What are the symptoms of a Brain Tumor? Stomach Cancer?

[Taverner]

Just wondering...

[Shell Beau]

1. I am sure they vary greatly.

[FloridaJudy]

2. Google is your friend

Google is every hypochondriac's friend.

[Patiod]

3. I just spent a week and a half talking about gastric cancer

with doctors.

Evidently, there aren't any symptoms early on, and then you get stomach pain, bloating and early satiety (which are also signs of gatrparesis), so they usually don't usually send patients for endoscopy and diagnosis until they're in the later, metastatic phases.

So don't worry - if you have it, you won't know until it's too late.

[av8rdave]

24. Unless you get an endoscopy and they catch it early

[NYC_SKP]

4. No, I don't think that Stomach Cancer is a symptom of Brain Tumor.

But what do I know? :shrug:

[Fire Walk With Me]

5. You have trouble remembering the names of the people around you

almost as if all of them suddenly changed overnight.

[old mark]

6. And you get a sudden urge to ask questions..... nt

[no name no slogan]

7. You start seeing bold red text at the bottom of every post

This is the DU member formerly known as See A Doctor And Get Rid Of It.

[blogslut]

8. How are you doing that?

with your sig?

[no name no slogan]

9. Ancient Chinese Secret

Actually, it's just stupid HTML tricks. It's much simpler than it looks, once you look under the hood at the HTML source code. :)

This is the DU member formerly known as Racist 1970s TV Commercial.

[blogslut]

12. Hmm

Let me see...

This is the DU member formerly known as testing her sig

[no name no slogan]

14. YOU WIN!

Looks good! :thumbsup:

This is the DU member formerly known as Glad To Spread the Wealth.

[Haole Girl]

10. I think you should just go to the doctor

As much as I hate doctors, it is better than worrying about the situation...

it might actually make things worse to worry. You might have an ulcer!

:hug:

[Taverner]

11. I am tomorrow

Yes, I'm worried

I've been ill every morning for about a month now

Now I'm getting dizzy and headaches as well

[Haole Girl]

13. Please let us know what you find out, ok?

And try not to worry, though I know it's difficult. :hug:

[Taverner]

16. I will - death is the enemy

Always

[Haole Girl]

17. Only the good die young, Taverner

You and I should live forever! :D

[Taverner]

18. Oh yeah - assholes like me always live on

So we can be a pain in the ass to everyone around us!

[Fire Walk With Me]

19. Sorry for being glib; didn't know you were actually seriously ill.

Get better soon, whatever the cause.

[buzzycrumbhunger]

23. Congratulations!

I've been ill every morning for about a month now

Now I'm getting dizzy and headaches as well

When exactly was your last menstrual period, and have you thought of any names?

Seriously, maybe you've just worried yourself into an ulcer (early morning, it would be empty save for acids) and have been oozing enough blood to make yourself anemic. If so, they'll put you on double-dose PPIs for a while and you'll be fine. Hooray for not being a typical man and trying to ignore a problem away.

My mom actually had gastric cancer and had no symptoms until she nearly bled to death. These tend to grow so slowly that you can actually have a tumor for over 20 years without knowing it, and the biggest predisposition is a diet high in pickled foods. Asians have more gastric cancer than anyone, which bears this out. No, we're not Asian, so I don't know what her excuse was. (She's fine, BTW--over 6 years post partial gastrectomy.)

More trivia: A brain tumor will not metastasize outside the nervous system, though other cancers may metastasize to the brain, so the chances of having brain and stomach cancers simultaneously aren't too great.

[emilyg]

34. Keep us posted.

[GoddessOfGuinness]

15. Let us know what the doctor says, ok?

Though we only had that one meetup, you're one of my favorite drinking buddies. I'll lift a glass to you tonight, and send good vibes your way. :hug::beer::hug:

[Taverner]

27. I'm all good - Acid Reflux

And my stomach lining is almost gone

But other than that I'm great!

[Haole Girl]

28. Time to stop drinking alcohol

But I'm sure the doc told you that.

Glad to hear it's nothing more serious. :hi:

[Taverner]

29. Well not quitting the beer

But probably ending that 2 case a week soda addiction

They said that was actually worse for me than the alcohol - she said I could drink beer again once my lining's back

[GoddessOfGuinness]

30. I'm glad it's not more serious...

but tell me he didn't restrict you to "lite" beer!

[Taverner]

32. She actually said my soda jones is the real culprit

I can drink good beer in moderation

But the soda, if I want to drink the beer, is out :(

I guess that means I'm a water guy now...

[GoddessOfGuinness]

33. What is it about soda, I wonder...

The corn syrup? I can't imagine it's the carbonation if they let you have beer.

[Taverner]

36. Oh I drink diet

And they said aspartame is not good for stomachs in excess...neither is the constant infusion of sodium bicarbonate

[abq e streeter]

31. Glad to hear its nothing worse than that, not that the stomach lining being shot is good...

reflux is a weird one; about a year and a half ago I had four of the five top symptoms of throat cancer....you guessed it, reflux. But had to give up ( still hoping its only temporarily) all spicy food, including of course, Mexican ( or more correctly here , NEW Mexican--there IS a difference) which for me was like a junkie giving up dope, but a small price to pay for it not being throat cancer. So take care of that reflux however you have to, and again, I'm so glad to hear its just that.

[emilyg]

35. What did doc put you on?

[Taverner]

37. She gave me Protonix 40mg

[emilyg]

38. Hope it brings you relief.

[Wapsie B]

20. Good vibes on the way.

Hope they find out what it is and help you.

[TZ]

21. If it makes you feel any better

I get ill alot in the morning and suffer from headaches and dizziness..For me the stomach upset is stress related and the headaches and dizziness related to a chronic blood condition. headaches and dizziness are often associated with high blood pressure. And the stomach ache could be a helicobacter infection (thats the bacteria that causes ulcers). Both are easily correctible.
I wouldn't worry. but do .go to your doc and have it checked out. I get all sorts of weird symptoms and still generally function pretty well..:hi:

[TK421]

22. I think some signs of a brain tumor are focusing on someones post

and deciding that this person, for whatever reason, is your mortal enemy....and following that person around on a board and commenting on their thread responses even though their response has nothing to do with them, but the OP.

That's quite possibly the first warning sign of a brain tumor.....

Stomach cancer is what you wish on that particular individual who proceeds to stalk you on an internet message board..

[harmonicon]

25. cataloging your experiences with bottled beer

that's the first sign of both.

[Brother Buzz]

26. The first symptom I had with my stomach cancer was the discovery that....

I could only roll in one direction when I slept. I could only roll to my right. When I rolled to my left, I created a searing pains that woke me.

It took months to discover that little fact, that, and the loss of over sixty pounds.