Mum-of-two diagnosed with potentially fatal condition - TWO YEARS after hospital failed to spot tumour
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA mum-of-two has been diagnosed with a potentially fatal brain condition - more than two years after a hospital failed to spot a tumour.
Samia Tahir, 36, attended Wythenshawe hospital with a severe headache, vomiting and a swollen face in 2017. The mum, from Altrincham, had undergone a CT scan at the hospital in March 2015 but a non-cancerous tumour wasn’t picked up.
This was despite her having complained of headache, fear of light and blurred vision beforehand. She was only 31 when she was given a heartbreaking diagnosis two years later - hydrocephalus, a build-up of excess fluid which puts pressure on the brain.
Samia now wants to raise awareness of the condition. READ MORE:Police cars swarm Salford Quays tram stop after reports of gunshots around Lowry Centre After the failed scan, she continued to complain of migraine-type symptoms and neck pain.
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