After a lot of work, headaches gone but inflamed Temporal Artery remains

[uniqueflower]

For more than a year, I had constant headaches and along with that the artery in my right temple began to show.   The headaches felt like pressure, with more pressure in the right temple. After changing my diet and exercising daily (for anyone suffering through daily headaches, I highly recommend these two things as its the only thing that helped--search for migraine triggers to change your diet and exercise a lot), after a year the headaches went away (as long as I stick to my diet, i.e. no alcohol, no msg, etc) but the inflamed artery has not.  

I am a 30-year-old male, with 120/80 bp.  The artery has also pushed some veins to the surface, so now they are extremely visible--visible on my temple and under my eye.  What can I do about that artery?  If I drink any alcohol, for example, I'll feel pressure in that right temple and artery becomes much much larger.  When I exercise, same thing, ie lots of pressure.  I've seen a general physician, who is unconcerned and told me to ice it, I saw a different physician who prescribed 1 week of methylprednisone, and I saw a neurologist who didn't seem to think it was arteritis and said she probably can't help.  She ordered some blood work and it came back negative for whatever it was they tested for.  I called and asked if they tested for indicators for Temporal Arteritis and after 5 more calls, was finally given a return call and informed the tests came back negative.  Negative for what, I don't know.  What can I do next?  Would a rheumatologist be advised?  Someone brought that up, but I have no health insurance so what is the likely reward of more tests and scans (I had an mri of the brain -- negative) versus the cost of seeing another specialist? Thus far, I've spent more than 2 thousand dollars and the only relief I've had was when I took things into my own hands and changed my diet and exercised 10 hours a week. Is there are different specialist to see?   Thank you for your time.

[Qatada]

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Here is the correct link for my symptoms:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Neurology/Inflamed-Temporal-Artery-with-head-pressure/show/1285154

[Qatada]

Hi,

I have similar symptoms with inflamed left temporal artery.

Go here for more info:

http://www.medhelp.org/posts/Neurology/After-a-lot-of-work--headaches-gone-but-inflamed-Temporal-Artery-remains/show/765671

How are your symptoms now? Has your inflamed artery become normal now? Did you see more doctors or did more tests?

[uniqueflower]

Bump ....

[uniqueflower]

Bump.

[uniqueflower]

Let me add:

I use to sleep a lot with my head resting on my arm, and its at this pressure point (right above my jaw, that the inflamed artery begins.  Could I have damaged the artery that way ....if so, how can I have that looked at, who do I go to, and can it be repaired?