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Painful Soft Spot on my head

pinkprincess47 posted:

I am in my early 20s now, but for as long as I can remember I have suffered from headaches and migraines. Just recently my doctor put me on Topamax to help prevent the migraines. So far it has worked pretty well. However, today I was sitting at my desk at work with my hand at the right side of my head. I felt a sharp pain go through my head so I moved my hand, but just from that brief moment of pain I had a headache. I felt the spot where my hand had been again. Right behind and just above my right ear there was a soft spot almost exactly like the soft spot on the top of a baby's head. I felt the other side of my head in the same spot and there was no soft spot. Everytime I touched the soft spot, even if I didn't apply pressure a sharp pain would shoot through my head and my headache would get worse.

I have had an MRI done of my head, but the doctor's didn't find anything unusual. And I have no visable bruises or anything. I am not really sure how long I have had this soft spot but this area has always been an area of intense pain during migraines, but I never really thought anything of it until today when I felt that soft spot on one side but not the other.

Any Idea??? Thanks!

2 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Painful Soft Spot on my headI am in my early 20s now, but for as long as I can remember I have suffered from headaches and migraines. Just recently my doctor put me on Topamax to help prevent the migraines. So far it has worked pretty well. However, today I was sitting at my desk at work with my hand at the right side of my head. I felt a sharp pain go through my head so I moved my hand, but just from that brief moment of pain I had a headache. I felt the spot where my hand had been again. Right behind and just above my right ear there was a soft spot almost exactly like the soft spot on the top of a baby's head. I felt the other side of my head in the same spot and there was no soft spot. Everytime I touched the soft spot, even if I didn't apply pressure a sharp pain would shoot through my head and my headache would get worse. I have had an MRI done of my head, but the doctor's didn't find anything unusual. And I have no visable bruises or anything. I am not really sure how long I have had this soft spot but this area has always been an area of intense pain during migraines, but I never really thought anything of it until today when I felt that soft spot on one side but not the other. Any Idea??? Thanks!

georgeandlindab responded:

Hi pinkprincess47,
I was wondering if you ever found out what caused your problem and I am having the same problem. Thanks!

Report This| Share this:Painful Soft Spot on my headHi pinkprincess47, I was wondering if you ever found out what caused your problem and I am having the same problem. Thanks!

Caprice_WebMD_Staff replied to georgeandlindab's response:

Hi Georgeandlindab and welcome to WebMD,

You happen to be responding to someone who posted that over four years ago and is likely no longer looking in here.

I encourage you to go to our Migraines & Headaches Community and start a new discussion there with your situation.

To do that, hold your cursor over the orange Post Now button and choose 'Discussion' from the drop down menu which appears. Fill in the subject line and body of the message (you can ignore the poll part if you want) and Submit.

We must let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the one that is waiting for us.
~Joseph Campbell

Report This| Share this:Painful Soft Spot on my headHi Georgeandlindab and welcome to WebMD, You happen to be responding to someone who posted that over four years ago and is likely no longer looking in here. I encourage you to go to our <a href="http://exchanges.webmd.com/migraines-and-headaches-exchange">Migraines & Headaches Community</a> and start a new discussion there with your situation. To do that, hold your cursor over the orange Post Now button and choose 'Discussion' from the drop down menu which appears. Fill in the subject line and body of the message (you can ignore the poll part if you want) and Submit. <img src="http://img.webmd.com/community/images/smile.gif" align="top" border="0">

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