Panickypea
25-03-15, 16:07
Hi everyone sorry in advance for long post....
I posted on here a while ago about having an MRI scan done on my brain due to visual problems (jumpy eyes not able to focus and a pulsing sensation in my head) and dizziness and head pressure with some episodes of vertigo.
I have had HA for a long time now and understand that my symptoms could be related to anxiety- but my doc sent me for a scan all the same.
The results came back that I had an enlarged Pineal gland but my GP said it was of no significance and not to worry. Since then I've had appointments with the opthomologist and optometrist etc etc....they pretty much discharged me and said they wouldn't need to see my anymore.
A couple if weeks later (this weekend) I received a letter saying that the eye consultant had reviewed my mri results with the radiologist and although the enlarged pineal gland was thought to be of no significance at the time, he thinks it would be sensible to repeat the scan in around 9 months time to see if there has been any changes.
As you can imagine my mind went into overdrive and I can't find any cases on here of these kind of findings, obviously I googled and anything to do with an enlarged pineal gland comes back with tumour, I find it hard to believe that the symptoms I'm having (visual disturbances and memory loss) and the fact I have an enlarged gland are a coincidence.
I am also terrified because before this letter came my friends and partner were joking on about how bad my memory has become- I literally stop mid sentence to try and remember a word- this has never happened to me before.
Can anyone offer any support or thoughts or similar experiences? I'm really worried and feel like the next 9 months are going to be very hard.
Hoping so done can help
Pea-k x
---------- Post added at 16:07 ---------- Previous post was at 12:39 ----------
Can anyone help at all?
Thank you x
I posted on here a while ago about having an MRI scan done on my brain due to visual problems (jumpy eyes not able to focus and a pulsing sensation in my head) and dizziness and head pressure with some episodes of vertigo.
I have had HA for a long time now and understand that my symptoms could be related to anxiety- but my doc sent me for a scan all the same.
The results came back that I had an enlarged Pineal gland but my GP said it was of no significance and not to worry. Since then I've had appointments with the opthomologist and optometrist etc etc....they pretty much discharged me and said they wouldn't need to see my anymore.
A couple if weeks later (this weekend) I received a letter saying that the eye consultant had reviewed my mri results with the radiologist and although the enlarged pineal gland was thought to be of no significance at the time, he thinks it would be sensible to repeat the scan in around 9 months time to see if there has been any changes.
As you can imagine my mind went into overdrive and I can't find any cases on here of these kind of findings, obviously I googled and anything to do with an enlarged pineal gland comes back with tumour, I find it hard to believe that the symptoms I'm having (visual disturbances and memory loss) and the fact I have an enlarged gland are a coincidence.
I am also terrified because before this letter came my friends and partner were joking on about how bad my memory has become- I literally stop mid sentence to try and remember a word- this has never happened to me before.
Can anyone offer any support or thoughts or similar experiences? I'm really worried and feel like the next 9 months are going to be very hard.
Hoping so done can help
Pea-k x
---------- Post added at 16:07 ---------- Previous post was at 12:39 ----------
Can anyone help at all?
Thank you x