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Dexamethasone For Brain Mets

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Dr. Ivan Romic MD

My husband is terminally ill with brain tumours. He does not have long to live. He is currently taking Dexamethasone 8 mgms each morning and has been for three months. Everytime the doctors reduce his ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ivan Romic ( General Surgeon)
Dr. Ajay Panwar MD

hello my is XXXXXXX my wife has brain lesions (5) our doctor is an oncologist . we have kept her ... mri and found the few. dr. is doing chemo again. Went through first session for the brain lesions. dr ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Ajay Panwar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Sudhir Kumar MD

my uncle suffers from a glioblastoma grade 3 brain tumor which was operated on in may 2014 . he'd been on 8mg dexamethasone twice daily until december, once daily for january, every 2nd day by febuary ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Sudhir Kumar ( Neurologist)
Dr. Mahesh Koregol MD

Dexamethasone . I have only slightly elevated NK Cells .My beta is doubling nicely. she is also on aspirin ,she started dexamethasone 3 days before. Her blood used to not clot so quickly as it did today on... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahesh Koregol ( Infertility Specialist)
Dr.   Ivan R. Rommstein MD

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Answered by : Dr. Ivan R. Rommstein ( General Surgeon)

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Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman MD

I am doing radiation treatment for brain cancer . they have given me a prescription for dexamethasoe to keep the brain from swelling, have been taking it since Friday. two radiation treatments. but ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Mahboob Ur Rahman ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Maheshwari MD

Hi, My mother was diagnosed with Brain and Bone Cancer (Stage 4) with METS back in the month of ... Brain, Neck and Spine. During her theraphy session she lost her consciousness and was in continous... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Maheshwari ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Suresh MD

How long can a person have psychosis whe taking dextramethasone? My mother has a primary 4 brain tumor and has been on drug for 14 days. Had biopsy 1 week ago. Psychosis started day after surgery and ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Suresh ( General & Family Physician)
Dr. Pranjal Kulshreshtha MD

my aunt has stage iv breast cancer that has spread to her bones and brain she is eighty years old and they have stopped all treatment .they are starting to taper her dexamethasone off.alltogether .how ... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Pranjal Kulshreshtha ( Oncologist)
Dr. Vivek Chail MD

mum stage iv lung cancer with mets to brain stomach adrenal gland, no treatment apart from dexamethasone and epilim now for seizures, she is in no pain but is very emotional and scared, she is 66yrs... View answer

Answered by : Dr. Vivek Chail ( Radiologist)