please let me know how you are doing.. i have been suffering from scalp pain, that does not let me sleep at night on my head, idk what to do anymore, its killing me everyday, i have to sleep on my face at night, and the scalp pain seems to be getting worse, my right ,ear hurts badly, and so does the back right side of my head, sometimes i feel it numb up. life isnt the same, i cant even take a nap, i am constantly getting muscle spasms all over my body the instant my head touches my pillow :(
Thank you for your help! I am going to ask my neruologist to see if an MRI would be something that would help in finding out whats going. I hope that this injections help as i am at the end of my rope of what to do. Thank you for your addvise! I will keep everyone postede on how things turn out for me!
Hi,
How are you? You would really benefit from further evaluation such as a recent MRI or CT scan. The headaches can be neurological in nature, related to the spinal tap or even from your head injury. Imaging tests will help rule out other causes as well. Occipital nerve block is done for both the diagnosis and treatment of occipital neuralgia. This injection usually results in almost complete relief for this type of pain. Several injections may be necessary or long term relief may not be possible with injections alone. Occipital neuralgia is a type of headache that follows the distribution of the occipital nerve. It can radiate from the back of the head up to the top of the scalp or along the side of the head. And the pain is usually described as burning or throbbing. Hang on and do keep us posted. Take care always.