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My brother has a grade 4 glioblastoma ,It was found April of 2008, when he had a seizure, My question is time line. He has had all the treatment radiation, chemo, In less than a year another was found and they done the gamma knife type treatment . He is no longer taking any more treatments . He got worse after the treatment and his steroids was increased to 24 ,He is doing better now. sleeping a little more sometimes ,But he still gets up during the night .and is still going out every day. His vision is bad and he has really put on weight.When they increased his steroids from 8 to 16 he only had about 2 good weeks then they increased them to 24mg. He lives with me and I would like to know what to expect and how long the steroids last and how much can they be increased . Thank you in advance.
There are no sure exact answers to those questions. But ONLY his drs. should decide how much he should take! With this diagnosis his prognosis is bad unfortunately. Probable survival time after primary treatment is around one to two years. he will probably sleep more and more over time. When he sleeps all the time his end will unfortunately be near. I'm sorry I have nothing better to tell you.
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Claes-Gustaf Nordquist, M.D.
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I`m a doctor of medicine and specialist in radiation therapy and medical oncology. I have a long time experience of these tumours.
Experience
I'm a Doctor of Medicine and specialist in Medical Oncology and Radiation Therapy, educated and trained in Sweden. Now retired. Background in Radiation Therapy, Medical Oncology, Radiation Protection, Nuclear Medicine, Diagnostic Radiology, Gynecological Oncology, Clinical Pathology, Clinical Cytology,Hematology and Internal Medicine. M.D. from the faculty of medicine, Royal Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden. Have also been an exchange student at the Hebrew University, Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem Israel. Former medical consultant, Swedish National Board of Radiation Protection. Former Police Surgeon and Medical Examiner, Stockholm Police Department. Former Chief Medical Officer, The Royal Guards, The Royal Horse Guards and the Royal Household Brigade, Royal Swedish Army Medical Corps. You can also reach me on: http://www.lifestylerescue.com/expert/health-fitness-advice/dr-claes-gustaf/128 . I have no restrictions on the number of questions there. I also answer questions about Oncology (General Cancer),
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