Health Anxiety Dad
12-12-17, 21:19
6 days ago while driving I almost passed out. Ever since then I've felt light headed/dizzy. Not full on vertigo, but just woozy/ off balance. Me being someone who struggles with HA, of course my first thought was 'brain tumor!'...even though lightheadedness isn't a brain tumor symptom. So of course, later that day I developed a small headache that has persisted for 5 days now, with intermittent nausea. I vomited on day 4. The headache is like 3/10 pain wise and not 'new' pain.
Question 1. Could this be a virus or the flu?
Question 2. I had a brain MRI in April 2017 (no tumors) and have a follow up brain MRI in April 2018. Could a brain tumor grow from absolutely nothing to terminal that quickly? Or would symptoms be worse by now? Ex: seizures, neurological weakness, slurred speech, brutal headaches etc.
This constant light headedness is freaking me out. I feel better for like 10 mins after waking up, then it all comes back. I'm still able to jog, do my daily routine etc, but it's harder to enjoy anything while feeling this nauseated and dizzy. The rational guy inside me says just hang in there until April 2018 and my next MRI will catch anything. I know you're not doctors, but the irrational guy says that could be too late.
Thanks for reading.
Question 1. Could this be a virus or the flu?
Question 2. I had a brain MRI in April 2017 (no tumors) and have a follow up brain MRI in April 2018. Could a brain tumor grow from absolutely nothing to terminal that quickly? Or would symptoms be worse by now? Ex: seizures, neurological weakness, slurred speech, brutal headaches etc.
This constant light headedness is freaking me out. I feel better for like 10 mins after waking up, then it all comes back. I'm still able to jog, do my daily routine etc, but it's harder to enjoy anything while feeling this nauseated and dizzy. The rational guy inside me says just hang in there until April 2018 and my next MRI will catch anything. I know you're not doctors, but the irrational guy says that could be too late.
Thanks for reading.