Hello everyone, my name is Rob and I am from Alabama. About 4 years ago I began having an intense pressure headache all the time, in the front area of my head. It is CONSTANT. For two months I didnn't know what was wrong, everyone was telling me my scans were normal, etc. I was even evaluated extensively by a headache specialist at a university hospital (UAB). I was told nothing was wrong with me, and I should see a phychiatrist, there must be something going on in my life causing this "health anxiety". Frustrated, I saw an ENT doctor at the same clinic, he asked me if I'd been having dizziness and I said yes, but the worst problem by far is the PRESSURE in my head 24/7. He said that he would be thinking more about "that bone tumor" than anything. Bone tumor? Yes, there is a 3.5 centimeter bone tumor in the frontal bone of my forehead. He said it is clearly apparent on the scan. Why was I not told about this? I think it is because it's benign, and my brain isn't seriously compressed, therefore no one is liable RE: my life. I asked the ENT what he would do if he were me, he said I wouldn't have surgery unless I just couldn't go on anymore, but only then would I have surgery. Finally months later, I told him I can't go on anymore....So he sent me to the neurosurgery rotation clinic where you see someone new each time. I was seen there for 2 years and for 3 follow up, and each time I was told that most likely it was causing my severe pressure never ending headache. However, they wouldn't offer me an operation unless it was clearly growing or a cosmetic concern. I accepted this for 2 years, but got tired of the symptoms and decided I can't live with a headache forever. I return to the clinic and all but demanded surgery and you guessed it they REVERSED their opinion...told me the tumor is not causing my symptoms, and that I seemed obsessed.
That is my story. Is there anyone else with a bone tumor in their head here??? Do you have a headache? I have found ample evidence to suggest bone tumors do cause headaches.