My mother had two aneurysms removed from
her left frontal lobe in March of 1997,
she was 37. It was basically an emergency
situation because the Neurologist at Emory
in Atlanta said that they could rupture
any time due to the size, and she had the
surgery 4 days after they were found.
She said she had her first headache at age
12, and over time they got worse, and
turned into migraines. It eventually
became almost a daily occurence. After the
surgery, she made a full recovery. She
still has headaches now but only every so
often, usually due to stress or heat, and
a nap or good night's sleep usually solves
the problem.
I've been having them since I was 8. It
started out as maybe one a month, never
anything serious. Over time, it's gotten
worse. Used to, rest fixed it. I moved on
to taking OTC meds when that wasn't
working and I'd wake up with a headache,
and now that doesn't work. Sometimes it
gets so bad I have to get stronger things
from family that needs them for other
reasons, usually Vicodin ES or Percocet,
and in the event of a migraine, those
don't even work without about 8-10 hours
of continuous sleep.
I have them every 3-5 days now, sometimes
more often than that. I'm as healthy as
any other person my age. I'm 6'1'', 170
pounds, male, and don't have chronic
stress. Every headache I've ever had have
been in the back, or occipital lobe. I've
never had any tests done, but I'm
beginning to think I should.
My question is, what are the chances of me
inheriting these headaches from my mother?
I have an older sister, almost 25, and she
only has headaches every few weeks,
usually from stress, about like anybody
else, so I'm thinking that it could have
just skipped her. She and I both have the
same father if that would matter. Any
ideas from anyone here with more knowledge
on this?
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antigone
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Posted: 07-01-08 21:07pm
Any headaches merit investigation with a
doctor. Aneurysms may have some familial
component but they appear to be random
more often than not. Some people are born
with aneurysms and some people can develop
an aneurysm at a weak point in the vessel,
usually at the biforcation of the vessel
(a Y junction of a vessel). The
biforcation is most susceptible to an
aneurysm due to the tendency for it to be
a weak point in the vessel. An MRI/MRA
will reveal any anomalies. Go see a
neurologist and voice your concerns.
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gallicgun
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Jun 2008 Posts: 3
Posted: 07-01-08 21:41pm
Thanks for your input.
My mother is a 15 year RN and she just
keeps saying it's only tension, they
starts asking about my problems and
doesn't believe there could b a larger
underlying cause. My sister who just
started work as an RN, she's a little more
adventurous (Like any new grad looking to
put their teachings into practice) and
thinks that it could be a problem because
headaches are pretty uncommon in
8-year-olds. I plan to be an MD myself,
starting biology school in the fall, but
at this point, I don't know enough about
it to make an educated decision. Like you
said, an MRI should show anything
physically wrong. It might be good anyway
because neurology and infectious diseases
are the two fields I'm considering to
specialize in when the time comes. Once,
again, thanks for the reply.
