Hello! I have been having a "headache" 24/7 since Sept. 1, 2008. My symptoms include: Stabbing, sharp pains at the lower back of my head and neck on the left side, pain in my temple, behind my ear, and some days even my jaw. The pain is always on the left side from waking up to going to sleep. I have been taking 800 mg ibuprofen just for relief to get through the day. What could this be? And is it very serious that I should seek medical attention asap?
PMH: I've always had headaches since I was a young child that would come and go and I use to have nose bleeds often. When I was about 10 or 11 I fell off monkey bars and the back of my head landed on the iron step. I have a permanent "knot" that is about the size of a nickel and it doesn't grow hair there. I never received medical attention after that fall.