Davina McCall shares major health update after revealing issues with memory due to brain surgery for 14mm rare tumour

DAVINA McCall has shared a major health update after revealing issues with memory due to brain surgery.

The TV presenter, 57, revealed she’s feeling “much better” now she’s recovering at home from an operation to remove a 14mm rare tumour.

Davina took to Instagram to reveal her latest health update

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Davina took to Instagram to reveal her latest health update

She added that she’s being “brilliantly” looked after by her boyfriend Michael Douglas and step-mother Gabby

Davina previously revealed she was having issues with her long-term memory, but says she’s now seeing major improvement.

She added: “I’m feeling much better now that I’m home.

“Just to say that I’m not just trying to sleep a lot and get better. My short term memory is really improving a lot everyday and it has been an example to me on how much sleep helps me recover from everything.

“If I feel a bit confused or am struggling to concentrate I just go to sleep and wake up renewed and refreshed so i know my brain needs lots of sleep.

“Thank you so much for your ongoing support.”

Davina also captioned the post: “Every day I feel stronger and stronger.

“I just wanted to say thanks for all of you support, it meant the world to me and my family.

“And also to @mdlondon, hes been a complete legend.

“If he’s not with me, he’s at work, for his busiest time of year bless him. I’m sleeping loads. Recovery thru sleep.

“I still feel so lucky. Grateful. Blessed.”

It comes after the 57-year-old announced she had undergone major brain surgery just over a week ago to remove a “very rare” cyst – believed to only affect three in a million people.

Davina McCall fights back tears in 1st video since brain surgery for 14mm ‘very rare’ tumour & reveals ‘slow’ recovery

She underwent a gruelling six-hour operation to remove the tumour but has since been open to update her fans on her progress.

Her most recent update was also on social media when she posted a selfie where she appeared to be in good spirits.

Symptoms of a benign brain tumour

A benign brain tumour is a mass of cells that grows relatively slowly in the brain.

Benign means it in not cancerous.

Non-cancerous brain tumours tend to stay in one place and do not spread.

Some slow-growing tumours may not cause any symptoms at first.

When symptoms occur, it’s because the tumour is putting pressure on the brain and preventing a specific area of the brain from working properly.

As the tumour grows and increases pressure in the skull, you might experience:

  1. New, persistent headaches that are sometimes worse in the morning or when bending over or coughing
  2. Feeling sick all the time
  3. Drowsiness
  4. Vision problems, such as blurred or double vision, loss of part of your visual field and temporary vision loss
  5. Epileptic seizures that may affect the whole body, or you may just have a twitch in one area

See a GP if you develop any of these symptoms.

They’ll examine you and ask about your symptoms.

If they suspect you may have a tumour or are not sure what’s causing your symptoms, they may refer you to a brain and nerve specialist for further investigation.

Source: NHS

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