Can a brain tumor cause extreme personality or behavioral changes?

[Hityty]

My 50 yo sister-in-law was diagnosed w/a pituitary brain tumor 7 yrs ago. She began extensive natural therapies, she's been healthy & happy since w/no more symps of BT. But this last yr her personality has changed significantly. She has turned on her entire family: husband, 3 bro

[sandra208]

Thankyou for your post, I am going through the same thing with my husband, It sounds exactly the same as I am going through, uncanny.  I thought I was so alone in this.

[worriedmummy5]

Im  really interested in what you have said. My husband had/has a pituitary adenoma which he had to have surgically removed. Thee were complications and after a second attempt to remove it 3 days later, he then developed a CSF leak. He was in a dark room in hospital flat on his back in terrible pain for 4 months. During this time they attempted to block up his leak with 3 more surgeries. Of course the whole experience was terrible. The seperation from me and the kids, not being able to return to his employment and provide for the family etc etc and the trauma of the whole experience. But here we are 2 years down the track - he still has residual tumour as they could not remove it all for fear of causing a stroke (so repeated MRIs, eye tests etc), but he has never been the same person. I feel that he never came home from hospital. We fight constantly because he is a different person and I don't like this person he is now. He says he loves me and the kids but his apathy and neglect of me is bringing us all down. I really need to talk to someone who understands what we are going through. WE've been to individual counselling and marriage counselling but it never gets better. I want to leave him but the financial mess we are in now after he hasn't been able to teturn to work and now noone will employ him (well so it seems) and I too haven't been able to get reemoployment (had to quit work to care for him, when he first came home he had to learn to walk again). I want someone to talk to me about the personality changes - he is also on cortate, testosterone, thyroid meds etc. But I know I'll never get him back. I dont know what to do - but I'm tired of fighting in front of our children.

[s1975]

My boyfriend was diagnosed with brain cancer 4 years ago. We have been together for 2 years. In the time of him having this, he has had 3 crainiotomies with 2 of those on his right frontal lobe. Each day he has gotten more violent, puts me down, makes up stuff that never happened and then turns it around to make it my fault. I love this man, but each day it gets worse and he always says sorry. Always make fun of me when I get upset and cry.

[alg1787]

My dad had a pitutitary adenoma removed a couple years ago, and had gamma knife radiation therapy right after. Since then, he has seemed to turn into a different person; he left my mom after 35 years of marriage after cheating on her with another woman. He has continued to suffer from multiple symptoms such as dizziness, fatigue, head and neck aches and just generalized pain. His quality of life seems very diminished since the tumor treatment.  Personality wise, he seems different to me, my brother and all the family. He frequently lies and twists things, is very manipulitive and narcissisitic. As far as the personality changes, he is not aware of them. His judgement seems impaired and he has become irresponsible with money, putting everything on credit and is in quite a bit of debt.
Despite the debt, he continues to recklessly spend. He is constantly going to doctors for various symtpoms. His neuro surgeon and primary care physician have pretty much washed their hands of him, and his endocrinologist is having a heck of a time trying to correct all the low hormones he has. Overall, it has been a pretty crappy hand we all have been dealt. I hope there are others out there that have had a better prognosis than my dad. Because this thing has just been a real tragedy. I feel sorry for him truly. He has always suffered with depression his whole life, but the person he has become now since the tumor is someone none of us recognize anymore.

[Regina619]

wow my sister had brain surgery3 weeks ago for the same cancer and she is so different like she wants to kiss everyone and hug them, she praises God alot and she acts like a child again and she is 54 years old.  She carries a purse and wont let it go or anyone hold it or see in it.  she Eat's ALL the time and very demanding.  Is this normal? is the cancer already back? I am so confussed.



Regina

[jadalynn]

WOW, until I found this website I thought I was so alone. My husband was diagnosed with glioblastoma in late March and had sugery April 2nd to remove the tumor. He is now very mean and very OCD since the surgery. We were living in Ala when he had surgery but moved back to Ark where his family is. Along with dealing with his mood swings and behavioral changes I am still having to deal with the culture change. I didnt want to move but knew it was best for him.  We have been together since 1986 but got divorced in 1996 but have been back together for many years now just never remarried. We have 3 kids, two are grown but we have a 13 yr old son that I have to be strong for.  My husband is very mean to me and then he gets over it, but the hurt to me is still there. I dont hold a grudge, Im not that kind of person but when someone is so mean to you its hard to just let go when you turn around. They are still working on getting his radiation started and they are going to do chemo at the same time. I have been thru alot in my life but never ever anything this hard. I love him and plan to stick this out but its the most difficult thing I think I will ever have to experience.