Hi Emma,

A very warm welcome to the forum. 

I am so sorry to hear about your brain tumour diagnosis. Don't feel in the least apologetic about how you feel. Your reaction is perfectly normal with such a devastating diagnosis, especially when you had not noticed any symptoms prior to your plane trip. The seizure itself must have come as quite a shock, but the good thing is that this has highlighted the problem, while the tumour is still small and treatable. Have you discussed any treatment options yet?

My mother was diagnosed with metastases to her brain, bone, liver and lungs 12 years after she was treated for breast cancer. Unfortunately, hers had gone too far for treatment at that stage. This is why I feel that cancer monitoring should last for life and not just for 5 years post-op. I am sure that if she had received regular check ups this would have been caught much earlier and might well have saved her. I have had 2 bouts of breast cancer and 1 of pre-cancer, all within a year of each other. I had a lumpectomy for the first one, then a double mastectomy for the second bout. I am now 16 years post-op and would feel much more reassured if I could have regular monitoring.

I hope that you discover what treatment lies ahead of you soon and that it is successful. Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx