'I thought I'd just had too much sun on holiday - but it turned out I had a brain tumour'

A DAD was diagnosed with a brain tumour after dismissing a seizure as the result of holiday “overindulgence and exhaustion”.

- HOWARD LLOYD

Wayne Lewis, 62, collapsed in the bathroom, unable to move or speak, after a day in the sun.

The dad-of-one “didn’t want to ruin the holiday” so did not go and see a doctor. But when he returned home to Bridgend, he continued to experience fatigue, mood changes, veering while walking and blurry vision.

Again he dismissed the symptoms for “signs of ageing” but after a stroke four months later he went to hospital but was sent home again after a CT scan and seizure medication.

But when he woke up two days later paralysed on one side, doctors ran another CT scan and an MRI, which revealed a meningioma on Wayne's brain.

He underwent a surgery to remove the tumour and now has regular MRIs to monitor his condition.

Wayne, a former RAF serviceman, said: “Looking back, I believe the earliest signs began in May 2022, while on holiday.

“After a day in the sun, I collapsed in the bathroom.

“Although I was unable to move or speak, I put the episode down to overindulgence and exhaustion.

“I just needed a doctor, but I didn’t want to ruin the holiday so I carried on.

“After returning home, things continued to feel off.