worried about brain mets

cazza

Hi

I am a nearly 5 year survivor of stage 1. I am really woried since i've been getting bad dizzyness lately and am worried about brain mets.

I can't get my brain mri until the 9th of june and am so woried in the mean time. 

Any advice. Anyone with brain mets and knows the symptoms

konakat

Hi Cazza -- I responded on your other thread but will post it here with some additional info.

There is a variety of symptoms, depending on where the lesion(s) is(are).  Dizziness, headache, difficulty with balance or walking, difficulty with speech, confusion, seeing lights, and seizures are some of the symptoms.  Some women with brain mets (myself included) didn't have any symptoms -- the lesion was discoved in a pre-clinical trial scan. 

Twice I was scanned because of dizziness and the scans came back clean.  There are so many things that cause dizziness -- one that comes to mind immediately is blood pressure issues.  Also, mets are much more likely to show up elsewhere in the body before it gets to the brain.  The blood-brain barrier does a good job in protecting out noggins.  I think the odds are very much in your favour for being fine.