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Hi everyone.
As if this year wasn't bad enough, life finds a way to make it worse.
My dad (59) recently started complaining about a 'foul smell' which only he could sense, followed by vertigo & dizziness. We immediately went to the neurological internist who referred him to the hospital for further diagnostics. He had a work-related accident about 8 months ago where he fell from several meters of height. A complete check-up incl. MRI of the head was performed and at the time, no tumor was seen.
Now however, the CT scan revealed a mass approx. 25 mm in size somewhere in the frontal lobe. He flew to Germany a few days ago since he has health insurance there and the medical treatment is generally of far higher quality than where we live. They performed an MRI and right now the mass appears to be closer to the center of the brain, 35 mm in size with suspicion of a glioblastoma.
I believe they intend to perform surgery to at least biopsy the tumor and determine if it can be removed, but depending on position and spread that may not be possible. There are no metastases seen as of yet.
I have read through similar threads here and have already ordered a bunch of products, because I attempt to at least try and help him. I do not want to see him go through chemo & radiation for what is almost certain death. My biggest fear is that he will not be cooperable to the idea of coming home and agreeing to being treated holistically (he places high trust in German medical doctors as they helped him a lot before, even though for this particular diagnosis it hardly matters where you are treated), and if he stays there and receives conventional treatment, I fear he will only suffer the agony of chemo & radiation for what is maybe 12-18 months at best.
Stuff I already ordered:
-Pyrucet
-Energin
-Niacin
-Boswellia Serrata Extract*
-Vit. D & K Combo
What I have at home already:
-Aspirin
-Vitamin E Succinate*
* - for these I have found studies suggesting they should be helpful
I also intend to put him on a low fat diet and maybe some mild thyroid supplementation.
Any further advice would be much appreciated.
Thank you very much
As if this year wasn't bad enough, life finds a way to make it worse.
My dad (59) recently started complaining about a 'foul smell' which only he could sense, followed by vertigo & dizziness. We immediately went to the neurological internist who referred him to the hospital for further diagnostics. He had a work-related accident about 8 months ago where he fell from several meters of height. A complete check-up incl. MRI of the head was performed and at the time, no tumor was seen.
Now however, the CT scan revealed a mass approx. 25 mm in size somewhere in the frontal lobe. He flew to Germany a few days ago since he has health insurance there and the medical treatment is generally of far higher quality than where we live. They performed an MRI and right now the mass appears to be closer to the center of the brain, 35 mm in size with suspicion of a glioblastoma.
I believe they intend to perform surgery to at least biopsy the tumor and determine if it can be removed, but depending on position and spread that may not be possible. There are no metastases seen as of yet.
I have read through similar threads here and have already ordered a bunch of products, because I attempt to at least try and help him. I do not want to see him go through chemo & radiation for what is almost certain death. My biggest fear is that he will not be cooperable to the idea of coming home and agreeing to being treated holistically (he places high trust in German medical doctors as they helped him a lot before, even though for this particular diagnosis it hardly matters where you are treated), and if he stays there and receives conventional treatment, I fear he will only suffer the agony of chemo & radiation for what is maybe 12-18 months at best.
Stuff I already ordered:
-Pyrucet
-Energin
-Niacin
-Boswellia Serrata Extract*
-Vit. D & K Combo
What I have at home already:
-Aspirin
-Vitamin E Succinate*
* - for these I have found studies suggesting they should be helpful
I also intend to put him on a low fat diet and maybe some mild thyroid supplementation.
Any further advice would be much appreciated.
Thank you very much