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I haven't been on here in awhile but I'm an astrocytoma survivor. How are you doing?

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I did my six weeks of radiation. Before my brain was completely swollen and the white flair was everywhere. The post-radiation MRI showed that the swelling was gone and 80% of the flair was gone. They can't tell me if the cancer has been eliminated there or if it's just greatly diminished. I've finished two round of chemo (pills) and just feel run down, loss of and change of appetite and these awful headaches that last 30 seconds that are so bad that they have dropped me to the floor. Basic symptom is being so tired and my legs, esp the right leg, weigh about 50 pounds each. But I'm eating and getting 4,000+ steps a day, so I'm doing what I can to fight this thing.

How long have you been a survivor?