"I'm an eighteen year old natural bodybuilder, young and in shape, with a good medical history, no allergies, medication ect.
I will preface this by saying that for almost a year I have been seeing a white bead of light moving generally from down to up over four seconds in my peripheral vision. I went to several specialists on this and nothing is wrong with my eyes that was notable to them, they seemed very unconcerned. Around four years ago I had very severe migraines and ultimately went on the god awful midren for a short time before deciding that it was worse than enduring them. I also have a slight bump in my skull which I have been told is fairly normal, though on occasion I get a slight headache emanating from it, though nothing drastic at all.
Despite getting anxious maybe once or twice over this it's been fairly minor and not a big deal... However the other night I was driving my friend home, and mid sentence suddenly I felt the weirdest feeling, a liquidy flowing feeling connected both my ears to this spot on my head( I cannot remember if it felt like it was flowing down or up as I was taken by surprise). I then got what I could best say felt like a head rush though that may have been because of adrenaline from the surprise, and what I can best describe as pressure on the top of my head(not on the bump, but a little further to the left dead in the middle at the very top of my skull.).
I felt it very intensely until I finally fell asleep and have felt it all of today, albeit to a seemingly lesser degree. The liquid feeling has not recurred. I am trying to be calm( I feel a little thirsty despite being drinking frequently, though perhaps it's just from worrying a bit).
I am mainly concerned if this sounds like something that could be doing permanent damage, needs to be checked out ect. I know the brain can't feel things itself as it has no nerves, so I don't know what the liquid feeling was. I am very familiar with how anxiety affects things, but this has been a post without any anxiety inspire comments. It's probably important to note the pressure does not hurt at all, it's just an awkward pressure, and at the worst is distracting and makes falling asleep difficult.
Please let me know any opinions on the matter and thank you VERY much."
The previous is a copy and paste of something I posted a few days ago on a less active and unhelpful forum. Since writing that, I still have not felt the liquid feeling again. As always the light in my right eye has appeared, and the pressure(which started a week ago) has persisted, though it is less function impairing and I have slept, albeit not ideal. The pressure is not as overpowering as in the first two days, though it certainly is still there and some moments worse than others. My ears for a lack of a better word, feel congested a bit, which they only have since the pressure started. My body feels weaker, especially my legs though it could be from recovering from my workouts, just not doing so very well due to the lack of sleep the pressure has caused.
Recently, I have been even more concerned about the possibility of a brain tumor, I found a thread on here with many people with the same symptoms that didn't have a tumor even after investigation with CT scans and MRI's which eased me a bit. But the fact I have fatigue, weak legs, a pressure in my head, vision issues, ringing in ears(have for years though)and used to have headaches is worrisome. My main question here is:
Based on my age(18), the fact I had the severe headaches 5 or so years ago and no longer do, have had the light in my right eye for a year, have had my eyes examined and nothing mentioned that would have been a red flag for tumor, a bump on my head with nearby pressure, no nasuea at all, only having thrown up three times in the past five years, the fact I DO have twitches, VERY minor convulsions in the neck ect. and have for awhile, have had depression but not for the past three years or so, and don't have mood swings or irrational behaviour, just how likely is it I have a brain tumor?
No search has really provided anything concrete, as nothing tellms me how severe or persistent these symptoms are, I have a lot of symptoms but nothing really particularlly intense, is the pressure supposed to be mind blowing? Would I be nearly deaf as opposed to slight ringing? having persistent headaches and vomiting as opposed to not at all? Be unable to walk rather than have some fatigue and slight balance issues? Seizuring like my minor twitches or full blown loss of consciousness? Incredible depression accompanied by lack of logic as opposed to year old depression and currently sound decision making?
I really don't know, I am having some bizzare symptoms that match a tumor but I can't tell if they match up, please help!
I will preface this by saying that for almost a year I have been seeing a white bead of light moving generally from down to up over four seconds in my peripheral vision. I went to several specialists on this and nothing is wrong with my eyes that was notable to them, they seemed very unconcerned. Around four years ago I had very severe migraines and ultimately went on the god awful midren for a short time before deciding that it was worse than enduring them. I also have a slight bump in my skull which I have been told is fairly normal, though on occasion I get a slight headache emanating from it, though nothing drastic at all.
Despite getting anxious maybe once or twice over this it's been fairly minor and not a big deal... However the other night I was driving my friend home, and mid sentence suddenly I felt the weirdest feeling, a liquidy flowing feeling connected both my ears to this spot on my head( I cannot remember if it felt like it was flowing down or up as I was taken by surprise). I then got what I could best say felt like a head rush though that may have been because of adrenaline from the surprise, and what I can best describe as pressure on the top of my head(not on the bump, but a little further to the left dead in the middle at the very top of my skull.).
I felt it very intensely until I finally fell asleep and have felt it all of today, albeit to a seemingly lesser degree. The liquid feeling has not recurred. I am trying to be calm( I feel a little thirsty despite being drinking frequently, though perhaps it's just from worrying a bit).
I am mainly concerned if this sounds like something that could be doing permanent damage, needs to be checked out ect. I know the brain can't feel things itself as it has no nerves, so I don't know what the liquid feeling was. I am very familiar with how anxiety affects things, but this has been a post without any anxiety inspire comments. It's probably important to note the pressure does not hurt at all, it's just an awkward pressure, and at the worst is distracting and makes falling asleep difficult.
Please let me know any opinions on the matter and thank you VERY much."
