A 37-year-old woman, addicted to coffee, thought the severe headaches and brain fog that she suffered were just routine caffeine withdrawal symptoms, till she was diagnosed with aggressive brain cancer. For Abi Feltham, who on average drank at least 12 coffees in a day, quitting was a big, life-changing move. However, when her vision got blurred to a point, she could not see at all, and she needed guidance to walk around, Abi went for a full check-up.
A quick scan revealed swollen optic nerves, which was a signal of something causing pressure in her brain. “I wasn’t worried,” Abi, from the UK, told The Sun. “Then the doctor said, ‘I’m calling the neuro team,’ and that’s when I knew, ah, crap, this is serious,” she said.
After her diagnosis, Abi underwent her first surgery, where the doctors drained a cyst pressing on her brain, and her eyesight and pain improved instantly. However, within two weeks the tumour, which was aggressive and cancerous began growing again, and she had to get another surgery done. Related News | What Is Glioblastoma, An Aggressive Brain Cancer Women's Rights Activist Cecile Richards Died of? Know Prominent SymptomsWoman Hears "Funny" Noises In Her Ear, Gets Diagnosed With A Brain TumourThis time, doctors said their goal was to remove as much of the tumour as possible without causing her paralysis.
She was finally diagnosed with the incurable grade 3 oligodendroglioma—a glioma that develops from glial cells and is responsible for in.
