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Mom diagnosed with brain cancer after arm tingle was dismissed as anxiety
- A Wisconsin mother’s arm tingling was first labeled anxiety before a seizure revealed a brain tumor.
- Doctors found a 4 cm brain mass after a grand mal seizure prompted further testing.
- Stokstad underwent surgery to remove most of the brain tumor and received a biopsy.
- She completed 33 radiotherapy rounds and 12 chemotherapy sessions by January 2025.
- Regular MRI scans are planned every four months to monitor the cancer.
- Stokstad and her husband hope to start IVF if scans stay stable.
- Her prognosis improved after identification of an IDH1 mutation.
- The family emphasizes the emotional toll of misdiagnosis on women.
- Kelsey Stokstad is a stay-at-home mom from Madison, Wisconsin.
- The tumor was ultimately identified as a grade 3 astrocytoma with an IDH1 mutation.
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