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Headaches after mohs surgery. Is this normal?

December 13, 2015
Asked By:smurf1948 in Grand Island, NY

I had mohs surgery on my scalp, Dr had to go to the bone to get it all. He took about a silver dollar size spo. It's been 9 days and I'm still getting headaches, is this normsl.

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