@suszy39

@rnlorena here. Just wanted to tell you a few things. I had gone to Texas and was diagnosed with Occipital Neuralgia. All that Doctor did was push on the right upper side of my neck and asked if it hurt. It did but not bad. So I was diagnosed with ON. When I came back I started looking closer to find a Neuro-Opthalmologist and I did in Mobile. It's beside the point and I don't know why I didn't really look there first. Anyway That one in Mobile told me that she didn't think I had Occipital Neuralgia. I didn't think I did either. So my regular Doctor sent me to pain management. I saw a Doctor there and told her what the two Doctors had said. She pressed where the Occipital Nerve was and it was tender but I don't get the sharp pains and things like it claims in the Occipital Neuralgia definition. She told me I could get a nerve block and if it worked then it would mean something. I had that done today. It actually worked for me. I told her I had been having daily head pressure. So today when I got up I noticed head pressure (it wasn't too bad but I didn't take any meds.) I went to the clinic and had the nerve block and it took away the pressure. So I see her again on Feb. 10th. The fact that the nerve blocked worked says a lot. I may possible have one more nerve block and then they will burn the occipital nerves or they will go ahead and burn them. Depends on what the Doctor says. Even if they burn the occipital nerves they will re-generate so it would have to be re-done in the future. But I think it would give me a much better deal because I won't have to continue this head pressure that I get and it causes my blood pressure to go up. I know how to handle my blood pressure. So we will see. I will come back and let people know how it went. @rnlorena