Help Please

Life · New User Joined: 13 Jan 2007 Posts: 2

My mum is a single parent, i have no brothers or sisters and my granparents are dead, i do have aunts and uncles though i do not feel like i could talk to them about this.

My mum has a numbness down the one side of her body and stumbles a little sometimes when she is walking and has been referred to a neurologist. The neurologist didn't know what was wrong with her and wanted x-rays of all of her joints and her brain but they cannot do all of these x-rays in the one day so have put a referal through for her to get an mri scan. They said she should get an appoint in the nex 2-3 weeks for her scan.

When i was on the computer yesterday i had a really bad headache which was affecting my sight so i googled brain tumour to see what the symptoms were and i was shocked to find that to of the symptoms were the ones my mum had. I don't know whether to tell her what i found out or not but i dont want her to be worried whilst waiting for her scan if i tell her this, because when she told me she was having an mri scan i said to her does that mean you have cancer and she just laughed and said no. But if i don't tell her she will want to know what is wrong with me because since i have found out about these symptoms i have been crying alot and this is all i have been thinking about and i am really scared and worried. I am still at school and can't imagine losing her

brunette · Posted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:14 pm Post subject: Re: Help Please

Dear Life, I can understand your dilema, but right now I wouldnt say anything to your mum. Wait until you get a proper diagnosis, as there are many other complaints that could be causing her symptoms.

I wish you both luck and hope that whatever is causing your problems is easily sorted out.

Best wishes, Jen xx

michelesmith · Experienced user Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Posts: 71

Life,
I second the things Brunette said. She is so right. It could be something very different than brain cancer. I would work to get the MRI as quickly as possible--for your own sake as much as your moms. I know the uncertainty is one of the biggest stressors in this whole thing.

I wish you the best and you will be in my thoughts and prayers.

Michele
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andersonjw · New User Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 3

Google is both your best friend and your worst enemy...

As others before me have already said, wait until there is a proper diagnosis before drawing your own conclusions. There are many, many reasons that will cause those symptoms that aren't brain tumours....

Best of luck.

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