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McKissack

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Post cluster headache cheek pain
Jun 13^th, 2013 at 10:04am

I recently, for the first time in my life, had cluster headaches for 6 weeks. I've had 6 back surgeries and this pain topped them all! Anyway, now I have a nagging residual headache that just won't go away. I looked up Trigeminal Neuralgia and it sounds like it could be that, the pain moves around the same area I had the bad headaches but mostly is sensitive under my cheekbone. Any help?

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Re: Post cluster headache cheek pain
Reply #1 - Jun 13^th, 2013 at 8:32pm

if you're having cluster headaches (get this confirmed) it could be a shadow or post headache pain. I get constant shadows now, but previously it was post headache pain. Cheek pain, eye pressure.
Is it shooting? From what I understand, if it is, it's probably Trigeminal nueralgia, but if it's sharp and constant, it might be post CH pain.

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repguy2020 CH.com Junior Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 71 Canada Gender:	Re: Post cluster headache cheek pain Reply #2 - Jun 14^th, 2013 at 1:24am There are a couple of questions you might want to look at. How long since your last cluster headache? What is the cheek pain like? Is it soreness and tenderness, tearing, burning, throbbing, stabbing, constantly the same intensity?
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Re: Post cluster headache cheek pain
Reply #3 - Jun 14^th, 2013 at 7:37am

Welcome, McKissack. CHs do tend to present with a consistent kind of pain. Other neurological conditions can present with a wide variety of pains and symptoms. This is nothing to fool around with. I have a diagnosed combination of both CHs and TN, and the TN is as bad as a CH on a KIP 10. For me, that's where they start. And O2 also aborts those attacks as well. Speak with your neuro/headache specialist. blessings. lance

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TeeJ2379 CH.com Veteran Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 140 Central PA, USA Gender:	Re: Post cluster headache cheek pain Reply #4 - Jun 14^th, 2013 at 1:55pm Any one with TN have success with d3 treatment helping with that as well as clusters?
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McKissack CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 2	Re: Post cluster headache cheek pain Reply #5 - Jul 12^th, 2013 at 9:55am Thanks for all the suggestions. Next step MRI and Neuroligist as recommended by my Doc.
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nani CH.com Alumnus Offline Clusterbusters Posts: 8356 Los Lunas NM USA Gender:	Re: Post cluster headache cheek pain Reply #6 - Jul 13^th, 2013 at 12:09am Sluders syndrome can exacerbate clusters and the pain is often in the palate and cheek. Another possibility to bring up with your neuro. pf wishes.
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Denim101 CH.com Newbie Offline I Love CH.com! Posts: 13	Re: Post cluster headache cheek pain Reply #7 - Jul 13^th, 2013 at 4:03pm I get that post-pain too. Yesterday my CH lasted for 2.5 hours, but for several hours after that side of my face was really sore. I was afraid that another CH was coming, but nothing happened.
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Re: Post cluster headache cheek pain
Reply #8 - Jul 15^th, 2013 at 9:27am

Hey McKissack,

That lingering sensitivity around your cheek following a heavy CH hit may be cutaneous allodynia... one of less prevalent symptoms of the cluster headache syndrome. Allodynia is a pain in the face or scalp due to a stimulus such as touch which does not normally provoke pain.

If it is cutaneous allodynia, no biggie... other than the annoying sensations, it's harmless and eventually goes away.

Taking the anti-inflammatory regimen with 10,000 IU/day vitamin D3 should clear up both the CH and the allodynia.

Take care,

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