Could I have a brain tumour

[Mojo41]

Saw a neurologist about 7 months ago for numbness, tingling head sensation and feeling of weakness and pass all manual tests fine but when I was about to have MRI of brain, had to cancel as discovered I was pregnant.

My symptons did ease off and for about 2 months I felt fine but since mid August I can often get the feeling of numbness on left hand side of face - but it is not numb as I can still feel everything on that side of face and in the last 4 weeks, the constant pressure feeling on left hand side of my head above my ear.  It doesn't really hurt but sometimes it can feel like earaches, or even toothache (but feels like travelling down from brain and not quite reaching teeth). It rarely goes away but it can move around, for example like a tight band across forehead, or going from back to front of left hand side of head but the main source seems to be the top left hand side above my ear.

My eye sight is fine, my balance is fine, I don't have any weakness and I can sleep ok (apart from pregnancy relestness) and when setting off to sleep, I feel my head hurts that bit more when I am sleeping on my left side than when sleeping on my right side but then it wears off and I am fine for rest of night.

I have been told no MRI till baby is born but I do worry that I have allowing a tumour to grow and that perhaps I should insist on having an MRI despite risk to unborn baby as I want to be able to bring my baby up.  This is something that I am constantly worrying about.  

[Mojo41]

Thank you so much for your post.  I like to hear of possibilities that are not serious while I am in limbo before doing my MRI scan.

[medchick0523]

The pressure you are feeling could be a result of many many things. That being said, take this as you will, it's one of those rare but possible things.

Pseudotumor Cerebri ... literately means "false brain tumor" your brain acts as if it has a tumor, but you don't. The population most at risk is women of child-bearing age (overweight women have a higher incidence), and I know several women (including myself) that developed PTC either during or immediately after a pregnancy. A lumbar puncture (or spinal tap) diagnoses PTC, which is safe during pregnancy. Just a thought, ask your doctor about it.

Hope you get something figured out soon.

[selmaS]

This Dec. my baby will be 24!!!!  I feel soooooooo old!...lol...it goes so fast...so enjoy!

"selma"

[Mojo41]

Thanks.  I keep telling myself I am just making myself worse with worry but even when I feel relax, I still have it.  Baby due end of Dec 08

[selmaS]

Stress and worry can only cause ur symptoms to worsen...try and relax....enjoy ur pregnacy.....it could be a pinched nerve.....it is too difficult to speculate.....low vitamin and minerals can cause the symptoms also.....don't scare ur self......ur baby needs u now too!!

When is ur due date? Keep us posted.

Good luck
Godspeed
"selma"