Headaches???

mandmsmom
mandmsmom Member Posts: 2
edited June 2014 in Just Diagnosed With a Recurrence or Metastasis

I'm sorry ladies I know you get a ton of questions like this but I've searched and can't find the info I'm searching for.  I'm an 8 year survivor - stage 2.  Lately I've been getting headaches everyday.  Is there a pattern at all for headaches and mets? Like they usually come in the mornings when you wake up etc.  Anything you can share would be great.  My onc retired, so to ask an onc I'd have to figure out who to ask.  I know they could be tension because my shoulders are tight but I dont know if they are tight because of the headaches or if the tension is causing them.  It's frustrating. 

Thanks for anything you can share!!! 

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  • hrf
    hrf Member Posts: 3,225
    edited January 2012

    Once you've had breast cancer, we never stop worrying about every ache and pain - I think your feelings are very normal. I really don't have an answer to your question but I empathize with your worry. Best to contact your PCP if you don't have an onc and have him/her follow up with your symptoms. Best wishes and hoping for b9 results.

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  • Member_of_the_Club
    Member_of_the_Club Member Posts: 3,646
    edited January 2012

    There are a bazillion reasons why you might be getting headaches -- vision changes, hormonal changes, seasonal allergies, to names a few off the top of my head.  You should call your internist and get it checked out.

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  • sweetbean
    sweetbean Member Posts: 1,931
    edited January 2012

    Oh, sweetie, just go get it checked out.  I'm sure it is nothing, but just ease your mind and see your doctor.  That's what I would do.  

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  • momand2kids
    momand2kids Member Posts: 1,508
    edited January 2012

    Years ago I was waking up with headaches every morning-- really severe ones-- I was terrifed (and this was long before bc).  A friend suggested I see my dentist--and guess what--I was grining my teeth every night--- and that was creating the headaches--- got a mouth guard and the problem was solved---I don't use it so much any more, but when I wake up with even a tiny headache, I start using it again.... and it goes away--- so there are lots of possibilities--- getting it checked out is always a good idea.

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  • dawny
    dawny Member Posts: 1,126
    edited January 2012

    I also was getting headaches every day, and thought the worst.  I had a brain MRI which was clear, it showed some sinus blockage tho, so I got some antibiotics for that, and hey presto!  Headaches gone.  It is hard not to worry about every little thing, so go and get it checked out and relieve some of that stress it is causing.

    Dawn

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  • Wendyspet
    Wendyspet Member Posts: 246
    edited January 2012

    I was getting headaches every day due to hypothyroidism.

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  • sharont68
    sharont68 Member Posts: 124
    edited March 2012

    I was having headaches and nasua everyday. My PCM thought I was having symptoms of whatever was going around......come to find out a week later at the ER( after they had done a CATscan and MRi) that I had brain mets. I am home finally after emergency brain surgery!  Please, go to your oncologist or whomever and find out what is going on with you! I start radiation next week and then chemo again.  Hope this helps!

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