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[miranda2225]

TO ANYONE WHO CAN ANSWER OR RELATE IVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY EYES SINCE AUGUST OR SO I THOUGHT I VE BEEN TO THE ER THEY SAID IT WAS PINK EYE THAT WAS IN SEPT. SINCE THEN IVE BEEN TO URGENT CARE THEY THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE IRITIS  SO DID MY PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR SO THEY BOTH REFERRED ME STAT TO AND OPT THE SPECIALIST IN TWO WEEKS TIME I SAW TWO THEY SAID THAT THEY SEE NOTHING WRONG WITH MY EYES NOW TO GET TO MY SYMTOMS IVE HAD DIFFERENT THINGS STARTED WITH A SWOLLEN RIGHT EYE THEN WATERY EYE THEN TENDER TO THE TOUCH EYE EYE LID ALSO ABOVE THE EYE TERRIBLE PAIN JUST ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY HEAD NOT LIKE A MIGRANE HAD THOSE IN THE PAST THIS IS DIFFERENT. THERE IS MEASURABLE DIFFERENCE IN THE PRESSURE OF THE RIGHT EYE THEY DID TELL ME THAT THEN THEY TOLD ME I NEEDED A CT WHICH WILL COST ME MORE THEN I HAVE AT THIS POINT MEAN WHILE YESTERDAY MY HEAD HURT SO BAD ON THE ONE SIDE I WANTED TO SMASH IT IT I REALLY FELT LIKE IT. NONE OF MY MIGRANES HAVE EVER AFFECTED ME LIKE THIS RESEARCHING ON MY OWN I GO BACK TO SEE MY PRIMARY CARE DOCTOR ON THE 23 RD BUT WANTED ANY ADVISE OR OPINIONS THANK YOU FOR ANY INPUT.

[DrNoopurMD]

Hi,

Thanks for your post.
It is quite possible that your symptoms are due to cluster headache. Cluster headaches and migraines can co exist.
Cluster headaches are episodic headaches; one sided accompanied with eye symptoms like watering, red eyes and swelling.
Other possibility is sinusitis. Sinusitis can cause headaches, pain and watering in the eyes.
An ENT exam will definitely help.
Let us know if you need more information. Take care!

[tomsant]

Your symptom pattern (with the eye specialist finding 'nothing wrong') makes one think of SUNCT syndrome > Shortlasting Unilateral Neuralgiform pain with Conjunctival injection and Tearing< (Why this long name? Ans: Because, this describes the headache and probably that is all what the medical science knows about it, at present)

This is a particularly rare type of headache and hence not all doctors may be aware of this.

Another possibility I can think of now is Cluster Headache, but that is more common in males.

Difficult to say anything further without seeing you.

As you can't afford a CT now, why not consult an ENT too, to see if there is anything related to the symptoms in the nose. (Or is this also as costly?)

Hope this helps. Feel free to write. Pls get back to the forum with the doctor's opinion.

Best rgds,

Thomas Antony