Palliative radiotherapy for brain tumours

I hopefuly have 5 sessions of daily palliative radiotherapy for the brain booked as from next week  Has anyone else had this and did it improve confusion?  I will be having chemo and herceptin too and wonder if I will be able to cope with the side effects afterwards?  I have only had targeted radiotherapy before (about a year ago) and presume this will affect me differently as it is not targeted and will affect the good cells as well as bad this time  I would appreciate any information  Thank you  Max56

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  • Hi Max, so good to see you on here. I have been wondering how you are and I see they are looking after you. I don't have any personal experience with your planned treatment, but my sister-in-law had radiotherapy for the brain and it did help with the confusion she was having. She was also having severe headaches too and it alleviated the headaches as well. She didn't mind the treatments at all. She also was on other drugs too, but I don't recall what they were.

    I'm waiting for an apt. with my oncologist since my CT scan last week. I saw my family doctor yesterday and he had the report from it. (When I have any scans, X-rays, etc. I have all the doctors involved with any of the cancers I have, copied in on the reports. I am involved with several and I want to make sure each of them knows what the rest are doing with my treatments, etc, so they don't have to repeat them.) The news I got from my family doctor on the scan is not good, but I'll wait until I see the oncologist to see what she has in store for me now. 

    Max, you are on my mind a lot dear friend and I am wishing peaceful days for you with the better weather coming up. I think our seasons are somewhat similar, although I believe our winters may be harsher than yours. Just know that you are always in my thoughts and prayers. When you can, let us know how it goes for you.

    Sending hugs.

    Lorraine

     

      

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  • Hi Max, so good to see you on here. I have been wondering how you are and I see they are looking after you. I don't have any personal experience with your planned treatment, but my sister-in-law had radiotherapy for the brain and it did help with the confusion she was having. She was also having severe headaches too and it alleviated the headaches as well. She didn't mind the treatments at all. She also was on other drugs too, but I don't recall what they were.

    I'm waiting for an apt. with my oncologist since my CT scan last week. I saw my family doctor yesterday and he had the report from it. (When I have any scans, X-rays, etc. I have all the doctors involved with any of the cancers I have, copied in on the reports. I am involved with several and I want to make sure each of them knows what the rest are doing with my treatments, etc, so they don't have to repeat them.) The news I got from my family doctor on the scan is not good, but I'll wait until I see the oncologist to see what she has in store for me now. 

    Max, you are on my mind a lot dear friend and I am wishing peaceful days for you with the better weather coming up. I think our seasons are somewhat similar, although I believe our winters may be harsher than yours. Just know that you are always in my thoughts and prayers. When you can, let us know how it goes for you.

    Sending hugs.

    Lorraine

     

      

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