The previous is a copy and paste of something I posted a few days ago on a less active and unhelpful forum. Since writing that, I still have not felt the liquid feeling again. As always the light in my right eye has appeared, and the pressure(which started a week ago) has persisted, though it is less function impairing and I have slept, albeit not ideal. The pressure is not as overpowering as in the first two days, though it certainly is still there and some moments worse than others. My ears for a lack of a better word, feel congested a bit, which they only have since the pressure started. My body feels weaker, especially my legs though it could be from recovering from my workouts, just not doing so very well due to the lack of sleep the pressure has caused.
Recently, I have been even more concerned about the possibility of a brain tumor, I found a thread on here with many people with the same symptoms that didn't have a tumor even after investigation with CT scans and MRI's which eased me a bit. But the fact I have fatigue, weak legs, a pressure in my head, vision issues, ringing in ears(have for years though)and used to have headaches is worrisome. My main question here is:
Based on my age(18), the fact I had the severe headaches 5 or so years ago and no longer do, have had the light in my right eye for a year, have had my eyes examined and nothing mentioned that would have been a red flag for tumor, a bump on my head with nearby pressure, no nasuea at all, only having thrown up three times in the past five years, the fact I DO have twitches, VERY minor convulsions in the neck ect. and have for awhile, have had depression but not for the past three years or so, and don't have mood swings or irrational behaviour, just how likely is it I have a brain tumor?
No search has really provided anything concrete, as nothing tellms me how severe or persistent these symptoms are, I have a lot of symptoms but nothing really particularlly intense, is the pressure supposed to be mind blowing? Would I be nearly deaf as opposed to slight ringing? having persistent headaches and vomiting as opposed to not at all? Be unable to walk rather than have some fatigue and slight balance issues? Seizuring like my minor twitches or full blown loss of consciousness? Incredible depression accompanied by lack of logic as opposed to year old depression and currently sound decision making?
I really don't know, I am having some bizzare symptoms that match a tumor but I can't tell if they match up, please help!
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hey man how are you doing?? i cant say if you have a tumor or not however it does sound like there is something nurological going on. could you give me some more info by answering some questions. where do you live? do you have any animals or deal with wildlife? have you been to a doctor besides for your eyes? it is possible that you have a tumor but just because you have one doesnt mean its serious/untreatable. it could be a non cancerous growth ot a cyst. there are several different things it could be. have you ever had a CT scan or MRI. have you had numbness or trouble speaking?
please let me know.... and i can offer some more help
try to relax and not let youself get too worked up. 8)
please let me know.... and i can offer some more help
try to relax and not let youself get too worked up. 8)
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Hello, and thanks for the response, I do not associate with animals other than my cat and live in a quiet neighborhood in the suburbs. I have had somewhat odd numbing sensation but it's not persistent and usually occurs near nightime. My primary care physician seems extremely unconcerned, despite the fact that this has been persisting two months. A few days after a visit, my left lymph node abruptly swelled to huge sizes painfully with a light fever, and my throat hurt, but two days later it went down, but here around a month later it is hardened and painless and my pressure is back. These conditions exploded so suddenly and I have NO idea how to get a scan with an unconcerned primary care doctor. Is it even possible for lymph node that detects malignency to swell to huge sizes with fever initially? Because the way it is looking to me right now is a tricky infection, or brain cancer. Lately pressure has been occurring daily, usually minimal in morning, and becoming extreme as the day progresses, most notably influencing sleep, though with melatonin I get my needed hours, and have been not worrying despite the massive issue that could be at hand. If I knew for sure that lymph nodes did not swell like that with malignent cells in them at first, I would feel better, or if of course I could get that scan!
Something that may be worth noting is that there have been times that my feet against a hard floor feel bizarre, and it's felt like I would collapse(walking into cvs, as I walk inside I feel weird but feel much better outside). It is also worth saying that most of my worst symptoms seem to be slightly better since the onset. For example the abrupt and unresistable fatigue has passed and become a creeping fatigue throughout the whole day that I can easily push through. The abrupt headrushes have mostly passed though on occasion they trigger. Please someone give me some insight, this has been two months from hell.
Hello, and thanks for the response, I do not associate with animals other than my cat and live in a quiet neighborhood in the suburbs. I have had somewhat odd numbing sensation but it's not persistent and usually occurs near nightime. My primary care physician seems extremely unconcerned, despite the fact that this has been persisting two months. A few days after a visit, my left lymph node abruptly swelled to huge sizes painfully with a light fever, and my throat hurt, but two days later it went down, but here around a month later it is hardened and painless and my pressure is back. These conditions exploded so suddenly and I have NO idea how to get a scan with an unconcerned primary care doctor. Is it even possible for lymph node that detects malignency to swell to huge sizes with fever initially? Because the way it is looking to me right now is a tricky infection, or brain cancer. Lately pressure has been occurring daily, usually minimal in morning, and becoming extreme as the day progresses, most notably influencing sleep, though with melatonin I get my needed hours, and have been not worrying despite the massive issue that could be at hand. If I knew for sure that lymph nodes did not swell like that with malignent cells in them at first, I would feel better, or if of course I could get that scan!
Something that may be worth noting is that there have been times that my feet against a hard floor feel bizarre, and it's felt like I would collapse(walking into cvs, as I walk inside I feel weird but feel much better outside). It is also worth saying that most of my worst symptoms seem to be slightly better since the onset. For example the abrupt and unresistable fatigue has passed and become a creeping fatigue throughout the whole day that I can easily push through. The abrupt headrushes have mostly passed though on occasion they trigger. Please someone give me some insight, this has been two months from hell.
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