16 and fears might have a brain tumor..

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Im a 16 year old boy that fears might have a brain tumor. Neither side of my parents families have anything with brain tumors , only had one uncle die due to a throat tumor but thats about it , my moms mom had 16 kids none of them have a brain tumor . my dads mom had 12 kids and none of them have had a brain tumor .my symptom's are numbness on face , a little lightheaded but then goes in some weeks , and i fell sharp pain on the back of ny head or some times on the sides . i have anxiety problems due to some thing scary in my life that couldve ended my life , please help is it a brain Tumor or just anxiety! I cant get this out of my head!

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    Oh my. Anxiety will do exactly what it's doing to you. Did you go see your family doc yet? Tell your parents first, then get appointment with doctor. Could be anything from tension headaches to migrains,brought on from anxiety. They might put you on meds. That would be a good thing. 

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