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What Is The Treatment For Pain In Head And Neck?
Im a 39 yo female with migraine headaches that started 1 year ago yesterday. I also developed horner s syndrome with left eyelid drooping, left pupil smaller than right, no sweating on the left side of my face and the left side of my face does not turn red when the rest of my face does. I had multiple scans done to rule out all life threatening causes of the Horner s syndrome. One of my doctors also recommended I have a mammogram. I was then diagnosed with DCIS of the left breast and underwent a mastectomy which was 100% curative. My head/neck pain persists. I m currently taking gabapentin and verapamil to control the pain on a daily basis. Occasionally that is not enough and I have to take maxalt or norco. Occasionally there isn t anything I can do at home and I go to the ED. Any thoughts?
Mon, 3 Jun 2019
Hi,
You should also do a cervical spine MRI to rule out any cord pathology, for Horner's syndrome. For migraine, propanolol and flunarizine prophylaxis should be taken.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ranjeet Jha, General Surgeon
You should also do a cervical spine MRI to rule out any cord pathology, for Horner's syndrome. For migraine, propanolol and flunarizine prophylaxis should be taken.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ranjeet Jha, General Surgeon
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