Biography

My life is great. I have two beautiful little girls. Kaitlynn is 5 and Maegan is 3. My husband is great. I am a teacher, this was the career I have always wanted. My life is perfect. I forget…I have brain cancer. haha

Cancer Symptoms

headaches, short term memories, long term memories, hand-eye coordination, seizures…. that all I can thank of but I do have memory problems. HAHAHA

Surgery Description, Dates & Side Effects

Oct 06, left-frontal lobe. I had a lot of problems but the one I will shake my head about is: the doc shaved my head. Before going into surgery. he said he would only shave where he was cutting. When I woke up, I found he shaved half of my head. I had long hair!
The major side effect is: I now have major headaches. I am in pain every single day! It is never ending. At night time, it is even worse.

Radiation Description, Dates & Side Effects

6-08 IMRT,

Chemotherapy Description, Dates & Side Effects

7/08-1/09: I took pills for 5 days each month. The first month was fine. I thought, “this is going to be e-z.” Boy, I wrong! After that month, it was horrible!

Comments:

Hey Tabby I saw that they found your tumor in 2000 but diagnosed it in 2006. How did that happen???

I see that you are the only person in here whom has the same tumor as me. Well I think anyway. I mean I have both of those tumors as well but I was listed as an Oligoastrocytoma. Where you or not???

Do you work? I finally stopped working because of seizures. I had someone drive me to work 2 times a week and after a while I just got so tired of it. I was a sales person for a radio station and since I could not drive a car anymore I just could not take it anymore. Plus I went for DS and I got it so now I stay home. It is better this way since I mess all kinds of stuff up now.

I read all of your info and you seem to be doing very well! You seem to be a lot happier then me. I wish I could be like you. Your family seems to be so beautiful! I did the cancer walk as well. It was hard because I was the Only Brain Cancer person there. Most of the people there were many others…What kind of picture is that with the light blue round thing?

Well you stay strong for your children! Keep smiling!

Posted on October 17, 2009 at 8:29:29 PM PDT by janet