Jsp
16-11-12, 17:59
Hello everyone.
I've been having a lot of worry around a headache and a lump that I've found. My head hurts so much at times, and has done constantly for about a week now. The pain is around the back left side of my head and above that ear. Sometimes it's an ache and sometimes it's a sharp shooting pain that is extremely painful. It really hurts and I'm so fed up with it! Painkillers never work with me.
On top of this, there's a lump on the back of my head around that location. The lump almost feels like bone or as if it's a part of my skull. There is no lump on the other side symmetrical to it.
I saw the doctor about something else, and done a blood test while I still had the lump and headaches. The blood tests came back fine. The doctor felt the lump and said it's fine, but didn't tell me what it was. He said the headaches are cluster headaches, which I know is a load of rubbish as I know someone who has them, and my symptoms are nothing alike.
I'm worrying so much that I have cancer of the brain or something :( especially due to finding the lump. I'm seeing an optician for an eye check on Thursday as my doctor said to do that as I haven't been in a few years and will need new glasses, and said that could be the cause. Although I know it's not the cause as I don't tend to get much eye pain with it.
I'm just so worried I don't know what to do. I'm scared I have something seriously wrong with me, due to how long I've had this headache for and how much it hurts, plus the lump! I thought I was over my health anxiety but obviously I'm not :(
I've been having a lot of worry around a headache and a lump that I've found. My head hurts so much at times, and has done constantly for about a week now. The pain is around the back left side of my head and above that ear. Sometimes it's an ache and sometimes it's a sharp shooting pain that is extremely painful. It really hurts and I'm so fed up with it! Painkillers never work with me.
On top of this, there's a lump on the back of my head around that location. The lump almost feels like bone or as if it's a part of my skull. There is no lump on the other side symmetrical to it.
I saw the doctor about something else, and done a blood test while I still had the lump and headaches. The blood tests came back fine. The doctor felt the lump and said it's fine, but didn't tell me what it was. He said the headaches are cluster headaches, which I know is a load of rubbish as I know someone who has them, and my symptoms are nothing alike.
I'm worrying so much that I have cancer of the brain or something :( especially due to finding the lump. I'm seeing an optician for an eye check on Thursday as my doctor said to do that as I haven't been in a few years and will need new glasses, and said that could be the cause. Although I know it's not the cause as I don't tend to get much eye pain with it.
I'm just so worried I don't know what to do. I'm scared I have something seriously wrong with me, due to how long I've had this headache for and how much it hurts, plus the lump! I thought I was over my health anxiety but obviously I'm not :(