Convinced I have a brain tumour

Hello I'm a 28 year old male. So I would like to start out by giving my back story of how everything happened;

around April time- I was watching tv late at night at my girlfriends and a cancer awareness advert came on- and it struck somthing in me that I felt so bad for the person on it. Anyway I went to sleep and in the morning I was driving home to work - And I couldn't stop thinking about the advert then all of a sudden I think I either had a panic attack or anxiety attack thinking this can happen to anyone. After this my moods changed and my way of thinking changed - before I had never thought anything could harm me- now I'm convinced I have a brain tumour and that I won't live long enough to have kids, and I feel like I'm constantly down and depressed now and feel so sorry for my girlfriend 
 

so after that, I started to get headaches and ended up getting my eyes tested in may to see if this was the cause for them - the optician said that although I need glasses for work- this wouldn't of caused headaches becuse the thing that's wrong with your eyes would of been like this for years and not just sudden. So I ignored it and my headaches came and went (roughly 4 days a week on average) which was still worrying me because before this I had never got random headaches before in my life. 

Last month my dad passed away - and my headaches came back and now I've had a headache ever since for the full month. I have other things also which I'm not sure are tumour symptoms but I get random pains both in my joints and muscles around my joints , depressed ,, random pains under my arms, really lethargic - I haven't got out of my bed for atleast 4 days now. 
 

i let my gp know about all of these symptoms on Monday and I I am going to get my blood taken today but this worrying is making my life hell at the moment, I can't take care of my mum properly from my dad passing because of it

  • Welcome to Cancer Chat, SecretEar17.

    I'm sorry to hear about your loss and that you've been feeling poorly for quite a while now. But I'm glad you took charge and went to the GP to have your symptoms properly investigated.

    Hopefully others who have been in a similar situation will pop by soon to talk with you as speaking with those who can relate does seem to help but until they do and while you wait to speak with your doctor again, you might want to consider giving our team of nurses a ring if speaking with someone with a medical background is something that can help. They're available on this number 0808 800 4040, Monday - Friday between 9a.m - 5p.m.

    Best wishes,

    Renata, Cancer Chat Moderator