u/shamish78

Hi everyone,

My dad (68) was diagnosed with glioblastoma (grade 4 glioma) in May 2026. The surgeons said it is inoperable and can only be contained with chemo and radiotherapy. Started chemo for a day then stopped cuz of low platelets. Just did radiotherapy for three weeks. Finally in July, they advised against chemo but my dad decided to go for it. The drug for glioblastoma is temozolomide which is palliative rather than curative.

The first cycle is almost finished but for the second cycle, the doctor is refusing to prescribe (I'm in Canada so the rules might be different), stating it will cause more harm than good at this point although my dad had no side effects from the first cycle. Obviously, we just want to do what's best for him but also respect dad's decision too. He's bedridden.

Any experiences like this? What would you recommend? Thank you in advance.

Hi everyone,

My dad (68) was diagnosed with glioblastoma (grade 4 glioma) in May 2026. The surgeons said it is inoperable and can only be contained with chemo and radiotherapy. Started chemo for a day then stopped cuz of low platelets. Just did radiotherapy for three weeks. Finally in July, they advised against chemo but my dad decided to go for it. The drug for glioblastoma is temozolomide which is palliative rather than curative.

The first cycle is almost finished but for the second cycle, the doctor is refusing to prescribe (I'm in Canada so the rules might be different), stating it will cause more harm than good at this point although my dad had no side effects from the first cycle. Obviously, we just want to do what's best for him but also respect dad's decision too. He's bedridden.

Any experiences like this? What would you recommend? Thank you in advance.

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Hi! I was on 25 and 50mg of Sertraline for about 4 years in and off, eventually decided to get off in February, big mistake. My flexors started getting tight on the right and now I have this left foot burning. I have restarted 50mg for about 20 days now and my flexors are better but the left foot burning is still there and has made walking really difficult (I'm a fit 26m). Also, I had insomnia for the first time last night. 50 mg worked fine for me before but don't remember how long it takes for all these to go away? Did it happen for you guys?