hellosugar87
08-06-17, 10:18
Hey
I'm in a bit of a worry. Reading those stories where people go undiagnosed and ignored for months only to drop dead of the very thing they were concerned they had.
I am 24 weeks pregnant and have been in hospital for past two days having tests done because I have had a very localised left sided head pain that is absolutely persistent for over week.
My symptoms are
Head pain that in burning and pressure like, in one very small localised spot behind my temple and above my ear (left side only) Its almost like I could draw a circle round it with a pen
I have had some ringing and crackling in both ears and they feel a little blocked, originally went to docs who said I had a bit of blood in left ear and treated me for ear infection but anti bs have not had any effect on the pain so assuming I don't have infection.
The head pain is worse on waking and lying down. I wake up with it every morning and it gets better throughout the day. This leads me to think it cant be tension or anxiety as why would it be worse lying down or on waking!
I have been sick a few times and generally feel unwell with stuffy nose and other such things. But again I don't know if sickness is my anxiety- sometimes this happens when I'm in full panic.
Saying that, I have had loads of blood tests and other tests.
I have no signs of infection (which was what I was actually hoping for!) Nothing showing up in bloods, or urine.
My doctor originally sent me to hosp because he thought I had swelling on my optic discs. Obviously panicked me straight away! But I then got seen by opthomoloigst who put eye drops in and was absolutely confident I have no swelling (so not fluid swelling or pressure on brain) and they look okay.
I do get visual snow and slight double vision but long ago this got diagnosed as being part of my anxiety flare ups (and yes is deffo only there when I'm anxious) so I have it now but think that's because I'm VERY anxious!
I passed my nuero exam where they check your facial features and strength/reactions ect.
They felt they had no reason to scan me because it was super unlikely for me to have an actual nuero issue like a tumour if I passed all the above tests.
They say it might be an atypical migrane from pregnancy (why hasn't it gone after over a week!) or a virus.
How true is this? could they have missed it? Can I still have a tumour and not have it show in bloods/nuero exam and eye exam? Should I trust the doctor here or go back and demand more? They really don't want to scan me without good reason as I'm pregnant and I agree to an extent but I'm wondering if that's just whats putting them off and usually they would have scanned me by now :(
I am still waking with head pain and its so persistent. not severe...just there all the time :(
Please help :(
I'm in a bit of a worry. Reading those stories where people go undiagnosed and ignored for months only to drop dead of the very thing they were concerned they had.
I am 24 weeks pregnant and have been in hospital for past two days having tests done because I have had a very localised left sided head pain that is absolutely persistent for over week.
My symptoms are
Head pain that in burning and pressure like, in one very small localised spot behind my temple and above my ear (left side only) Its almost like I could draw a circle round it with a pen
I have had some ringing and crackling in both ears and they feel a little blocked, originally went to docs who said I had a bit of blood in left ear and treated me for ear infection but anti bs have not had any effect on the pain so assuming I don't have infection.
The head pain is worse on waking and lying down. I wake up with it every morning and it gets better throughout the day. This leads me to think it cant be tension or anxiety as why would it be worse lying down or on waking!
I have been sick a few times and generally feel unwell with stuffy nose and other such things. But again I don't know if sickness is my anxiety- sometimes this happens when I'm in full panic.
Saying that, I have had loads of blood tests and other tests.
I have no signs of infection (which was what I was actually hoping for!) Nothing showing up in bloods, or urine.
My doctor originally sent me to hosp because he thought I had swelling on my optic discs. Obviously panicked me straight away! But I then got seen by opthomoloigst who put eye drops in and was absolutely confident I have no swelling (so not fluid swelling or pressure on brain) and they look okay.
I do get visual snow and slight double vision but long ago this got diagnosed as being part of my anxiety flare ups (and yes is deffo only there when I'm anxious) so I have it now but think that's because I'm VERY anxious!
I passed my nuero exam where they check your facial features and strength/reactions ect.
They felt they had no reason to scan me because it was super unlikely for me to have an actual nuero issue like a tumour if I passed all the above tests.
They say it might be an atypical migrane from pregnancy (why hasn't it gone after over a week!) or a virus.
How true is this? could they have missed it? Can I still have a tumour and not have it show in bloods/nuero exam and eye exam? Should I trust the doctor here or go back and demand more? They really don't want to scan me without good reason as I'm pregnant and I agree to an extent but I'm wondering if that's just whats putting them off and usually they would have scanned me by now :(
I am still waking with head pain and its so persistent. not severe...just there all the time :(
Please help :(