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Proton or photon radiation for meningioma

Brain Tumor | Last Active: Jul 19 2:12pm | Replies (24)

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I’m glad you’re doing ok so far. Hopefully no vision loss will occur. My tumor was a large 6 cm+ located in the right frontal lobe. Because of the size and location I was opened up from ear to ear at the hairline leaving an 11” scar which itches a lot. That is the only effect of the surgery that I notice. It’s been 5 months since the surgery and I’ve been exercising like a fiend to be as strong as possible going into the treatments. The patient education is supposed to happen at the setup appointment. I had a second opinion where I got a packet of information on what to expect so I’m somewhat informed. But everyone responds differently so we’ll see what happens. Fatigue does seem to be the most common side effect. All the best.

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Same area, right frontal lobe. Cancerous. 9 in scar then a bleeder so they went back.two weeks later Did a good enough job for scars had a good doctor and support group. Eat healthy, positive attitude as much as you can and heal up.