evanc
25-10-16, 16:57
Hey guys,
I am a 29 year old male. I'm 6' 1" 260 lbs and caucasian. This has been going on 2.5 to 3 years. I live in Nashville, TN. I don't have great insurance and don't have a ton of money put back in savings and I am trying to buy a house next year. This is very stressful for me.
In June of 2014, I woke up three days in a row with a pretty moderate to severe headache. On the third day, having googled "morning headaches", I went to a clinic where they gave me prescription strength ibuprofen to take every 6 hours (600 mg). They said if it wasn't gone after 3 days, I needed to get an MRI or a CT. The headaches hung around for a while, but I had no insurance at all, and they gradually became less severe over the following two weeks.
Also during this time period, I had some sort of dissociative lightheadedness. After this, I frequently noticed VERY brief head pain associated with Valsalva maneuvres of any type. This was intermittent as was continued lightheadness. I actually had a couple of bouts of lightheadedness before June of 2014 as well. I can sometimes go months without noticing much of anything.
The reason I am bringing this all up now is that last Monday I actually experience what I can only associate with an aura. I haven't ever known what type of headaches I have but I've never had an aura before. It was terrifying. I saw the moving jagged lines, had blind spots in my vision, and my periphery became blurry. This happened at the gym so I washed my eyes, sat in the sauna and meditated for about 10 minutes, and then it was gone.
Today, I am feeling the moderate head pressure and dissociation again as I was yesterday. I want this to just be anxiety, and I know many of the symptoms can be caused by that. However I am somewhat afraid that this is a low-grade astrocytoma or something similar that is changing into a higher-grade tumor.
I have been experiencing quite a bit of stress recently with family, planning my future with my girlfriend, and work. But I'd like to know if any healthcare professional view this as particularly worrisome.
Please advise.
I am a 29 year old male. I'm 6' 1" 260 lbs and caucasian. This has been going on 2.5 to 3 years. I live in Nashville, TN. I don't have great insurance and don't have a ton of money put back in savings and I am trying to buy a house next year. This is very stressful for me.
In June of 2014, I woke up three days in a row with a pretty moderate to severe headache. On the third day, having googled "morning headaches", I went to a clinic where they gave me prescription strength ibuprofen to take every 6 hours (600 mg). They said if it wasn't gone after 3 days, I needed to get an MRI or a CT. The headaches hung around for a while, but I had no insurance at all, and they gradually became less severe over the following two weeks.
Also during this time period, I had some sort of dissociative lightheadedness. After this, I frequently noticed VERY brief head pain associated with Valsalva maneuvres of any type. This was intermittent as was continued lightheadness. I actually had a couple of bouts of lightheadedness before June of 2014 as well. I can sometimes go months without noticing much of anything.
The reason I am bringing this all up now is that last Monday I actually experience what I can only associate with an aura. I haven't ever known what type of headaches I have but I've never had an aura before. It was terrifying. I saw the moving jagged lines, had blind spots in my vision, and my periphery became blurry. This happened at the gym so I washed my eyes, sat in the sauna and meditated for about 10 minutes, and then it was gone.
Today, I am feeling the moderate head pressure and dissociation again as I was yesterday. I want this to just be anxiety, and I know many of the symptoms can be caused by that. However I am somewhat afraid that this is a low-grade astrocytoma or something similar that is changing into a higher-grade tumor.
I have been experiencing quite a bit of stress recently with family, planning my future with my girlfriend, and work. But I'd like to know if any healthcare professional view this as particularly worrisome.
Please advise.