« recovery
Looking for support for a family member »

Sarah

Try taking the sinus med *with* the painkiller. Also, don't know how much coffee or caffeine soft drinks you normally drink, but a strong dose of caffeine will help relieve a migraine for a while. Problem is, you get acclimated and then get caffeine withdrawal migraines. Also, if you sleep in on weekends, that will cause a migraine; try to get up and go to bed the same time every day of the week (yeah, that sucks when you're young and want to party, but it's a trade-off). Best bet is to see a knowledgeable and compassionate doctor (good luck) and get a prescription for something more of a real medicine than Excedrin. What exactly will work on yours will probably be a trial and error thing, but better to start now than in 40 years like me. Be prepared for doctors to presume that you just "want drugs" -- a problem for anyone with chronic pain, especially a tough-to-diagnose-or-cure like migraines, aside from the prejudicial reflexes concerning young folk. Keep a "headache diary" -- will help you to spot triggers as well as cures and will prove valuable to any medical professional who really tries to help. For now, try eliminating as many additives from your diet as possible (msg is a killer, as well as the nitrates/nitrites in cold cuts) -- may mean no doritos & hot dogs but, again, life is a trade-off. Good luck, and feel free to ask questions, bitch, whatever. Ron

2006-12-31 04:45:45 | Author archie30

Comments

24 Responses to Sarah

  1. epifania_18 on 2006-12-31 14:05:00.685383

    Hi Kelly, Thanks for your condolences and welcome! It is so much more appreciated.. more than words can say! love Sarah

  2. brock_90 on 2006-12-31 12:51:34.373134

    I just emailed you privately. Love, Kelly K. kellyek@... "If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we would all be millionaires." *Abigail Van Buren "Real unselfishness consists in sharing the interests of others." *George Santayana

  3. epifania_18 on 2007-01-01 06:07:36.166054

    Kelly I got it but when I replied the mail got returned. Love Sarah

  4. brock_90 on 2007-01-01 16:07:22.530069

    Sarah: Hi! I hope and pray your migraine has left you. Please know I am thinking about you and praying for you. Love, Kelly K. kellyek@... "If we could sell our experiences for what they cost us, we would all be millionaires." *Abigail Van Buren "Real unselfishness consists in sharing the interests of others." *George Santayana

  5. brock_90 on 2007-01-02 12:09:28.590335

    Sarah, I am sooo sorry you are going through all this. I need a new doc too. I've been through two neuros. Ugh! Just know I am praying for you my dear and I hope you feel better soon. My migraine is still lingering and I am so nauseated...time for some Phenerghan. Love, Kelly K. kellyek@... "Imagination disposes of everything; it creates beauty, justice, happiness, which is everything in this world." -Blaise Pascal- "The greatest part of our happiness or misery depends on our dispositions, and not our circumstances." -Martha Washington-

  6. epifania_18 on 2007-01-02 17:01:31.797240

    Kelly honey, Thanks you a million times and I know how you feel.. the migraine, the nausea and the neuro docs... good luck in finding a new one. I'm sorry your migraine came back.. I really am. I also hope you feel better soon. I actually throw up more days than not... just hate this. Do you have ICQ or IM? I am praying for you too! love Sarah

  7. brock_90 on 2007-01-03 00:35:25.109706

    Sarah, Is your migraine gone today? I hope so. I have been thinking about you and praying for you. Let me know if you need anything. All my love... Love, Kelly K. kellyek@... "According to a new study, men cry on the average of once a month. Gee, I wonder what time of the month that would be...?" -Jay Leno "An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." -Agatha Christie (she was married to one)

  8. epifania_18 on 2007-01-04 03:09:30.170125

    Thanks Kelly

  9. brock_90 on 2007-01-03 23:13:57.870600

    Sarah, I hope you feel better soon. I have had migraines for up to two weeks before. Even been hospitalized for them, so I know how you feel. I hate it when the trips to the ER are uneventful. Ugh! PLEASE let me know if I can help you in any way. Love, Kelly K. kellyek@... "According to a new study, men cry on the average of once a month. Gee, I wonder what time of the month that would be...?" -Jay Leno "An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." -Agatha Christie (she was married to one)

