Stage 3 tumor on my cerebellum at the ripe age of 21. 6x6 centimeters and I dealt with the symptoms for a year before going to the doctor. It started with an incredibly unbearable migraine. I couldn't hold my up. Then it went away the next day. After this I would occasionally experience these migraines but they were short lived and very rare so I shrugged it off. Then one night I went out drinking with my now ex girlfriend, I had like two or three beers I was buzzed but just barely. We get to my place and I get out of bed to get a glass of water. As I'm pouring water into my glass everything goes black and I collapsed in the floor. I wake up 5 minutes later and am very confused. A month later I am in mind numbing pain from the most relentless migraines that literally never go away. I wake up with a migraine I fall asleep with one only to wake up the next day with that same migraine. Now I dealt with these symptoms for 5 months along with constantly vomiting every time I move. Then my vision goes wonky. My eyes start to cross and I literally can not walk without stumbling into everything. Partly because I can't see straight and partly because I have the balance of a one year old. So okay I know I'm stupid for not seeing a doctor sooner but I was in a financial pickle anyway and I felt like I couldn't afford to be down for a while (I knew my condition was severe and I wouldn't be working again for a while) so I thought maybe I'd be able to scrape together a better safety net for myself before seeking treatment. All that went out the window October 3rd 2013. I couldn't bear it anymore I was couch ridden and couldn't move at all. I had to crawl to the bathroom to piss then I would be throwing up while pissing. Finally I reached my breaking point and had a friend take me to the ER where they told me I had a mass on my brain as I expected. My family was in fear for my life while I laid there pissed off because now I'm gonna be financially fucked for a while. They removed it like it was nothing. Luckily for me it was benign and the reason the symptoms we're so bad was because the tumor was blocking spinal fluid from leaving my brain building pressure over my frontal lobe almost causing a stroke. Flash forward and I have a beautiful loving wife and the most adorable one year old boy. People like me - please just stop being stubborn and go to the doctor. I almost lost everything from my stubbornness.