Worried I may have a brain tumor

Hi I’m 14 years old, I’m worried I may have a brain tumor because of some signs I have. I’ve had balance issues for quite a while, they aren’t extreme to the point where I can’t stand up at all but I struggle standing still sometimes as my hairdresser noticed it when cutting my hair, I wobble a bit when standing. I also get really dizzy sometimes and my peripheral vision has kind of gone for a minute or two occasionally in the past couple weeks. I’m also always tired. I today experienced an issue where I was speaking to my friend on the phone and forgot what I was talking about mid sentence, and forgetting what words I wanted to use. And mainly I’ve struggled with headaches which feel bad on my forehead area, sometimes it feels like my head is pulsating and has pressure on it, the headaches come and go but last at least an hour or two. Thankfully I haven’t had any seizures as I know this is one of the biggest signs, but I’m still worried and uncertain of if it’s just me getting scared for no reason or something I should get checked. Thank you so much.

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  • Hi Milliemillie,

    A very warm welcome to our forum,

    I am sorry to hear about your symptoms and expect that this is unlikely to be a brain tumour at your age. There are a number of other things that could be causing your symptoms. Have you told your mum about your concerns and what does she think? As a mum myself, I would be taking you to see an optician to see if your vision is affecting your balance in some way, or seeing your GP to have a few tests carried out.

    I am glad to hear that you haven't had any seizures. Although this can be one of the signs, I have had these for 6 years. I had an MRI 4 years ago and have just had a CT scan and told that it is not cancer and I am now waiting to see a neurologist.

    Please get this checked out as soon as you can, as it is obviously worrying you. I sincerely hope that all turns out to be ok.

    Please also keep in touch and let us know how you get on and please remember, that we are always here for you. 

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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  • Hi Milliemillie,

    A very warm welcome to our forum,

    I am sorry to hear about your symptoms and expect that this is unlikely to be a brain tumour at your age. There are a number of other things that could be causing your symptoms. Have you told your mum about your concerns and what does she think? As a mum myself, I would be taking you to see an optician to see if your vision is affecting your balance in some way, or seeing your GP to have a few tests carried out.

    I am glad to hear that you haven't had any seizures. Although this can be one of the signs, I have had these for 6 years. I had an MRI 4 years ago and have just had a CT scan and told that it is not cancer and I am now waiting to see a neurologist.

    Please get this checked out as soon as you can, as it is obviously worrying you. I sincerely hope that all turns out to be ok.

    Please also keep in touch and let us know how you get on and please remember, that we are always here for you. 

    Kind regards,

    Jolamine xx

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