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What Could Cause Headches, Painful Eyes, Jaws And Disorientation, Also Have Fibromyalgia?
i was recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia and have been in a lot of pain,but the last week i have been having severe headaches on the left side of my head also around my eye and jaw,i was beaten up by my ex husband 6 yrs ago wher he punched me repeatedly on the left side,my ear was black and blue inside and out and he smacked my head off a concrete pavement knocking me out briefly i went to my doctor but he never sent me for any scans but the pain is in the area he hit i feel at a loss as i am confused forgetful and i don t know if it is a result of that or the fibro,please help me i m feeling helpless and in agony...thank you Susan...
Wed, 21 Dec 2016
Hello!
Welcome on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms could be related to an intracranial hemorrhage or a carotido-cavernous fistula.
Temporal arteritis could also mimic this clinical situation (although it is not related to the trauma).
Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with a neurologist for a careful neurological exam and some tests:
- a brain CT scan or MRI
- inflammationt tests (PCR, sedimentation rate)
- complete blood count for anemia.
It is also important to closely monitor your blood pressure values.
If all the above tests result normal, you should consider post traumatic headache as the main cause of this symptoms.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Kind regards, Dr. Aida
Welcome on HCM!
Regarding your concern, I would explain that your symptoms could be related to an intracranial hemorrhage or a carotido-cavernous fistula.
Temporal arteritis could also mimic this clinical situation (although it is not related to the trauma).
Coming to this point, I would recommend consulting with a neurologist for a careful neurological exam and some tests:
- a brain CT scan or MRI
- inflammationt tests (PCR, sedimentation rate)
- complete blood count for anemia.
It is also important to closely monitor your blood pressure values.
If all the above tests result normal, you should consider post traumatic headache as the main cause of this symptoms.
You should discuss with your doctor on the above issues.
Kind regards, Dr. Aida
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