My mother had two aneurysms removed from her left frontal lobe in March of 1997, she was 37. It was basically an emergency situation because the Neurologist at Emory in Atlanta said that they could rupture any time due to the size, and she had the surgery 4 days after they were found.
She said she had her first headache at age 12, and over time they got worse, and turned into migraines. It eventually became almost a daily occurence. After the surgery, she made a full recovery. She still has headaches now but only every so often, usually due to stress or heat, and a nap or good night's sleep usually solves the problem.

I've been having them since I was 8. It started out as maybe one a month, never anything serious. Over time, it's gotten worse. Used to, rest fixed it. I moved on to taking OTC meds when that wasn't working and I'd wake up with a headache, and now that doesn't work. Sometimes it gets so bad I have to get stronger things from family that needs them for other reasons, usually Vicodin ES or Percocet, and in the event of a migraine, those don't even work without about 8-10 hours of continuous sleep.

I have them every 3-5 days now, sometimes more often than that. I'm as healthy as any other person my age. I'm 6'1'', 170 pounds, male, and don't have chronic stress. Every headache I've ever had have been in the back, or occipital lobe. I've never had any tests done, but I'm beginning to think I should.

My question is, what are the chances of me inheriting these headaches from my mother? I have an older sister, almost 25, and she only has headaches every few weeks, usually from stress, about like anybody else, so I'm thinking that it could have just skipped her. She and I both have the same father if that would matter. Any ideas from anyone here with more knowledge on this?