Hello Halfpennylane and welcome, As you are on a cancer forum  i guessed you were worried it may be cancer. Which is perfectly normal. Your family are right regarding MRI's, 2 weeks for results is typical unless there is indication of something that could be serious, also there are are many many conditions with similar symptoms that are far more common. As i am not a doctor i can't tell you what the cause of your pain is, it could even be that you have an eye issue and the blurred vision is causing the headaches. please take care, Eddie

Thank you for your reply, that makes me feel much better regarding MRI results. It's always hard to tell with family if they are just trying to make you feel better, so that's reassuring to hear the same advice from you too. 

I had my eyes tested a couple of weeks ago before going to the drs as I thought it might be an eye issue, nothing has changed since my last appointment, so all ok there. 

I guess I'm just going to have to sit tight for results, it's only been a couple of days so I'm sure I'll hear soon enough. It's a good job I'd Christmas with lots of distractions from ghf kids !

Many thanks 

Halfpennylane, you are very welcome,  enjoying Christmas with family sounds good to me, take care, Eddie

Hi Halfpennylane,

A very warm welcome to our forum.

I am sorry to hear about the symptoms you're having and the worry that these are causing. I had 2 bouts of breast cancer 14 years ago. I was in a similar position a few years ago and had an MRI in 2019. They didn't find anything , other than signs of natural ageing and put the cause down as "neurological", without any further reasoning. Since then, I have started to fit and collapse, without losing consciousness. These fits are becoming more frequent, so I had a CT scan 2 weeks ago today. I am still waiting for the results. There is no doubt about it - this is a very anxious time and, although they mean well, getting platitudes from family and friends, can be frustrating.

There are a number of less sinister things that could be causing your symptoms, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that you'll get good news. Try to steer clear of Google in the meantime, as it tends to hone in on the more spectacular cases and will only serve to scare you further.

Please keep in touch and let us know how you get on. We are always here for you.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

Hi Jolamine, thank you so much for your reply. Sorry to hear you are going though an anxious time too, it's so hard isn't it ! 

I've definitely made the mistake of googling and won't be doing that again any time soon. We always latch on to the worst don't we, I think sometimes I do it as a way of almost preparing myself if it was bad news. 

My head is driving me crazy, barely sleeping as it hurts so much when I lie down, so really hope it won't be too long before I get results. I've started smelling burning rubber at random times too which is confusing to say the least !

Sending lots of love and positivity regarding your results, I hope you can get some answers for the fits you are having soon.

Take care and keep in touch x

HI Halfpennylane,

Waiting for answers is always difficult and our over-active imaginations often lead us to all sorts of dark places. I still heard nothing from the hospital today. I shall leave it until Thursday and, if I haven't heard by then, I'll phone my breast care nurse. Has your GP given you anything to deal with the headaches in the meantime? I am glad to hear that you have given up the googling - the only purpose it ever serves is to scare us even further. Can I ask what age you are? - I am 74.

Let's both try to remain positive, until we get our results - Time enough to worry after that, if the news is not good.

I'll certainly keep in touch.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx

To Halfpenny and Jolamine I really hope you both get the all clear from your scans ,its a very worrying time for you both ,hopefully there is some truth in the fact if there was something sinister happening you would have been informed immediately ,Best Wishes to you both x

Good morning Jolamine, how are you ? 

I think that sounds like a good plan to get in touch with your breast care nurse if you haven't heard anything tomorrow, hopefully they can offer some reassurance and possibly chase up results for you. 

The GP hasn't offered any medication for the headaches, just said to continue with over the counter pain relief. I'm trying to just take them at night as that's when the pain is worse and try not to bend down much in the day ! 

Yes sure, I'm 37.

You're absolutely right, we both must remain positive. It's been a week since my MRI, so I'm trying to tell myself  that with each day that goes by and I dont hear anything, it is less likely to be something serious.

Kind regards 

Scarlett 

Thank you for your kind words. That's exactly what I'm telling myself,it's been a week now since my MRI, If it was serious I'd know by now. Its just difficult to distract myself when the pain is there.

Kind regards

Scarlett

Hi Jenny,

Thank you for your good wishes.. Hopefully, we'll hear something soon.

Kind regards,

Jolamine xx