Hi there,

Have read your posts with interest. My partner has suffered with headaches on and off for years. They are not classic migraine headaches as he doesnt have vision problems - he says they start with a sensation just above his teeth and then move round to the back of the head. Sometimes he is able to nip them in the bud with painkillers otherwise they can get realy severe and last several days.

Shortly after he was diagnosed with tonsil cancer in August 2008 they disappeared and stayed away throughout treatment (during which time he lost several stone). Unfortunately they started again in May this year by which time he had started to eat normally and had put most of his weight back on. He has been having mild ones on a fairly regular basis since - it is a bit scary as it is on the same side as his cancer, but they seem very similar to the type of headache he has had for years. We have been completely baffled as to why they would have disappeared during treatment (radio and cisplatin chemo). Was it just the weight loss, changed diet or more directly related to the treatment?

Do keep posting if you find out anymore information about this -
I would be most interested.

Regards,

Cathy