Question
A year ago of May 2007, I was walking down a couple steps with a cell phone to my right ear, when all of a sudden I thought someone had come up behind me and clobbered me in the back of my head.  It startled me so that I thought I had broken my neck, and that is exactly what the pain felt like, as if I had twisted my neck severely.   I panicked and thought I was having a stroke or an aneurysm.  The squad came to pick me up, rushed me to the hospital, and my Blood Pressure in the squad car was high, but they think it had to do with me panicking and being upset.  Once I got to the hospital, they did a CAT scan and some blood work.  NEGATIVE of course.  I contacted my Dr. who ordered an MRI, which was an open MRI and also negative.  Then I went to see a neurologist and he ordered an MRA.  Also negative.  I also had such crazy pressure in the spot that the initial pain was felt, and once again had another CAT Scan and an Spinal Tap to check for bleeding on the brain.  All these tests negative.   It went away for a while, but occassionally the pressure still exists and recently it has been acting up again.   Not sure if it is head/neck related.  I know a few years prior to this happening, I had some neck problems where my neck ached all the time and it always felt heavy.  My Dr. told me it was all muscular related and placed me on Flexeril.  I am scared that it could be brain tumor related, but if they did all these tests before, then I would hope I am in the clear.   It just sometimes feels like my head is going to burst again like before.   

Any clues as to what might help?  

Thanks.

Deanna

Answer
Deanna,
All of the tests that you are doing, and all of the doctors that you are seeing, and all of the treatments they are prescribing are all geared towards one thing: treating the effects of the problem with big words and fancy gadgetry.  Nowhere in this scenario is there anything other than job security and high salary for the doctors.  
If you are looking to have your symptoms examined, diagnosed, and treated, only to have more trouble as you gradually age through your life, then you should continue doing what you have been doing.
If you are looking to get to the root of the problem and correct the cause of your health problems than listen carefully:
You need to go to see an upper cervical doctor of chiropractic that is an expert in the field and practices nothing other than correcting the vertebral subluxation.  This is something that you need to do for the rest of your life.  I know it sounds like a lot but listen to this, if you know that exercising is good for you, should you do it for a few weeks and then stop, or should you do it for the rest of your life?  Should you eat fresh raw fruits and vegetables for a few weeks or months or should this become a life style change.  The upper cervical doctor will guarantee one thing for you for the rest of your life, and that is to correct pressure on the brainstem or spinal cord that are causing sickness and disease and death in your body.
If you need help in locating a great one, send me your town and state along with the nearest big city or two, I will reply within a day or two with a contact for you.
When you go to your UC Doctor they will explain further about this life transforming work that will help you to experience LIFE the way that it was intended by our creator.

Yours in Best Health,
Dr Robert Arnone
Upper Cervical Doctor
St Louis, Missouri