Question: I had a CT scan of the brain Oct 4 2014, and it showed a possible meningioma or osteoma. I have been having excruciating headaches on the right temple for many months, I had a comp;eye loss of vision and terrible pain several years ago and cannot tolerate bright light. I take Tylenol #4 and a Duragesic patch w fentanyl. I had an MRI done several weeks ago and now nothing is shown - the interpretation is that whatever I had was "artifactual". I have splitting headache daily, I need Imitrez, have had migraines since teenage. My Neurologist insists there is nothing wrong with me and he makes me feel like I am malingering! HELP!

I also have a Coronary Artery Disease which was just Dx last August. The vision loss and eye pain was ruled as cataract but they are not growing in size and do not appear to be getting larger. I am hiv+ 30 yrs no antigen non infectious v/l untraceable many yrs, I was born w Primary Immune Deficiency and was very sick for years as a baby - I had transfusions of GG - and wash;t expected to reach 6th birthday. I am taking meds for gout, shingles, reflux, seizure, anxiety. I stopped taking prozac after over 10 yrs - I had to switch MDs several times and was told I couldn't be prescribed percocet or ativan, my dosage of prozac was tripled, it almost killed me, I stopped it abruptly and went back to MD who now gives me Tylenol #4 , ativan and duragesic patch. The pain is severe is lessening but the headaches are continuos. THANK YOU for your Dx!!

I am very disappointed with my neurologist. When he learned of the CT scan (done in ER) he was abusive, hostile, dismissive and insisted that it could not possibly cause any pain - even before he viewed the results on the disc. When the MRI ruled out the tumor he was even more negative and actually insisted that it is impossible that I have migraine pain which (he's prescribed pamelor most recently) even though he has been treating this for over 15 yrs. He ordered many arcane blood tests (minerals, vitamins) and I feel that I cannot trust him. I will suggest the Giant Cell Arteritis with my other two internists and hopefully I can move forward with this situation. Many Many Thanks!!