what should i do about swelling around a brain tumor?

Question

I have a brain tumor and there is swelling around it. what should I do have surgery?

Answer 1

if you had swelling around a brain tumor you would not be here asking stupid questions you would be in hospital very ill & not be capable of coherant thorts letalone able to use a computer

Answer 2

Hi

I have issues with the brain swelling from a tumor also.
when I'm having problems with the brain swelling, I take dexamethasone.
is the only steroid that shrinks swelling of the brain.
i.e. the headachy get rid of. and worsening of seizures.
my advice is to go this route, can be addictive and has quite afew bad side effects.
but we needed, and you're having a headache you can't get rid of. might be worth

I have a grade 3/4 mixed glioblastoma multiforme brain tumor.
That started out as a grade 2 came back as a higher grade.

I've lived longer than any other with my type of cancer, that my oncologists have dealt with.

And secondary issues. Seizures that are caused by the cancers.

I'm not a doctor on just living it

talk to your doctor about.

Allan Mayta

Answer 3

First go see a Neurologist and let them tell you what you need to do. This is not something people on here should be telling you to do. Swelling isn't good, much less a Brain Tumor. So do the right thing for you and get diagnosed by a Neurologist.

Answer 4

Mass effect is due to increased intracranial pressure, also called IICP. This increased pressure in the brain may be caused by a tumor growing within the tight confines of the skull, or by hydrocephalus - the blockage of the fluid that flows around and through the brain, and/or by edema - swelling of the brain around the tumor due to an accumulation of fluid. Mass effect can cause damage by compressing and displacing the delicate brain tissue. The symptoms caused by IICP include nausea and vomiting, drowsiness, vision problems such as blurred or double vision or loss of peripheral vision, and the headaches and mental changes already mentioned. A swollen optic nerve (papilledema) is a clear sign of IICP. It can be observed by your eye doctor when he examines your eyes. This sign is common in young children, in persons with slow growing tumors, with tumors in the posterior fossa, and in older patients.

As IICP increases, prompt treatment is required to avoid serious consequences. If you or your loved one is experiencing vision changes, severe/sudden-onset personality changes, vomiting, or severe head pains, please seek emergency medical assistance.

Answer 5

You should discuss this with a doctor - preferably a qualified neurosurgeon,

I don't know that the general public's understanding of brain tumours is going to be sufficiently erudite to give you a meaningful answer.

The options of surgery or radiotherapy or chemotherapy will depend on the type of tumour, the location and the potential side effects of each one.

Has anyone explained any of this to you?

Answer 6

Get surgery, but in the meantime, tell your doctor to give you some Indomethacin, that will take the swelling down.Don't ask me how I know this. Check wit your neurologist, he will confirm this

Answer 7

Well first of all i hope your all right and second of all did you see the doctor and if you did, did he mention weither or not you should have surgery. i think you should have surgery but thats up to you i hope your all right and wish you all the best.

Answer 8

Have surgery, however is this were real this question would not be asked here

Answer 9

Just ignore it and it will take care of itself. Based on your question, it is already too late.

Answer 10

Honey this is a question for your Doctor...not Yahoo questions and answer's.