View Full Version : anyone ever had a real brain tumour on know anyone who has???
stressedmamof3
03-08-12, 17:01
im going ouit my mind :( just need some reassurence...really worried that if i relax and think its only my anxiety causing this then what if it is a brain tumour and im not doing anything about it :(
Yes, my aunt died of a brain tumour about 10 years ago which increases my paranoia about my headaches.
My doctor told me I have sinus issues and suffer from migraines and it is not a tumour.
nomorepanic
03-08-12, 17:35
I know 2 people with brain tumours. One still has hers and one has his removed.
stressedmamof3
03-08-12, 18:09
can i ask if anyone can tell me how long the symptoms take to worsen.... its been 12 days now and i still feel the same :shrug: just dont know whats what anymore :(
nomorepanic
03-08-12, 18:18
The lady I know was in incredible pain - absolute agony
The man I know just collapsed in the street one day with no warning
Most brain tumours are not typically just a "headache"
stressedmamof3
03-08-12, 18:25
worst thing ever invented was google :( im getting shooting pains in my skull same side as the weird feeling which doesnt seem to be there today :/ arggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh
nomorepanic
03-08-12, 18:29
We all get pains in our heads - head zaps.
If the weird feeling has gone then it is not a brain tumour in my opinion.
Have you seen a doc about it?
stressedmamof3
03-08-12, 18:44
thanks for replying :) really hope its all down to my anxiety and nothing else.....
Normally, you find people with tumours are in dire agony for the entire time, or that they do not have a clue they have one and get some weird problems with parts of their body, maybe paralysis. I also get pains as you describe, they are a form of tension headache and a part of anxiety :)
I know somebody who had one and he was randomly collapsing so thats how they found out.
My husband is on his 3rd... yes 3rd brain tumour and is sat next to me watching the tennis!
The first he had removed and was back working after 3 weeks.
The 2nd (20yrs later) he had massive brain surgery and it finished his working career.
The 3rd reared it's ugly head 5 years ago and they were unable to operate, so he had radiotherapy, which has put the tumour 'to sleep'
Over these times he never once had a headache, the first time he had a epileptic fit, the second he had a knife like stabbing pain in his eye, and the 3rd was picked up through a MRI.
He's amazing and in much better shape than me!:)
Trish x
stressedmamof3
06-08-12, 08:35
WOW trish what a strong man you have there :) i would have fell to pieces 1st time round let alone 3rd time, true inspiration...
xx
Hi have you actually been to a doctor and said what you are thinking ? I also know two people who have had brain tumours and more recently an 18 year old i took to a gp with leukaemia and you come to realise that a serious condition is jumped on so fast and they have so many indicators to go by that its unlikely you would be turned away.
I doubt that many people with one have sat at home pondering it or even gone to the doctot suggesting it so i really wouldnt worry, but would tell a proffessional so they can rule anything out. The last thing they would want to do is send someone seriously ill away :) hope all turns out well x
WOW trish what a strong man you have there :) i would have fell to pieces 1st time round let alone 3rd time, true inspiration...
xx
Thank you...yes he is an amazingly strong man:) In 1997 he came out of an 11 hour op paralyzed down his left side, and yet within 8 weeks with his sheer determination and great physios he was on his feet and walking with a frame:)
In Aug 2007 after having Radiotherapy on the tumour he was fine at first, then 3 months later his brain swelled... causing him paralysis again down his left side, this time he had to leave home and go into rehab for 3months, but again with a lot of hard work from him and staff there he was back on his feet.
I just wish I had his guts and determination:blush:
Trish x
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