Any one get this---It may not be everyday but darn close to it!

My PCP is baffled--Umm--That leaves me--In Chronic non stop pain with multi day of the week head bangers--Um-ya. I'm the real baffled one Doc---You are the relatively healthy one sir!

Anyone else suffer with these---Who can give some helpful info so I can pass it to doc number 9- or 10--

Thanks in a advance

Have you had a CT scan or MRI to check for injury? What area of your head is in pain, at the beginning? How long do the headaches last - morning through night?? What time do you get your headaches? Has your doctor given you medicine to fight the pain? How intense is the pain? Excruciating, a dull throb, sharp pierces, or ?? Have you found any help whatsoever? Avoiding sounds, lights, food, etc. Or do you seek activity despite the pain?

I ask these Q's because I have extensive experience with migraine headaches. There are different types of mirgaines - and different treatment, depending upon the types of headaches you're suffering. I'd recommend that you see a neurologist. They have lots of experience in this area, and are likely to have more available info than a general medicine doctor.

Best wishes to you!
Shez

I hope you get some help, Pete. You might just have to break down (I know you don't want to) and see a neuro. You really need to get some help so your headaches and chronic pain don't keep beating you up.

I have headaches most days, either sinus or migraines. The sinus headaches can be as debilitating as a migraine. I finally found a doctor many years ago that dx the problem.

My sinus would be fine and no cause would show for the head pain...as an Allergist specialist was testing, I started having a really bad headache. He gave me something for the pain and asked me to come back in a few days.

I had a moderate headache but he wanted to try something...he gave me the same test again...severe headache. He again gave me something for the pain. My everyday headaches are caused by allergic reactions.

Have you had this checked? My sinus would be clear, no infections, no stuffiness, nothing except the headache.

Hope you find answers soon...and I think Twink is right, you might need to see an neuro just to rule out a few things.

Never got headaches until I injured my Right Shoulder severely on duty---I had my operation on it Jan 22 2008----It of course is comp---So PT ans most every other help was shoved to the back and Not done-----

The headaches stated after the injury-----What did my Doctor do----Well I think I have been stuck with the worst Docs----He has left me without any pain meds twice---I had to go to the ER those times---He gave me generic Fioraciette--I told him I dislike it---He has done nothing-----I had 2 MRI's shown---Well its called--White spot---Demyelination---something like that-----Lesions etc------Sometime- Nothing works-----And it lasts for days-----Let me describe the last one----I could see a line at times-----Almost like a piece of hair under a microscope----My left ice hut so bad---Imagine there is a cord connected to the eye and it is being squeezed----It feels like cold ice on my brain---or my brain is swollen-------I once had post concussion syndrome and some of it that I remember is similar-----

Other times is more muscle tension-----I get it while I sleep----My R shoulder aches----Goes to the neck---Within minutes kinda like the spreading of a fire-----My head pounds---I have tinnitus and the ringing pulsates..
I also get the quick second stabbing pain-----A few times that has stayed-----Umm nothing worse or scarier than that---longest that lasted was about 35 minutes----Then my scalp was numb---

I have a hard time judging depth-----seeing double when I have my banger-----As I said----My doc is way over his head-------I have friends who go to headache clinics---Me?-----I suffer then occasionally get a script----And other times suffer till this big guy can't move and must be wheeled to the ER------Nice Docs Nice Help---

((hugs)) to you!

Your headaches are most likely the result of demyelination. The axons which join the neural cells in a particular area of your brain have lost the myelin sheath. The myelin protects the brain from the electrical activity occurring (thoughts, feelings, movements, etc.). I highly recommend you getting in to see another neurologist asap- the demyelination can also cause seizures, movement disorders, mood disorders, difficulty talking, etc. All depending upon where the lesion within the brain is. Seizures, however, can be the result of speedy electrical activity in any area of the brain. (I have a lot of experience w/ this subject too, LOL!)

Please check out this link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1...ubmed_RVDocSum

You really should have a PET scan, SPECT, EEG, as well as neuropsychological testing done in order to determine the effect/s the demyelination is currently having on your life.

I wish you the very best! I have experienced that horrible eye headache way too many times. This one has always been very intense for me- especially since my brain surgery! I have also experienced the ringing pulsating headache. It usually occurs if I don't take the Maxalt in time. The Maxalt won't stop a migraine like that, unless I take a couple.

Hope that this post brings you faith, inspiration (to get a decent neuro!), and understanding. How 'bout just one of those emotions? Pleeeease

Take care,
Shez

I also suffer from chronic severe headaches - have been for 2.5 yrs now. The only thing that makes them better now than at the onset is that I believe I've determined their origin!! The Neuro did not, the MRIs only showed degenerating cervical disks - pain patterns and severity did not seem to coorelate, PT did nothing, facet injections did not work, nerve blocks did not work, etc.

MYOFASCIAL TRIGGER POINTS - That's where I started to find information that made sense. Pain Referal Patterns mapped perfectly.

I'm thinking this information my be relevant especially in your case given that your headaches began following a surgical trama!

Given your MRI results & vision issues its likely there is more than one issue going on but - do not overlook the likelyhood of myofasical pain & trigger points! They can cause incredible amounts of pain - mine felt like someone had a cook's knife embedded in my head and would need to twist it periodically

Since your in Mass here are some resources ... Gary Perlmutter MGH Ortho Surgeon - Shoulder Spec.; Dr. Peter Saio - MGH Neuromuscular Diagnostic Center (or any of the docs there) to eval/rule out neuro causes for head pain; Erika Bourne - Myofasical Pain Treatment Center, Waltham. *system edit*

I'm right there with you on this - trust me - the thing you have going for you is you did injure yourself - me, I just worked myself into this condition putting in 60-70-80 hr weeks for years in an extremely high stress environment - now ... its all in my head according to the insurance paid "expert"

Always,
Katherine

Howdy James I get them on occasion and have been told its ON its Migraines Its that this, I still have no answer, but I do know some say heat helps but for me dark room rest fluids and ICE I love ice lol ice helps me a lot, Have you asked for anything, medicine wise?, it could be so many things your glasses when the last time the script was checked? migraines ON, wish I had a magical answer, I know you are really reeling from everything right now, communicate with the doctors and try some ice or heat and see if that helps any