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What Causes Severe Headache In A Patient With Meningioma Tumor?

please, i had a menigoma tumor the size of a large orange removed apprx 10 years ago at stanford univ hospital. they were not able to get all of it and 5 years later after a MRI they found it to be growing back. at that x they did a cyberknife radiation surgery. now lately the area that was cut open & removed to expose the tumor has become really sore. i hav also felt kinda confused at times ( no seizures ever). i am a retired Police officer of 26 yrs of service. at the x of my original surgery i was told it was a slow growing tumor that had been growing for apprx 15 years. i knew something was wrong when i started loosing my memory, my ability to speak, & lost my sense of smell & taste. i can speak now, still sense of smell & taste is not good, & memory is diffinitely not what it should be. can no longer multi task do to problem with not being able to focus. i am just not myself. please can u help me. i am 68 years young & was always sharp and could do 14 things at one time. my head is quite sore to touch on area that was cut open, & i am having nagging headaches lately. pls help!!!
Tue, 30 Mar 2021
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Hi,

The symptoms you are experiencing are due to the meningioma and also due to surgery. Please note that when a brain surgery is done there are few damages done to the other areas as well. It is inevitable. Meningioma per se is not dangerous however causes symptoms which you are facing due to pressure on surrounding areas and affect one's abilities.

I would advise you not to lose hope and try not to compare your past abilities with the present ones. You may take pain killers for the headache. You may seek few counselling sessions from a psychologist to feel more energized, active and happy. Also, you need to keep an eye on the meningioma whether its growing again or not.

Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Anoop Kumar, General & Family Physician
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What Causes Severe Headache In A Patient With Meningioma Tumor?

Hi, The symptoms you are experiencing are due to the meningioma and also due to surgery. Please note that when a brain surgery is done there are few damages done to the other areas as well. It is inevitable. Meningioma per se is not dangerous however causes symptoms which you are facing due to pressure on surrounding areas and affect one s abilities. I would advise you not to lose hope and try not to compare your past abilities with the present ones. You may take pain killers for the headache. You may seek few counselling sessions from a psychologist to feel more energized, active and happy. Also, you need to keep an eye on the meningioma whether its growing again or not. Take care. Hope I have answered your question. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Anoop Kumar, General & Family Physician