Member Comments are provided by individuals and reflect their personal opinions only. Under NO circumstances should you act on any advice or opinion posted in this forum. ALWAYS check with your personal physician before taking any action regarding your health! MedHelp International and our partners, sponsors and affiliates have no obligation to monitor any comments posted on this site, or the content and/or accuracy of such exchanges. MedHelp International does not endorse the views of any user.
Dull Left Occipital headache ,Warm to the touch
by volcodc, Sep 23, 2008 08:39PM
Hey guys,
Ive had this dull pain in the back left part of my head and partially on top of my head, mostly back left part though. Its been there about a month
Ive been to a free clinic and everything came out fine, good blood pressure, no temperature, reflexes and vision, hearing, and everything else is fine.
Had blood work done because they though I might have an overactive thyroid....but that came back normal.
One weird thing is that the top left spot where it hurts a little is warm to the touch, just that spot. The DR thought that was weird too, said its where my hair swirls and might be the thinnest spot on my head and is warm cause its closest to the blood? But its a decent sized area, thats what worries me.
I have high anxiety and this is a scary issue, never had a dull pain in my head for this long, sometimes it hurts a little more than others. While some days I can barely tell its there at all, especially if im focused on something else.
Dr said my mind could be making it hurt, such as focusing on it to much and my mind makes it hurt cause I think about it to much? But I don't really think thats it, cause I can be focused on something and it can break my focus from some pain.
Anyone have any ideas?
Am I just crazy?
Thanks for the help and sorry for the extensive post!
-Chris
Ive had this dull pain in the back left part of my head and partially on top of my head, mostly back left part though. Its been there about a month
Ive been to a free clinic and everything came out fine, good blood pressure, no temperature, reflexes and vision, hearing, and everything else is fine.
Had blood work done because they though I might have an overactive thyroid....but that came back normal.
One weird thing is that the top left spot where it hurts a little is warm to the touch, just that spot. The DR thought that was weird too, said its where my hair swirls and might be the thinnest spot on my head and is warm cause its closest to the blood? But its a decent sized area, thats what worries me.
I have high anxiety and this is a scary issue, never had a dull pain in my head for this long, sometimes it hurts a little more than others. While some days I can barely tell its there at all, especially if im focused on something else.
Dr said my mind could be making it hurt, such as focusing on it to much and my mind makes it hurt cause I think about it to much? But I don't really think thats it, cause I can be focused on something and it can break my focus from some pain.
Anyone have any ideas?
Am I just crazy?
Thanks for the help and sorry for the extensive post!
-Chris
Post Comment
Related Communities
Related Expert Forums
Recent Activity
Most Popular Trackers
RSS
Expert Activity
Community Members
Thanks for writing in.
Occipital headaches can occur due to inflammation, injury or pressure on the occipital nerves and upper cervical nerve roots. It usually radiates to the eye and the occipital nerve is tender on palpation.
Occipital headache can occur as a result of tension headache and nerve compression in the cervical region. I would suggest you to undergo a complete clinical examination and discuss these possibilities with your doctor.
Hope this helps!