is a rock. I mean, the Ancient Roman stoic philosophers would use her as an example.

During this entire journey which started just a
month over two years ago. I have only seen her cry twice before today.

The first when she first told me that it was confirmed cancer. The second when the first clump of hair started falling out well into her treatments. I just saw her eyes water after calling her Dad (a Doctor) to update him and he started crying on the phone. That is it.

She is the strong one. I can't lose her because I won't be able to do this on my own.
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Love you brother. Reach out if youneed anything.

Shoot me your address. I’ll send you a poster of Jimmy G. You could put it in the garage! Imagine how much joy that would bring you every day. ;)
 
DA RAIDERS said:
Chadstroma said:
My wife is amazing. She is a rock. I mean, the Ancient Roman stoic philosophers would use her as an example.

During this entire journey which started just a
month over two years ago. I have only seen her cry twice before today.

The first when she first told me that it was confirmed cancer. The second when the first clump of hair started falling out well into her treatments. I just saw her eyes water after calling her Dad (a Doctor) to update him and he started crying on the phone. That is it.

She is the strong one. I can't lose her because I won't be able to do this on my own.
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Love you brother. Reach out if youneed anything.

Shoot me your address. I’ll send you a poster of Jimmy G. You could put it in the garage! Imagine how much joy that would bring you every day. ;)
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Good gawd... you really do hate me... don't you?
 
FarFromHome said:
It's been just over a year since my wife's breast cancer journey. Nothing more heart wrenching then these types of journeys. A real test of individual realove to watch a loved one go through that. She lost a boob and has been cancer free so far. Every oncology apt she has brings a deep rooted level of stress that our life can change at any moment.

I briefly tell my story to say that I emphasize completely with what your going through. The kids. The questions. The stress. Genuine prayers and good vibes to you and yours buddy.
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Yea... there is something that you understand at a level that others can't though many of us have been through similar situations.

The thing about this is that I really felt like we were beyond this. Maybe naively but just felt like she kicked the **** out of it and life was getting back to normal and she was getting back to normal that she just needed check ups to make sure but we were good.... then bam.

But she beat it once... it has been caught relatively early....she has great Doctors who everyone raves about and actually noticeably care (her Oncologist has called the surgeon and talked to him multiple times each day... the NP was laughing about it but was saying how special it was).... and as I type this, I am watching a young man... 11 years old I believe.... warming up for a swim meet who had bone cancer. Life can and does beat cancer. She will.
 
My good friend had a non-cancerous tumor removed from her brain about a year ago. It was totally squishing her brain from one side. They opened up her skull, cut away the tumor and put the skull back in place. She's doing awesome now. It's scary as hell, but you and your family will get through this.
 
The Z Machine said:
My good friend had a non-cancerous tumor removed from her brain about a year ago. It was totally squishing her brain from one side. They opened up her skull, cut away the tumor and put the skull back in place. She's doing awesome now. It's scary as hell, but you and your family will get through this.
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I never talked about it here but my wife has/had a cavernous malformation in her brain. She started suffering from non-stop headaches (8 years ago) and finally saw her PCP who sent her directly to get a scan which led to an immediate trip to the ER. She had an aneurysm which led to a hemorrhage in the brain which was close to blocking her spinal cord. The thought of brain surgery was scary for sure but she came through just fine, though I do kid her that they sucked out part of her brain (true sort of) and it shows.
 
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