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05/21/07 #10 - Information on occipital neuralgia?
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I have just been diagnosed with occipital neuralgia. I have been a headache sufferer for almost 50 years. I have been treated for migraine, tension headache, TMJ syndrome, sinus headaches and some I can't even remember. When I do get a headache is it most always on the left side and where I really feel the pain is behind the left eye. I often get very sick to my stomach with these. I have always referred to them as my sick headaches. Do you have any information on occipital ne...
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