okay, i posted this under a different
topic [headaches], but i figured i might
as well put it here too. i've been
looking up what could be causing my
symptoms and have found several things.
brain tumor worries me most, but i might
just be too worried about nothing. i'm
only 17. sorry this is so long.
Around last november [2006] I began having
sharp pains in my head. It's not constant
and they only last a few seconds.
Sometimes I get them many times during the
day, and sometimes [although not often] I
won't have any during the day. The only
way I can think to describe how they feel
is that it feels as if someone is pricking
my brain [or nerves in my head] with a
needle. It doesn't always happen in the
same place, but is generally in the right
back and front and the left back and front
[on top]. About 2 1/2 weeks ago I began
feeling pressure in my head, sometimes
accompanied by mild nausea, and the sharp
pains also. The way I can describe the
pressure is that it feels as if someone
were putting their hands on each side of
my head and pushing as hard as they
possibly could. The pressure/nausea often
come together, but not always, and come
and go through out the day. It makes it
hard to concentrate at school when they
happen. My mom is worried because she says
my pupils are larger than they should be
when there is plenty of light and she says
it could be a sign of disease. She took
nursing courses a while ago, so i'm just
trusting her at the moment, although she's
definitely not a professional. [no, i'm
not doing drugs. That is not the reason
for my pupils being large]. She has been
promising to make an appointment with my
pediatrician for some time, but still
hasn't done so. also, I don't know if
this is related, but I was sitting in
class today and the left cheek on my face
went numb for about 1 minute. It was very
odd, especially since this has never
happened to me before. Like I said,
though, I don't know if this is related.
some of the symptoms i have match with
brain tumors, but it might not be. i've
also been very tired lately, and my
coordination seems to be worse than usual.
i've also been stumbling over my words a
lot lately and sometimes i can't think
clearly [although that may be a result of
not enough sleep or something]. often, i
feel like i have no energy. i get 7 hours
of sleep each night [about], except on
weekends when i sleep in. i've lost my
appetite a bit too [don't know if that's
related].
they're not migraines, i would know if
they were. so...i don't know what's going
on. any ideas?
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serratia
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 42 Location: Texas
Posted: 05-31-07 22:52pm
When you mentioned about the numbness on
one side of your face (left cheek) to me
that sounds like a symptom of stroke....if
you experience numbness again go to the
hospital!
