Could I Have A Tumor? What’s Wrong With Me? Please Help.?
February 24, 2010 by admin
Filed under FAQ on advance for astigmatism
I am 13, I am of average weight, fairly slender. I exercise [my dad taught me how to exercise properly so, it's not that] I am tall too 5′10.
My vision is terrible 20/-4.75 [I think, it changes about every month or two; contact wearer]- no astigmatism
*Have experienced sensations where everything goes dark [eyes open and their don't seem to be any correlation with what I am doing/time of day/where I am, and these occurring]
*I tend to be a klutz, I have great balance and an avid martial artist, but for some reason I will trip or fall for no reason.
*I experience mild to severe pain in my joints, back, shoulders, neck, and pretty much everywhere. This pain is almost constant and the pain arises with no trauma occurring.
*I get headaches quite often and have extreme light sensitivity [even fluorescent light bulbs hurt my eyes, they begin to then water.]
Sun, computer/TV/cell phone screens also cause watering of my eyes [sometimes my nose too]
So,
*pain all over my body<primarily joints, neck, and back<Long, Long time.
*rapid vision change; not for the better about every month a new prescription is required<as long as I can recall
*being a klutz although I have a strong core<as long as I can recall
*blacking out for no apparent reason<as long as I can remember
*breathing normally then suddenly having extra air to exhale<fairly recent
*light sensitivity<This started within the past couple tears
I am under a lot of stress, primarily because of my parents fighting. When they fight I do feel weak in my knees and sometimes they collapse because of this.
I don't drink, or do drugs, and I eat healthy.
I ya'll have any ideas of what is going on, there are some other things, but these are the main problems. Any help is appreciated; Thank-you
[No, I can't just talk to my doctor, my parents won't listen and they think nothing is wrong]
I also have trouble getting my eyes to focus.
No, I am not sexually active [idk if that matters, but it might]
Just go see a MD for an exam. If you parents have their head in the sand, go tell the school nurse.
I would go see a doctor. So if you know someone who drives, then get them to drive you the doctor. Explain to the receptionist that your parents won’t listen to you and you really think something is wrong with you.
You need to sit your parents down and tell them straight and firmly that something is wrong. You must go to the doctor. Your parents have a legal obligation to see that you get proper medical care.
Do not take no for an answer. Don’t give up.
I don’t know if this helps but until you get help from a doctor, maybe you should:
-Start wearing sunglasses for your light sensitivity
-If you drink Diet sodas or use artificial sweeteners, stop. The fake sugar isn’t the best for young people
-Maybe you should consume more iron? You may be becoming a little bit anemic?
-Stop consuming fish for a while, the mercury could be causing some problems.
-Beg your parent to take you to a doctor and get your brain scan. My friend said she had migraines a lot and she got her head scanned and she was diagnosed with brain cancer.
- If you think you have a tumor, lower your meat and dairy consumption, meat and dairy are one of the main causes for cancer.
I hope this helps a little.
You should go see a doctor asap. I think you might have a benign brain tumor (Perhaps a suprasellar glioma).
Do you vomit a lot? Are your pupils the same size?
While it doesn’t sound like you have a brain tumor, it *does* sound like you could have a migraine disorder (sensitivity to light, sound, dizziness, seeing weird things, or nothing at all when an attack happens.) If you can..tell your parents to take you to a doctor for a checkup. Tell your doctor what has been happening, and if they can…refer you to a neurologist (a doctor who specializes in the central nervous system/brain.)
If some of these things have been happening for a while then it most likely isn’t a tumor, but it defiantly sounds serious. You should get a brain scan because it sounds like a problem in your brain.
I found this link, it basically talks about how poor circulation can cause many, if not all of the symptoms you are complaining about. Here take a look, read up on it, see if it matches you: http://www.reliefzone.com/whypain.html
Really, your parents should be willing to set a doctor appointment for you with your general practitioner. Even if you just go to them and state that you get frequent migraines, I would think that would be enough for them to go ahead and let you see a doctor. The fact that your eyes are constantly changing, and needing new prescriptions, I would think they would at least believe there’s a good chance that you are telling the truth about having headaches. So instead of going to your parents about ALL your symptoms, go to them about the migraines, ask for a doctor’s appointment. Then once you are there, talk further about all of your symptoms and what you’re going through. I’m sure the doc would order an MRI immediately.
Good luck hun.