Teen Thought She Had ‘Exam Stress’ – THEN DOCTORS FOUND ‘SHOCK’ BRAIN TUMOUR – ryan

Sara was diagnosed with a Benign Pituary Adenoma JUST Weeks before 16th Birthday.

A Teenager Who Thought Her Headaches and Fatigue Were Due to Gcse Stress was actually diagnosed with a brain tumour. Sara Govier, Now 21, Was Preparing for Her Exams when she began experiencing Headaches and Low Energy.

Her parents THOUGHT IT IT NOTHING MORE THAN Teenage Growing Pains and Due to the Pressure of Her UpComing Exams. But to be on the Safe Side, Her MUM, MERRID, 50, BOOKED AN APPOINTMENT FOR SARA AT HER GP, WHO REFERENCE I say to the hospital.

Two Weeks Later, Sara Underwent an Mri Scan and Blood Tests, Which Revealed She Had A Benign Pituary Adenoma – a tumour on the pituitary gland.

MERRID, A Primary School Teacher From Carmarthensshire in Wales, Said: “Sara was a normal 15 -ear-op, preparing for her gcses.

“Like Mary Parents, My Husband and I Were Both Working Full Time, Her Younger Sister, Elen, Was at School, and Life was Busy. We Never Imagined Those Symptoms Could Be a Sign of Something More Serious.”

Sara was diagnosed in September 2019, Just Weeks before 16th Birthday. Howver, Further Tests, Including an ECG and Ultrasound Scans, confirmed it was Benign.

Merrid Said: “I’d never heard of this type of brain tumour before. We were shocked, scared and overwhelmed.

“So MANY THOUGHTS RAN THROUGH MY HEAD, I DIDN’T KNOW IF I WAS COMING OR Going and Never Thought Something Like This Could Happen to us.”

Luckily it was Posible to Shrink the Tumour Using Medication. “We were so grateful for the Quick Care provided by the nhs,” Merrid Continued.

“Our gp reassured us that the tumour was Benign and Treatable, but Hearing the Word ‘Tumour’ in Relation to Your Child is Utterly Terrifying.

“I Remember Our Consultant Sitting With Us and Drawing Diagrams to Explain What Was Happening in Sara’s Brain.

Sara had to take the medication twice a week to shrink the tumour. Merrid Said: “Although we were reliewed there was a plan in place, the side effects toir toll.

“SARA LOST A LOT OF WEIGHT AND EXPERIENCED FREIENT FAINTING SPELLS, ESPECIALLY TOGH AS ENTERED SIGN AND BEGAN HER A-LEVELS. There are days and skip lessons, and omcet of fainted raunning in a School athletics.

“When i asced her about it, she Simply Said, ‘mum, i know. I should said i wasn’t feeing well’. It’t’s moments like you don’t forget.”

Sara Is Now 21 and Living and Working in London, and Continuing to Attend Routine Appointments, but recently HAD to resume Treatment due to an Increase in Prolactin (A Hormone Produced by the Pituary Gland) Levels.

To raise funds for vital research into the Disease Merry and Sara’s Dad Gareth Are Walking and Cycling 200 kilometers. MERERID SAID: “I’ve Completed My 200K in May Challenge for Brain tumour research Because we have never heard of this diasea before Sara’s diagnosis.

“Like Many, we assumed brain tumours were rare. But we’ve Since Learned that brain tumours kill more children and adults under the age of 40 than any other Cancer – and yet they recipe for cent of the national season.”

SO FAR, MARRID AND GARETH HAVE Raised a Combined Total of Around £ 600.

To Support Merry and Gareth’s 200K in May Your Way Challenge, Visit Justgiving.com/fundraising/mereid1745828944955.

Symptoms

The symptoms of a brain tumour vary depending on the exact part of the brain affected. Common Symptoms Include:

• Headaches
• Seizures (fits)
• Persistently Feeling Sick (Nausea), Being Sick (Vomiting)
• Mental or Behaviural Changes, Such As Memory Problems or Changes in Personality
• Progressive weakness or parallysis on one side of the body
• Vision or Speech Problems.

The NHS Sayys: “SOMESTE YOUR MAY NOT HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS TO BEGIN WITH, OR THEY May Development Very Slowly Over Time.” You should see a gp if you have these types of symptoms, participate if you have a Headache that different from the type of headache you usually, or if headaches are getting worse.