My husband (29 yrs old) had a subtotal resection with the pre-diagnosis (it will be certain tomorrow once we get the pathology results) of low grade glioma in his left temporal lobe 10 days ago. He has no physical restrictions however, there is a huge decline in his intelligence along with major personality changes and verbal memory loss. It's like he has a become a totally different person, a 6 yr old stubborn boy. He has almost no short term memory, he keeps repeating the same things, can understand only short sentences and if you speak slowly and repeatedly.
He will probably have radiotherapy for the residual tumor but I am totally confused at this point. What do you recommend we should do now? Shall we start seeing a neuropsychiatrist? I am wondering if any of you or your loved ones have gone through this and if you have any idea if these changes will be permanent. I am worried that radiotherapy will worsen these symptoms but we may not have any other choice.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.