So im driving this morning to go get gas and i got this sharp single pain in my head behind my left eye and my eye then watered. It was the pain of a sever headache, but not throbbing, just one solid sharp pain. then about 30 mins later it happened agian. this has happened a couple times already and i wanna make sure it isnt leading to an anurism (spelling?) does anybody have an idea?
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Ouch my Head!
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Migrane perhaps?
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aTa7 - I'm not sure they're migraines but I don't know for sure because one I'm not a doctor. Migraines usually have signs and symptoms that can last anywhere from 5 - 15 (sometimes 20) minutes before the onset of the migraine itself. When the pain becomes bad enough people normally experience nausea, vomiting, sensitivity to all light and noise. It's usually an intense throbbing pain.An unruptured aneurysm can cause an intense pain just above and behind an eye or eyes.I would suggest going to your doctor to have it checked out and to be sure.
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Yea thanks. i was thinking a migraine but i didnt experience any other symptoms that go along with it. I took some ibuprofen and the pains went away so im gonna see if they come back. if i get another one im gonna call the dr, but i think it may have had to do with my stiff neck.
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Do NOT wait. You need to get it checked out. If it is (and I'm not saying it is) an aneurysm the longer you wait the more precious time you're losing.Here are some common symptoms of an UNruptured aneurysm:cerebral never palsydilated pupilsDouble visionPain above and behind eyelocalized headaches And signs and symptoms of an aneurysm that has ruptured:localized headachenausea and vomitingstiff neckblurred or double visionsensitivity to lightloss of sensationYou need to visit your doctor immediately to get this checked because some of the signs and symptoms of aneurysms, as you can see, can mimic migraines.
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Oooo I heard of that. A story in Reader's Digest said a girl in Melbourne had one of them in her brain and went into a coma. They had to drain all of the fluid out of her brain! Sounds horrible.
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Sorry to revive an old post but....Aneurysms don't always give any symptoms. Headaches behind the eyes are not necessarily the norm. Many doctors never think to send someone for a CTScan when they complain of a persistant headache when in reality, the DR should.My husband suffered a ruptured intracranial aneurysm on New Years Day of this year. We did not know the aneurysm was there. He did have symptoms but since we are not DRs, it never occurred to us what was going on. He thought he was having sinus related headaches however it is important to note that many aneurysms come without symptoms. In his case, he did have bad headaches that strangely enough were relieved by sinus medication and the last day (the day of the rupture), he had a serious change in his vision and kept saying he needed to see the eye doctor for glasses. He should not have survived and many victims don't. If they do survive, you can expect many "defiencies" or neurological problems. Only approximately 8% of all victims recover fully without permanent problems. My husband was one of the lucky 8 but that I believe was because he got help quickly at one of the top head trauma centers in the US as they told me that the last 12 patients with his size aneurysm in the same location and the same amount of severe bleeding, they all died. So he is very fortunate. Headaches, if recurrent and persistent, should never be ignored. If your DR blows you off about it (as his did), then find another DR and insist upon a CTScan with contrast (dye) or an MRI.As far as the drain, that is very normal to have drains put in. They have to do it to alleviate the swelling and pressure on the brain caused by the blood from the rupture. Never, ever fool around with persistent pain. Get it diagnosed correctly and treated. A couple of other symptoms that an aneurysm has ruptured (from my experience with my husband):UnconsciousnessScreamingPain all overShallow breathingVomiting blood (also with heart attacks)Inability to standNot making senseViolentInability to remain consciousConvulsionsExtremely terrifying.