http://www.medhelp.org/forums/neuro/messages/34022.html
Hello again, This is post #2 a followup to the post above. Please review that link for the discussion. You suggested an MRV, I printed your response and my neurologist had me an MRV done a few days later (brain, without contrast). It was negative.
I would also like to add, that in addition to the 24/7 dull, boring, moderate pressure, I have occasionally been waking up with a completely different type of headache, a more intense, severe nausea, and often vomiting. These morning headaches typically go away after several hours of the day has passed, and then the dull, boring ache sets back in...back to "normal"
Two more things I have noticed my ears become flushed, red, and hot, often times one ear is hot and the other is cold...
The other thing is that my forehead muscles (the ones that raise your eyebrows) feel very stiff, or partially paralyzed (but I still retain full movement...they are just extremely stiff, and when I raise my eyebrows I feel pressure throughout the entire top of my skull).this by itself isn't extremely bothersome, but I am trying to explore various signs that weren't there before this pain set in early in 2005.
Final thing I want to ask, is if I was your patient, do you think it would be time for a spinal tap? To verify CSF pressure, myelin basic, look for chronic infections and so on? Also, might I need a workout with an Endo specialist or should the basic TSH and metabolic panel suffice?
(i know you can't do official diagnosis, but i seek only guidance)
Very Helpful!