my husband is 44 years old and has just been diagnosed with a brain tumor in the left temporal lobe. his symptons have been headaches and trouble saying what he wants to say. He was diagnosed 6 days ago. The neurosurgeon and a team are meeting to make a plan. They already have told us that they will operate and take as much of the tumor as they can, but they can t take it all because it has wrapped itself around the temporal lobe. My questions are is it normal to wait a week or so to have surgery, what is the prognosis of him living more than five years?
I read your question carefully, and I understand your concern. Regarding your first question, yes it is normal to wait for a week or so, it doesn't change much in the tumor evolution while careful planning can change the outcome. As for your second question, it is a hard one to answer. There are many types of brain tumors, some more aggressive some less. So each of them carries a different prognosis. That will be better determined after the surgery and the biopsy results. I hope things work out for the best.