headache

Hi. I was wondering if someone could help me. My Auntie is 49 and she had a stroke two weeks ago. She is still in hospital for her rehabilitation but she has a permanent migraine and they can't give her anymore painkillers than she is already on. The hospital staff seem to have no idea why this is. She also had another stroke two days ago and if they can't figure out what's wrong with her from a lumbar puncture, they're going to have to take a biopsy of her brain fluid or something. She also keeps saying that she can feel dripping down the back of her neck, they have dismissed this but what if it's something important?

If anyone can enlighten me in any way or share stories of similar happenings it would make me feel a little better. It scares me that the doctors don't know why these things are happening.

[sue_in_oz]

Hi

Sorry to hear about your Aunt's strokes :(

Whilst my headache was due to the medication they gave me to lower my blood pressure, I know of other strokees who have had (& some still have) headaches due ro their stroke.  Did she have a bleed or an ischaemic stroke?  I believe headaches are more common with bleeds.  Also the pain & other feelings she is having could be related to the area of the brain that was damaged.  I would suggest speaking with her neurologist & press for answers.

HTH

Sue