Doctors said I had panic attacks it was actually an incurable brain tumor

A young woman has been diagnosed with an incurable brain tumor after doctors dismissed her symptoms — as panic attacks.Jessie-Mae Lambert, 27, went to her general practitioner after she began experiencing strange sensations and visual disturbances which her doctor put down to anxiety.It was only after her mom recognized the ‘episodes’ were seizures and demanded she be referred to hospital that a Grade 2 astrocytoma brain tumor was found.She then underwent a six-hour operation at Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre to take away as much of the tumor as possible.But because the tumor — which measures 4cm by 3cm — sits on top of arteries, and only 40 percent of it could be removed.The marketing manager has since undergone six weeks of daily radiotherapy sessions and will spend the rest of her life being regularly monitored.Now Jessie, of Nottingham, UK is urging anyone with concerns about their health to trust their body, insist on a second opinion and press for appointments.She said: “It was in October last year that I started having ‘episodes’ where I just felt a bit out of it, but the doctor said they were panic attacks and prescribed anxiety medication.“It was only when it happened in front of my mum that she realised it was a seizure and she took me back to the GP.“Unbelievably, he said that I needed to make up my mind whether they were panic attacks or seizures – even though I’d only ever described the symptoms to him.“I was eventually referred to the hospital and told I needed an MRI and an EEG scan.I was put on a waiting list and getting more and more concerned.“I was ringing every day to try and get a cancellation and I was on first name terms with all the staff.“But in April I got a last-minute appointment, and the MRI revealed the tumor.“My oncologist showed me the scan and I can’t express the sensation – just total panic descended all over my body.“It was horrific looking at my mum and seeing her distraught too, but...