Hi All,
I'm Nikki, in my 30's, 3 kids aged 13, 11 and 7. My mum is Sarah, 59.
Mum went into A&E on the Fri 19/04/24 thinking she'd had a mini stroke (words slurring, face slightly dropping, intense headaches) She was in hospital for a week and had all sorts of tests (I'm struggling to recall what - at this time I wasn't making notes as didn't quite know what was going on!) including MRIs, tests carried out showed no stroke, but a lesion on the frontal lobe, after further scans we were told on the Tue 23/04/24 that it's a brain tumor/cancer.
Since then we were told that we'd have an "action plan" on the Fri 26/04/24 (she was discharged this day too) which was then pushed back to Mon 29/04/24 due to not having all the test results back.
At the appt 29/04/24 (I was in the meeting via video call and didn't catch everything) they said: Brain tumor; Grade 3/4; 3x3cm.
Two options : 'big op' take as much out as they can and then chemo or 'small op' take biopsies and treatments to "manage" it.
They needed to do further MRIs to see if it's in an area that would impact on her speech 'area'. Apparently because she's left handed her brain could be different and if the tumor is in the 'speech area' they won't be able to do the 'big op' as it would cause too much damage.
MRI scan booked for tomorrow 03/05/24 so they aren't messing about.
Wondering what the likelihood is that we'll find out more tomorrow at the MRI?
At what stage do we get a prognosis as such? After the op?
Thanks, Nikki x
