Meningioma in falx cerebri

Hello everyone,

I don't really know where to start, but i guess i'm here for advice please. In the second week of march i was taken to A&E as i started to lose grip in my hand, i'd also noticed that my memory hadn't been so great recently, i was forgetting simple things such as i could remember phoning a friend, yet i couldn't remember hanging up or what the conversation was about. I've been struggling with words and also been experiencing seizures/blackouts? I'm not sure, but when i get stressed i have a sharp pain in my right side of the head and my vision goes blurry or sometimes completely black, i'm told when this happens that my body shakes as if i'm having a seizure, and i'm not aware of this part. Also i noticed my personality has changed recently, I'm getting angry and frustrated over things that shouldn't even bother me. Whilst i was in A&E i was sent for a CT scan and the doctor told me they found a small mass on my brain, but try not to worry and i'm being referred to the neurosurgical team. I left the hospital two minutes after that, not actually understanding what was just said. When i looked at the discharge paper it said meningioma in falx cerebri lesion. I made the mistake of googling it and realised it's a brain tumor. Honestly, i don't know what to think, feel or anything. Since the 12th march, i have had no letters from the hospital, neither phone calls. I called them myself yesterday to be told i need a MRI scan but when calling that department they said they don't know me as there is no referral. My questions are these;

where exactly is the falx cerebri lesion?

Could this meningioma be what's causing all of these symptoms?  (because also on the discharge letter the doctor wrote 'not related to her symptoms') but the issue is i haven't had these symptoms before and this isn't normal for me so something must be causing it, and the only explanation i have is this meningioma..

I have a b12 deficiency, and receive injections for this, could the deficiency have caused this? 

I'm sorry for the long post, i just have no one to turn to at the moment, the hospital doesn't want to discuss yet, and the other department doesn't know me. My GP seems to work maybe one day a week, and i don't feel comforted by her as she has on many occasions misdiagnosed me. 

If anyone has any experience with Meningiomas please can you reply 

 

Thankyou 

  • Hello   I  have tecent experience  of a meningioma . I  was confused, not taking  information in,  way back in January . I got took to A&E where I had  a seizure , they done scans and found a brain tumour . I was referred  to  a neurologist  who believed it was a meningioma on my left temporal. . I had my surgery  on the 11th March to remove the tumour which was the size of a golf ball.  Everything went well  was in hospital  4 days  from sdmittance to discharge.  I'm just waiting for  histology results and will have a mri scan in 3 months time. My memory is fine  I've had no more seizures but on epilepsy tablets  only thing that  bothering me us I can't drive at the moment  but hoping  the seizure was due to the tumour. You would not think I had major surgery 2 weeks ago,  I was on steroids for a week  so my sleeping  was  erratic but slowly improving. I'm going for walks and  keeping busy reading and doing word searches. You will be in good hands under neurologist so please try not to worry too much . Sending lots of hugs and best wishes to you xx

  • ** sorry should have said referred to neurosurgeon**

  • Hello

    im just asking how you are as I can't seem to see any update.

    I am going through a similar and am currently awaiting mri scans for what the neurosurgeon said is a possible meningioma on my parietal lobe. 

  • Hi gemma_23
     

    I have a meningioma in the parietal lobe (parasagital). Have you got any symptoms, or any treatment laid out?

     

    @confusedgirl your symptoms sound as if they are related to B12 deficiency. Eat red meat and vitamin C. 
     

    xx