Visit to a New Neurologist

Today I saw a new neurologist. I wanted to get his opinion and see if he had any ideas.

When I arrived I of course gave my medical history and described my symptoms. My blood pressure was really high, like 145/94, which may have been caused by either the Advil or amitrityptline I took last week. The doctor recommended I pursue the high blood pressure with my internist. While, I don’t like my current internist, so I called a schedule an appointment with a new one.

On to the exam with the neurologist. He examined me by doing a neurological exam and did a few things on my head that I don’t think I had done before. For example, he pricked a few various areas in my scalp and also banged on the back of my neck by the nerves.

At the end of the examination, he diagnosed me with headache, paresthesia, and occipital neuralgia.  He recomended I have a right occipital nerve block done. He said it may be possible, although rare, that somehow when I was sitting the dentist chair getting my wisdom teeth removed, the nerve in my neck was damaged. At this time he recommended no further medications, as I haven’t been very successful with them.

I guess the only thing to do now is get an occipital nerve block and see what happens.

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