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Head pain since I turned 18 yrs old
by jonathanusa18, Oct 21, 2008 06:09AM
I have beeen feeling severe pain on the right side of my head whenever I do a sudden movement of my neck or body; this dont happen often, it usually happens months apart so I never get " too worry" about it. I have been thinking of getting a MRI done but before I do such costly procedure I would like to know if its needed. I been having this pains for about 4 years now, the started when I was around 17 to 18yrs old Im 21 now. I had this pain about a month ago at work and I had it 3 months before that too. The descripsion of this pain is as follow, whenever I move my head or suddenly move my neck I feel a cooling sensation shooting up from the right side of my neck all the way up towards my head and as it goes up it hurts to the point that I become immobilezed so that pain could go away, it eventually goes within 15 seconds. My speech, writing, range of motions seen to be fine; is there any possibility I can have a brain tumor or something related to that??
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First of all rest assured that this head pain is due to a brain tumor.It seems like a primary headache like tension headache or cluster headache or occipital neuralgia rather than a secondary head pain due to brain tumor.However,an MRI is a good test to rule out even the least possible chance of brain tumors and you will feel relieved of your apprehensions.
Regarding the other two possibilities,occipital neuralgia is pain originating from the suboccipital area (base) of the skull that often radiates to the back, front, and side of the head, as well as behind the eyesTreatment of occipital neuralgia may involve oral medications like antiinflammatories, localized therapeutic injections, physical therapy, massage, and heat.
A tension headache generally produces a diffuse, usually mild to moderate pain over your head. Many people have the feeling to having a tight band around their head.
I feel that you should consult a neurologist and get yourself evaluated for primary headches or occipital neuralgia which are more likely a diagnosis for your symptoms.
Hope it helps.Take care and pls do keep me posted on how you are doing and if you have any additional queries.