Mum-of-two diagnosed with potentially fatal condition - TWO YEARS after hospital failed to spot tumour
15.03.2022 - 15:15
/ manchestereveningnews.co.uk
A 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.
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After the failed scan, she continued to complain of migraine-type symptoms and neck pain. Saima attended several appointments at the hospital over the next two years before being admitted as an emergency in April 2017.
This resulted in surgery to drain fluid from her brain and to remove the tumour. She had to spend around six weeks in hospital to recover.
The admin clerk at Manchester University Foundation Trust now has cognitive and memory problems and requires specialist therapies and support. This is now being investigated by solicitors from Irwin Mitchell.
Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs Wythenshawe Hospital, confirmed medics failed to diagnose Samia’s tumour in March 2015 and formally apologised.
Samia is now looking to raise awareness after Hydrocephalus Awareness Week earlier this month, with the campaign aiming to put a spotlight on the condition and support available.
Samia said: “It’s been an incredibly difficult few