I have had suffered from a mild head pain for the past two years. It doesn't disrupt my life, but it has me very worried because it is localized and it is always there. It is more of a dull ache vs. a sharp pain and started out on the top left side of my head during the first year. During the initial onset, it felt like something in my head was going to pop....and then as time progressed, it just became a persistent dull sensation. For the past year, the pain has moved to the back of my head (still on the left) and always in the same spot. The feeling is a persistent dull sensation. Over the past week however, it is now in the back of my head and in my left temple....and now more of a pulsating ache. It does not get worse with movement. The pain is on the left side of my head 95% of the time and I've felt similar sensations on the right but very infrequently. I went to a doctor in Nov. 07 who suggested I take Motrin because it was probably just stress and tension headaches. However, the pain does not resemble what I'v read about tension headaches. Any suggestions on how I should proceed? I am seeing a doctor in two weeks.