2008 July 08. Hugo’s story. I am just 7 years old and a boy.  On the
24th May 2008 I was at home with a friend when all of a sudden I had
this sharp headache which lasted just a moment.  Later I had another
one.  the next day I had a couple more and gradually they have
increased in severity and also in number; for instance today I have
had somewhere between 80 and a hundred separate headaches.  They are
not always the same. Sometimes they are like a stab; they last for
maybe a second or two and mostly will be like somebody has tapped six
times or so quickly in my head.  Other times, occasionally they are
like someone stretched my brain and sometimes I will get it over my
right eyebrow, though 99% they are on the side of my head towards the
front, but always it only lasts for a second or two. My dad feels that
it has often started with activity. Usually 10 minutes after I get up
in the morning and I start moving around I will get the first one.
Maybe we go out and play ball and I will start getting them again.
Other times we might be home just reading and I will get them. They
have never interrupted my sleep.  We just can’t nail down any exact
cause and affect situation. Coincidentally I started to have night
time nasal stuffiness and one Dr thinks that this could be the cause
and prescribed ‘Beconase nose spray’ which I use at bedtime.  Helps my
nasal condition but has had no effect on the headaches.  Since they
started I have been examined by five different doctors and one
paediatric general consultant.  They are all totally mystified (one
thinks it could be growing pains)!  Each Dr says they are not
particularly worried because I haven’t had any other symptoms except I
notice I sometimes feel a little cold on warm days.  I am a slightly
above average height for my age (exactly 128cm). I weigh 29 kgs. I am
lean and fit. I am of Anglo/Caribbean parentage. My schoolwork is
unaffected. My eyes have been examined. My ears have been examined. My
heart has been listened to. No problems.  My dad is researching a lot
on the Internet and would be very interested (roimatt@hotmail.com)
should someone read this and recognises similar symptoms. Are they
just headaches? Will they go away? Are they something serious? Are
they ……….?