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@RebeccaR07 

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RebeccaR07

Pain in the right hand side of my head

Morning. I’ve just been told I have MS about two months ago now and till getting know what’s going on in my body. The last couple of weeks I’ve had a crawling feeling in my head and now the past three days now I’ve had a more intense pain in the right hand side of my head above my ear. The pain is sometimes a burning feeling and sometimes painful. Does anyone’s else get this? Any help would be amazing. Thank you
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@BettyR91
@BettyR91
 

Hi Rebecca! I have that exact same pain at the moment!! I have had it for nearly 2 weeks and nothing will shift it. Mine seems to come and go but I cant pin point a trigger for the stabbing kind of pain that keeps occurring. I am due to see my nurse in a couple of weeks so I haven't asked anyone about it yet. I will let you know what she says. Laura

@Stumbler
@Stumbler
 

Hi @rebeccar07 and welcome. Having been diagnosed so recently, you are still in shock. This isn't a race, so give yourself all the time that you need to understand what's going on with your body. I can see that you are starting to research MS, hence finding us. Be wary of trusting Dr Google too much, they can find "inappropriate" stuff. Stick to reputable websites, like the MS Society and MS Trust. You should have been given an introduction to an MS Nurse Specialist as part of the diagnosis procedure. They should be your first point of contact for any MS-related questions. They should understand the type of feelings and pains that you are experiencing, suggest some treatments and liaise with your GP to obtain a prescription. MS can cause all manner of sensory issues anywhere on our body. These are the result of mixed messages to and from our nerve endings to our brain. The pain on the other hand may be Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN). There's some details here so that you can understand this condition and whether it's similar to what you're feeling:- https://www.mstrust.org.uk/a-z/trigeminal-neuralgia You probably have a barrage of questions about MS, so feel free to ask away. Even just come here to have a moan. We understand how you're feeling. We're completely informal, just helping each other to get along. 😉