brain tumor

hi my name is paul i am 51 i had a brain tumur in 2003 and i am stlill hear i had surger then chemo the chemo was tobe 4 causes and spinal injections after 2 i had another fit and was scaned again to find the tumor had grown back twice as big and twice as agressive,was sent home no more chemo as it did not work to recover  and have radiotherapy earler than expected the good news was it worked my lasting side effects are tiredness i beleve this can continue over the years a have leant to manage it i was verry active before and was frustated by my limitations and many times did too much and then two days i would be wiped out not able to do any thing but sleep now i know my limits and take rests and sleep foe 20 to 60 mins to feel ok again i think this will be the case for the rest of my life which i enjoy every day i do know of one person who had the same as me and had the same tiredness i would like to hear fom any one who has this  my consultant thinks its due to the radiotherapy

  • Hi chappy 1,

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