My mum has a large tumour in the back of her head behind her

Don't really know what I'm trying to gain by writing on here, all I know is I'm scared out of my witts that my mums consultation on Monday morning may be even worse news than I've already had.

   For several weeks now my mum has had me checking in her scalp in her hair behind her ear saying it was sore and felt like something was crawling, I couldn't see anything...I told her to go to the doctors who for the first few times told her it was likely her shampoo. Fast forward around a month and we yesterday found out after a scan the news that she has a large mass in the back of her head, we have no idea any more than that at the moment, she has been told to have someone take her to the hospital at 9am on Monday morning! Tho I'm wearing a mask on the outside internally I can feel myself falling apart, I find myself holding back tears constantly and break down when I'm on my own. I'm 32 years old and the fear of loosing my mum is destroying me

  • Hello Mattyd1987

    I'm sorry to hear that your Mum has been told she has a mass in her head. It's understandable that you're feeling very concerned at the moment. I think most of our members here will have been through similar thoughts and feelings whilst waiting for news. 

    Hopefully her appointment on Monday will give you some clearer information and answer some of the questions you may have. It might help over the weekend to write down any particular questions you wanted to ask the Consultant so that you don't forget anything on Monday. You can then also write down any information you're given at the appointment. 

    If you'd like to speak to one of our team of nurses after you've seen the Consultant then you're most welcome to give them a call. They're available Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm on 0808 800 4040. 

    Do let us know how you get on. 

    Best wishes, 
    Jenn
    Cancer Chat moderator