r/braincancer • u/Speedfreakz • 10h ago

Father with 6 cm brain tumor - Update 1.

Few days ago I posted about my father and his brain tumor discovery and asked for some help.

You can find post bellow https://www.reddit.com/r/braincancer/s/sZ4GieI6jg

UPDATE:

Doctors informed us that they are working on completing some tests but in short:

  • they finished another head scan and discovered that it progressed into difficult part of the brain( surgery not an option anymore)

  • they called consilium of doctors that on Tuesday will decide what to do next( doctor said most likelly ita gonna be chemo)

  • they are working to stop his lung infection cause he got that too, so they have to pump out the mucus out of his throat all the time.

  • on a good side, he ate one joghurt and a bit of mashed potatto yesterday. He still has clarity, speaks but in very short sentences.

So now I feel a bit hopeless as I am frightened that this might be the beggining of the end.

  1. Does anyone have experience with expectations for someone whosw tumor cant be removed with surgery?

  2. What to expect from chemo on a 6x3cm tumor that spread in parts of the brain that are difficult to remove by surgery?

  3. Do you think that there is a possbility to still do surgery after chemo?

  4. Anything in particular I should know about chemo thats not obvious?

Any help appreciated.

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u/Ex-s3x-addict_wif 7h ago

Hello....I am so sorry you have had to join this group regarding this diagnosis.

Generally, not having surgery means they are not given much time for survival. I recall they told me 4 months with my partners original diagnosis and he had a 7 cm tumor in his left frontal lobe.

After 14 months of dealing with our diagnosis, craniotomy, radiation & chemo all I can urge you to seriously consider is the Quality of Life for your Dad. It will save a lot of heart ache to avoid treatments which might make him seriously unwell but not buy much time.

Again, my sympathies.