could i have a brain tumor? help

zappyisfun · Regular Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 17

hello. im 17 years old i'll be 18 on march 31.

im a male smoker been smoking for 2-3 yrs and for the past couple weeks i have been having vision problems (i think) everything seems kinda dimmer then it use to (the outside,inside,lights) i can stare at a 100 watt bulb and it will not hurt. im thinking im gooing blind. light just dosint seem as bright as it use to and i have a pressure/headache feeling around my left eye all day. it only stops alittle when i close my eyes. yesterday i was at the mall and i all a sudden became real weak and felt like i couldint walk (but i could) just reall dizzy so i had to sit down. i might be going to a eye doctor soon but i dont know cuz my m,om wont make a apt.

so is t possible for me to have abrain tumor with those symptoms? i have very high anxiety and i cant stop worrying about it

brainman

It is possible that you have a cancer but it is also possible for this combination of symptoms to be cause by 102 other reasons (102 is just a number). You need to see a doctor... not might see a doctor... see a doctor.... who can examine you, do some tests, and then diagnose you properly.
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arunlnaik · Posted: Fri Mar 17, 2006 7:00 am Post subject: no chance

hi
you get your vision checked. the ophthalmologist will see your fundus with a fundoscope (fundus is the back curtain of your eye ball). If there are changes in the fundus, then you may need a scan to rule out any thing inside your brain.
but chances are remote, enjoy life...but get rid of the habit of yours!
cheers!
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Mollypug · Regular Joined: 17 Feb 2006 Posts: 12

Don't wait! Get it checked out immediately! As Brainman said, it could be a number of other things, too (stroke, etc. ) I have heard from a couple of oncologists, though, that sometimes the reason that patients end up coming to them with inoperable brain tumors is because they waited too long. For example, maybe they first went to an internist and thought they were having migraines...So they got treatment for that for awhile. When that didn't work, they went to an eye doctor and tried new glasses. Then, perhaps, when that didn't work, they finally saw a neurologist. So, by the time they FINALLY went to someone who suggested that they get an MRI, it was months down-the-road, and it was too late! They told me that when someone has symptoms (as you mentioned), go immediately and get an MRI! [/u]

zappyisfun · Regular Joined: 17 Mar 2005 Posts: 17

well i went to the doctor and she said its normal for a little bump to b in the back of ur head in the middle. she gave me antibitoitics and i just got done with em but now i have a weird pressure feeling in the back of my head. i cant see another doc intill june because im 18 and had to get a new one. could this weird pressure feeling or ants crawling feeling in my head in the back be because of sinus pressure? and also my fingers on my left hand have been getting tingly for no reason (like falling asleep) even when im doing something with them

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