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Had a pain in right side of my head for about 3 days now, never experienced it before but it comes and goes and it's like a stabbing pain.

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Dr. Paul Grin answered

Specializes in Pain Management

The classic red-flag: "never experienced it before" . 95% of the time, even an agonizing headache is not serious medical condition, but visit to your PCP is warranted. Take care.

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Answered 4/30/2015

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A member asked:

Had a pain in right side of my head for about 3 days now, never experienced it before but it comes and goes and it's like a stabbing pain.

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Paul Grin answered

Dr Altman and another doctor agreed

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