A teenager misdiagnosed with long-covid only found out he had a brain tumour after his mum pleaded with medics to take his symptoms seriously. Budding footballer Kane Allcock, 15, started suffering from persistent headaches after he tested positive for coronavirus on New Year’s Eve last year.
But his mum Nicki said doctors at A&E and a local clinic said he probably had migraines linked to the virus and prescribed him pain-killing drugs for vertigo. Nicki, a secretary, said Kane was later left in “agony” after his headaches become worse - and he began being sick and struggling to walk due to dizziness.
And when she finally “lost her patience” with medics, they agreed to conduct a brain scan, which revealed he had a large tumour requiring a lifesaving operation. Kane, a youth team player at Crewe Alexandra, survived the procedure and has thankfully made a full recovery.
