My mom is doing Crack and she has Glioma Grade 4 rain cancer...And i thnk somebody is giving her the crack?

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I am in a abit of a situation. My mom has cancer grade 4 glioma. She takes radiation every day and chemo. She was in the ER a last week and they told me she had a large amount of crack in her system. So i come to find out that a man name james been visiting her. And i think he is giving her crack.. I think he lives a couple house down from where my moms used to live before she got into the nursing home. I got a description of what he loooks like. Now she in the nursing home and yesterday he came and got her for 4 housr and i believe they got high. I asked her about it but she told me that she is not doing drugs any more. But she does not know that I know that she is doing drugs. I am pissed I want to find the guy and confront him and if a fight happen it happens i am 18 and hes about 40 and a adicct so i believe i will win. So can you give me aany ways of how t confront him about the situatution... Or what would you do if you knew the person was giving you mom drugs.
definitely dude, call the Police just after you kick the crap out that crackedhead man, and tell the police the whole story, do not mention that those were your intentions from the beginning and that you just wanted to talk  (+ info)

Multicentric glioma (man-in-the-barrel syndrome)?

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Can anyone tell me about the research and development for this disease? Are there any useful websites? Are there any patient research centers for this disease?
Check out

www.medhelp.org

They have some good resources, as well as patient and ask-the-doctor fora. Try posting on the neurology/neurosurgery forum.

Good luck.  (+ info)

Is a brain stem glioma a common tumor in 13 year old males (PLEASE READ I'M REALLY SCARED!)? (best ans 10 pts)?

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I'm 13 years old and a male and I would like to know if a brain stem glioma is common in children of this age, I'm scared that I have one, my symptoms are mild, haven't vomited once, headaches are mild, sometimes worse when bending over, occasional double vision (I think it's caused by eye strain because I use my laptop all day), blurry vision a fair bit (eye strain, I think), mental decline (mild) (I think it's because of severe anxiety), the mental decline is like me saying the wrong words, writing the wrong words and having less concentration.

I also get ringing in my ears lasting about 1-3 seconds, but this happens very rarely.

My headaches are strange and I think they are controlled by my moods, they are barely ever in the morning (if ever) and I barely ever feel sick in the morning, the sickness and headaches are just mild and on and off throughought the day and just recently I noticed that the headache is slightly worse (still mild) when bending over, coughing, sneezing and stuff like that.

I mainly get the ringing in my ears when it's quite.

I also get tingling in my legs, arms and other parts of my body, but no numbness.

I recently started getting this tingling near the tip of my finger to the left of my pinkie on my left hand.


Please don't say "See a doctor so he can do a scan on your brain" because I would mainly like to know if a brainstem glioma is common in 13 year olds, but could you maybe also tell me if my symptoms sound like a brain tumor please?

I also have had recent memory problems and forgotten stuff and had trouble concentrating but my long term is still normal and perfect.


I used to have Burkitts Non Hodgkins Lyphoma when I was 4 (I'm 13 now, as I said in the main part of the question) and my cousin died of a brain tumor when he was 14, I also have worried about 5 other different diseases in the past couple months.


What do you think?
The most common brain tumour in children is a medulloblastoma but glioma are found in children and account for about 8% of childhood malignancies.

The symptoms you mention are very general and not really indicative of glioma, which has symptoms such as Headaches
Nausea
Vomiting
Drowsiness
Seizures
Changes in personality
Memory loss
Changes in speech
Weakness or loss of feeling in limbs
Walking difficulties
Vision changes
Abnormal eye movements.

I doubt you have cancer of any kind from what you have said :)  (+ info)

new to nursing care plans - what is more important no bowel movement for 3 days and pt hasnt eaten in 3 days?

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This is my first practice nurse care plan and our group decided that Eating was more important to deal with first. A little background on example pt. The woman is surg post op 6 weeks for glioma. She is 57 yrs of age and has lost 7 lbs in 6 weeks. She is not interested in eating and is wearing a wig. She is not responding to laxatives. Do you think dealing with the eating problem is more important than constipation?
When my son is that constipated, he doesn't want to eat. After the stool passes, then he starts to eat again. I always thought that it is not a good sign after surgery if the patient refuses to eat and does not have any bowel movements. Let the surgeon /doctor decide this. The stool can get compacted into pockets in the intestines and cause intense pain later. These two symptoms could be a sign of post-operative complications. Only a qualified surgeon can answer this.  (+ info)

How can I prevent these classifications of cancer?

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Carcinoma: malignant tumors derived from epithelial cells. This group represent the most common cancers, including the common forms of breast, prostate, lung and colon cancer.
Lymphoma and Leukemia: malignant tumors derived from blood and bone marrow cells
Sarcoma: malignant tumors derived from connective tissue, or mesenchymal cells
Mesothelioma: tumors derived from the mesothelial cells lining the peritoneum and the pleura.
Glioma: tumors derived from brain cells
germ cell tumours: tumors derived from germ cells, normally found in the testicle and ovary
Choriocarcinoma: malignant tumors derived from the placenta


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Treatment for optic nerve glioma?

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kind of brain tumor
Often only follow-up, some regress without doing anything.
So, it depends.Operation/biopsy -gamma knife , stereotactic radiosurgery are some -like mentioned before. Sometimes PET studies are helpful.  (+ info)

I have a malignant glioma on rt side of brain. Removed most surgically,followed by radiation & oral chemo.?

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Now cyst where tumor was is getting larger.Doctor stopping chemo in June and see what happens. Any hope for me?
Yes there is hope. Watch out for neurological symptoms (changes in vision and speech, weakness or numbness - especially on 1 side) Only take anti-epileptic medications if you do develop seizures, there's no evidence they need to be taken profilactically. If you feel depressed, tell your doctor to have it addressed - untreated depression worsens the outcomes. There's no need to add mental suffering to the physical. Always have you medical infromation with you when you go places.
Good luck!  (+ info)

mother had radiation and chemotherapy,100mg temodal,for 30 days but the glioma has not shruck.what can we do?

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You would really have to discuss this with your mothers doctor. But if you've already had radiation therapy, that leaves more, more aggressive chemotherapy or surgery. Cortico steriods can also be of some use, but usually only for symptomatic control.  (+ info)

Ned more info. on brain tumor called "pontene glioma ?

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need to know what cause this type of tumor.
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High-Grade Glioma brain tumor?

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I have been diagnosed with this.What is the hope for me.My doctor would not give me a timeline.Is it even operable?
Again, resection depends on location. However, with gamma-knife and other type surgeries available today, survival rates are tremendously higher. Chemotherapy treatments alone are inreasing long-term survival rates. Do not depend on doctor survival rates. They can not really tell you any more than their textbooks say. I was DX with GBM 4 last october. (Astrocytoma Grade 4) on right rear occipital lobe. Have had debulking operation 4 weeks ago. I am still here, and on Temodar chemo only, After 30 radiation treatments and 48 day on Temodar last November, mine is actually showing very small amount of remission. BUT, it is in remission, however slight. I was initially given 9 to 12 months. Last visit to neurosurgeon yesterday, and he said to come back in 6 months to see how things are going, that unless I started developing issues, everything was looking excellent.  (+ info)

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