hey guys I haven't posted in a while but i have been reading the board. Honestly, I am scared to post due to the trolls. I am having a sharp pain in my head in one spot. I have had severe headaches but not just one spot like this. Does anyone know if this is lyme. I don't have a LLMD as most of you know he was ran out of town. Thank you so much mimi
Posted by northstar (Member # 7911) on :
Sorry about your dr. Hopefully you have some type of treatment, or another dr. lined up.
I have had those localized pains. I have heard it could be bart or ehrlichiosis. I think most people with babs herx get full headaches, not the sharp local stuff.
A cranio-sacral therapist or acupuncturist sometimes helps me, as the pain also can be caused by muscle tension running up onto the skull plates.
Good luck in your treatment.
North.
Posted by Jellybelly (Member # 7142) on :
Besides the migraines, I have gotten a headache called an Ice Pick Headache. That is a perfect name, because that is what they feel like.
It is a sharp shooting pain, in the same place over and over. So sharp and unexpected that it makes my head jerk every time it happens. Do a google, I was so relieved to find out what they were.
I don't know if this is what you are describing, but with treatment, I rarely have them. They do come back when I am in a flair.
Posted by Cobweb (Member # 10053) on :
Hey JellyBelly-you described what I called " a darning needle being rammed into my brain"
I don't know- maybe you are too young to know what a darning needle is. But I never knew when it was going to happen. You're right it made me flinch everytime. When it jabbed my eye I would cry out involuntarily it hurt so bad.
I'm going to go google Ice Pick Headaches- thanks. Take Care, Carol
Posted by Cobweb (Member # 10053) on :
Would like to add-they occurred mostly in early treatment-I still get headaches-but not of the ICE PICK stabbing nature.
Rarely do my headaches put me back in bed anymore.
Posted by cjnelson (Member # 12928) on :
quote: Honestly, I am scared to post due to the trolls.
What is a troll?
Posted by mimi (Member # 6680) on :
Thank you all it is nice to get a response from names I recognize and some new ones. I will google that. Thank you all for your help. Yes I need your support finding someone as caring as my LLMD was but I guess we are all going to be left to fend for ourselves until we can knock some sense into the current powers. Sorry really discouraged today. Was doing better now scared that I will regress back to where I started and I am not sure I will make it without my doc. Thank you all so much I miss all of your support and pray everyday that we all survive in spite of the situation. I guess BCBS is happier that us lymies are all better now that lyme doesn't exist to them. Take care mimi
Posted by GardenLymer (Member # 6008) on :
Dealing w/ that kind of stabbing head pain the last few weeks - NP got rid of it w/ accupunture & a deep massage between head & shoulder on that side. Said it was my occipital nerve. (Not sure of spelling) Instant relief after session. Tried chiroprator 1st - that only knocked it down a degree or two.
Posted by Michelle M (Member # 7200) on :
Hello Mimi. Long time, no Mimi!
I get these too. I put it down to babesia and poor perfusion in my brain.
If treatment continues and there's no relief, it wouldn't hurt to have an MRI.
What's your status regarding babesia, anyway? If you haven't treated it, perhaps give that a try. It can make a world of difference in number and intensity of headaches of all kinds.
Hugs,
Michelle
Posted by tory2457 (Member # 10384) on :
mimi,
Here's a link on Trigeminal Neuralgia. Maybe you fit in here. I've had this pain off and on for years.
TN is now considered a MS symptom which I was diagnosed with prior to learning about LD. My lyme doc said it's a symptom of Lyme.
I get a very sharp stabbing pain on the top of my head--that takes my breath away! eesh
Since lyme treatment I'm ready to say this pain is behind me! Like the others, I agree that lyme treatment is the key to rid us of this horrible pain. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trigeminal_neuralgia Posted by Aniek (Member # 5374) on :
quote:What is a troll?
Somebody who posts in order to disrupt the board. Some trolls can be very nasty, and make personal attacks on people. Every discussion board gets them.
Posted by lymeinhell (Member # 4622) on :
It could be referred pain from a muscle spazm somewhere else on your head. Most likely from a knot on the base of your skull.
Poke around with your knuckles until you find a painful spot. If you find it, jam your knuckle in as hard as possible and for as long as you can take it. The other spot may no longer hurt ( but of course where you jammed your finger may now hurt).
Trigger point therapy helps get rid of these. Typically caused by Magnesium deficiency - which is best treated by IV and IM Mag.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
I do hope you find some relief soon! I recently had nerve pain in my head and it was due to a sinus infection. Are you having any allergy problems right now??
Don't worry about trolls. They are a non-issue. If they show up, we get rid of them. YOU need to be HERE in order to get help!