Urgent referral - scared and anxious

[kirstynic]

Hi, I visited the drs on Wednesday due to the following symptoms

Daily headaches
Shooting pains throughout head
Nausea
Tingling in hands, arms, legs and feet
Jaw ache
Head pain and pressure worsening when bending over
Feeling of going to black out when standing still for a long time

The doctor said he will refer me to neurology and told me to just take ibuprofen and paracetamol for the pain

Yesterday I attended the dentist as my jaw ache and tension is so painful and along with the head pains I feel so yukky. The dentist thinks I have TMJ he told me to try exercises and also ibuprofen and paracetamol. Well after another restless night last night and being in pain I spoke to a different dr today and asked for some stronger medication - she was happy to prescribe some but mentioned that the dr has made an urgent quick refferal to neurology! So now my fear that it is a brain tumour has hit me again and now believe the dr suspects it is too hense the refferal being done so quick.

[Stecakes]

there are a hundred reasons for gp to refer you to neurology ,
do you see how you're making a huge leap to just one?
I know it's hard to fight the thoughts you're having, but try to look at
this logically for a moment. there's no reason at all to suspect a brain
tumour at this point and you have no way of knowing what the doctor
is thinking unless he tells you ( which he hasn't)
try not to let your mind run away with this.

[kirstynic]

Thank you I think it's the urgent referral that's made me get all anxious :(

[Stecakes]

the word urgent on a referral is more of a timeframe reference ,as in sooner rather than later , it's not saying the situation is urgent.
they're dealing with thousands of referrals a day. if they didn't put urgent you could be waiting for months.
honestly you're worrying far too much.

[ServerError]

I've had two urgent referrals this year, one of which was to a neurologist.

I was fine both times.