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3 years ago we found out I had a brain tumor, a BIG one. We were shocked and scared and unsure of the future. After a 8 hour surgery we still had to wait to get the biopsy results and it wasn't the news we were expecting. My tumor was a grade 3 Astrocytoma, it was aggressive and malignant. After the initial shock wore off and we had a few days to process, we met with the great Radiology/Oncology team at UW to make a plan. My tumor was 6.2cm and my Neurosurgeon was confident he was able to do a near complete resection, however due to the grade of the tumor I needed radiation and chemotherapy concurrently for 8 weeks and then an additional 12 months of chemo. I now have routine MRI's every 3 months and likely will forever.
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