am i having a brain tumor???

[lyre]

good day doctors,
this is lyre a 29 yr. old guy.i am really depress now having this questions that bothers me so much for the past few weeks.actually, i post already here last week but i just want more explanation that i can reevaluate what i have been feeling for the past few days.actually, it was 16 years ago when i got this freak accident while playing basketball i accidentally slip and hit my occipital area so badly on the floor.it has sweeling reaction right that moment but for first aid they just put an ice bag over the area.i never vomit nor anything wrong went anyway.but after sometime i can feel that the area in my right occipital in which was hit on the floor never go back to normal as it is in proportion when you palpate and compare to the left side. i was just so bothered that after 16 years i got this feeling of heaviness and dull pain in my occipital region. as i can feel numbness if i try to touch the area wherein it was hit years ago.i have this feeling noe for the past 2 weeks..i dont have any problem with my vision.nor with my motor.itsw just that i'm feeling that at my right occipital region down to my neck at right side im having this feeling just like it is being squeezed.not that having tha pain but its just a dull feeling and just like being squezzed to the mentioned area.i was advice by dr noor last week to check for a neurologist but in our company hospital where i work there is only one neurologist and its on vacation..thats why i was reffered to neuro surgeon but it will be next week.so as of now im desperately soliciting your opinion regarding my situation...hope you could help ...thank you and more power..

[DrKalraMD]

hi, the other causes for dizziness and pressure feeling could be vestibulopathy (inner ear disorder), sinusitis, cervical spondylosis etc.

[DrKalraMD]

Hi, most likely it is tension headache may or may not associated with vertigo. “Tension headache may cause you to experience a dull, achy pain or sensation of tightness in your forehead or at the sides and back of your head. Many people liken the feeling to having a tight band of pressure encircling their heads. In its most extensive form, the pain feels like a hooded cape that drapes down over the shoulders. The headache is usually described as mild to moderately intense. The severity of the pain varies from one person to another and from one headache to another in the same person. Many people report that the pain starts first thing in the morning or late in the day when work stress or conflict at home is anticipated”.

For more information visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tension_headache

[lyre]

doctors
good day to you.im sorry if i do have a lot of questions, i may sound redundant here but i hope you could understand my situation as im really bothered by what i feel.actually, this morning i got this dizziness then  i take betahistine 16 mg.and i was relieve but the pressure like squezzing at my occipital area is what bothers me and it seem my head is too heavy.am i experiencing some kind of migraine or its really related to my accident 16 yrs ago as i mentioned above? i can feel a little bulging of my occipital skull at the right side with some slight numbness but not that painful.can you tell me more about contussions and fibrosis in relation to what i feel now.i just hope and pray im not having a tumor.thank you so much...i hope for your help and insights.more power.

[DrKalraMD]

Hi, tumors generally occupy some space in brain as a result they compress adjoining tissue resulting in compromise of physical function controlled by compressed area causing symptoms like limb weakness, vomiting, imbalance, ringing in ears, blurred vision etc.

MRI is usually done for diagnosing tumors. For more information visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_tumor

[lyre]

hi paul,
thank you for some insights in relation to what i feel now.but you dont eloborate what kind of abnormality you got after years of accident. i just want to know.as well, what are those symptoms youve experience so that i could correlate it with what im having now.i hope you could give me some insights further.thank you.

[lyre]

good day doctor.
thank you so much for the insights..but hopefully you wont mind if i had to ask more.because this morning im having this dizziness with my parietal area and my frontal area is like being squeezed.i had also this feeling of heaviness at the base of my skull with some slight muscle rigidity at my neck.i have taken olfen tab for anti inflamatory already and i guess inflamation is gone.doctor,please do give me some insights about brain tumors; its signs and symptoms, possible causes.sorry i may sound a sort of having this paranoia but i hope you wont mind to bear with me as a patient like me being so worried about my situation.i just want to evaluate myself base on your insights before i see a neurologist next week.thank you and more power.i will really appreciate your help.

[paul84]

i get exact same dull ache i same area.got mri done and it showed an abnormality from car accident i had 30yrs  ago.neuroligist reckons this is the cause.At time of accident this was not noticed

[DrKalraMD]

Hi, to me it seems to be superficial swelling, nothing to do with brain. This could be due to nerve damage, contusion, fibrosis etc. Try anti inflammatory drugs, heat application and also get MRI done.

As you don’t have neurological deficit, vomiting etc, it is unlikely to be tumor.