Your Head Doesn't Have to Hurt — Brain Tumors Can Show Up in Other Ways
Most of us have this one idea fixed in our mind — if something is wrong in the brain, there will be a big, terrible headache. That's what movies show. That's what people talk about. But the truth, which many patients find out a little too late, is that brain tumors can grow and cause symptoms that have nothing to do with pain in the head. At least not in the beginning. As the 1st brain surgeon in PCMC and a neurosurgeon at PCMC, I have seen many families come in after months of noticing "something small" but ignoring it because they were waiting for a headache that never came. By the time they visit, the situation has become more complicated than it needed to be. This blog is just to help you understand what to look for. Not to scare you — but to make you a little more aware. Why Headaches Are Not Always the First Sign The brain itself doesn't feel pain the way your muscles do. A tumor growing slowly inside the skull may not press on pain-sensit...