SheaKinley
24-05-17, 00:59
Hi all,
I'm new here. However, I am not new to health anxiety lol. My past with health anxiety includes getting a thorough heart checkup for shortness of breath and palpitations (nothing was found), and counseling which I have not done since high school (I'm 21).
Anyway, headaches have never been something that concerned me. I actually do get them quite frequently, except I've always been able to treat them with either advil, some coffee, or I would just sleep it off. For the past 2+ weeks now, I've been having this headache that is mostly constant, and it ranges from dull to moderate to just weird pressure. I also notice it hurts when I press on certain areas, I first noticed this when I was laying on my back on a hard floor and the floor against the back of my head really hurt..and of course that freaked me out lol.
So, after no drugs helped, no coffee, not even sleep, I went to the doctor a week ago. She suspected migraines. I got a shot of toradol (an injected NSAID) which did nothing. She also gave me Sumatriptan for migraines, which also have not helped. Here's the catch, I was referred for an MRI quite a while ago to look at my pituitary gland, because I was having period issues. But, my mom is concerned about the cost. I'm pretty convinced I have a brain tumor. I know it's unlikely; I'm still convinced. Should I go back to the doctor and should I really try to push for the MRI? Thanks all.
I'm new here. However, I am not new to health anxiety lol. My past with health anxiety includes getting a thorough heart checkup for shortness of breath and palpitations (nothing was found), and counseling which I have not done since high school (I'm 21).
Anyway, headaches have never been something that concerned me. I actually do get them quite frequently, except I've always been able to treat them with either advil, some coffee, or I would just sleep it off. For the past 2+ weeks now, I've been having this headache that is mostly constant, and it ranges from dull to moderate to just weird pressure. I also notice it hurts when I press on certain areas, I first noticed this when I was laying on my back on a hard floor and the floor against the back of my head really hurt..and of course that freaked me out lol.
So, after no drugs helped, no coffee, not even sleep, I went to the doctor a week ago. She suspected migraines. I got a shot of toradol (an injected NSAID) which did nothing. She also gave me Sumatriptan for migraines, which also have not helped. Here's the catch, I was referred for an MRI quite a while ago to look at my pituitary gland, because I was having period issues. But, my mom is concerned about the cost. I'm pretty convinced I have a brain tumor. I know it's unlikely; I'm still convinced. Should I go back to the doctor and should I really try to push for the MRI? Thanks all.