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Can Steroid Injections Be Taken For Severe Headaches As Well As DDD Shown On MRI Of Cervical Spine?

I have had a terrible pain in the right side of my head for almost 4 months. The pain comes up from the base of my head to the right side of my head and stops right behind my right eye. I have had a cat scan, brain mri both of which showed nothing. And had an mri done on my cervical spine that shows that I have DDD. I have had 2 cervical spine surgeries in the past year and a half. My doctor is scratching his head trying to figure out how to get the pain under control. I have had 2 steroid injections that have done nothing to relieve the pain.
Mon, 23 Dec 2013
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Hello,

I have studied your case.

First possibility as per presentation of your symptoms is migraine.
Migraine usually involves half part of your head and associated with nausea.
Pain is severe and aggravated by triggering factors like irritant smell, travelling.
Another possibility that you may be having vascular compression due to DDD.

I will advise MR Angiography scan to confirm diagnosis.
Some medication like analgesic [paracetemol] will reduce pain,

After clinical examination, medications for migraine like sumatriptans can started consulting your doctor.

Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries.

Wishing you good health.

Take care
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Can Steroid Injections Be Taken For Severe Headaches As Well As DDD Shown On MRI Of Cervical Spine?

Hello, I have studied your case. First possibility as per presentation of your symptoms is migraine. Migraine usually involves half part of your head and associated with nausea. Pain is severe and aggravated by triggering factors like irritant smell, travelling. Another possibility that you may be having vascular compression due to DDD. I will advise MR Angiography scan to confirm diagnosis. Some medication like analgesic [paracetemol] will reduce pain, After clinical examination, medications for migraine like sumatriptans can started consulting your doctor. Hope this answers your query. If you have additional questions or follow up queries then please do not hesitate in writing to us. I will be happy to answer your queries. Wishing you good health. Take care