'I went to hospital with a broken wrist and woke up with a brain tumour'

'I went to hospital with a broken wrist and woke up with a brain tumour' View Image

A woman went to hospital with a broken wrist only to be diagnosed with a brain tumour. Alison Whybrow, 59, was admitted to Royal Stoke University Hospital after suffering a fall at home in November 2022.

While receiving treatment for a broken wrist, Alison unexpectedly lost consciousness from the pain and remained unconscious for over six hours. Concerned doctors ordered CT and MRI scans, which revealed a 1.5mm low-grade meningioma – the most commonly diagnosed brain tumour in adults – behind her right eye.

The tumour was fortunately benign, but Alison now has routine annual scans at Royal Stoke Hospital in Staffordshire to monitor the tumour's growth, which may require surgery in the future. Alison