  10. epifania_18 on 2007-01-04 15:45:40.631092

    Kelly Thanks so much... I've gone crazy

  11. brock_90 on 2007-01-05 13:31:25.576910

    Sarah, Have you seen a neuro before or looking for a new one? Nevermind...just remembered we are both looking for new ones. I am praying for you and you may email me privately just to vent if need be. Love, Kelly K. kellyek@... "According to a new study, men cry on the average of once a month. Gee, I wonder what time of the month that would be...?" -Jay Leno "An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." -Agatha Christie (she was married to one)

  12. mccall6 on 2007-01-05 16:59:48.191782

    Kelly, I hate to complain, but this red text is really hard on my eyes today with a migraine at about a #6. I love ya, gal, but could you use a navy blue or something, please?? Teri

  13. brock_90 on 2007-01-06 13:58:47.295874

    [INLINE] I guess. But it seems no one is ever happy w/my emails. L Love, Kelly K. kellyek@... "According to a new study, men cry on the average of once a month. Gee, I wonder what time of the month that would be...?" -Jay Leno "An archaeologist is the best husband a woman can have; the older she gets, the more interested he is in her." -Agatha Christie (she was married to one)

  14. epifania_18 on 2007-01-06 06:53:32.079982

    Hi kelly I have been to a neuro who diagnosed trigeminal neuralgia but was totally useless for migraines. So I am now looking for a good private neuro privately. Kelly - whenever I e-mail you privately, it always comes back.. any idea why? Sarah

  15. brock_90 on 2007-01-07 16:06:48.485483

    I don't know why. I am sorry. I guess you can post to me on the forum...?? Love Always, Kelly K. kellyek@... "Knit your hearts with an unslipping knot." *William Shakespeare "Vision is the art of seeing things invisible." *Jonathan Swift

  16. dorian500 on 2007-01-07 10:21:31.026404

    kelly; please, don't do this. stay with us. purrs, maureen =^..^=

  17. brock_90 on 2007-01-07 18:21:16.651315

    I didn't say I was leaving. Sarah has trouble emailing me privately. Don't know why. Thanks so much for the thoughts, Maureen! Love Always, Kelly K. "Never close your lips to those to whom you have opened your heart." *Charles Dickens "All are needed by each one. Nothing is fair or good alone." *Ralph Waldo Emerson

  18. brock_90 on 2007-01-08 11:21:10.984582

    Sarah: Hi! I hope you are doing well! Please let me know how you are. I am thinking about you and praying for you as always. (\o/) Love, Kelly K. /_\ "Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half shut afterwards." ~Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) "In the arithmetic of love, one plus one equals everything, and two minus one equals nothing." ~Mignon McLaughlin

  19. brock_90 on 2007-01-09 07:30:20.636921

    Hi Sarah: How are you holding up? I have been thinking about you and praying for you every day and I hope that you have started to feel better. Am I safe in saying that your monster migraine has finally left you and you have some relief? I am sorry I am so behind and clueless. Well, I can only apologize about being behind b/c I am ALWAYS clueless. There's a blondie on this endo of the computer and what's more is I am a "lighter" blonde. Oh goodness! Sometimes I think that makes a difference...how about you, Jodee? Hehe A fellow blondie! (\o/) Love, Kelly K. :o) /_\ "If you can't be a good example, then you'll just have to be a horrible warning." *Catherine Aird "A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't." *Rhonda Hansome

  20. epifania_18 on 2007-01-09 19:52:45.428627

    Hi Kelly Apparently the new meds take 3-4 wks to kick in... why didn't they tell me that properly.. idiots!!!!! My father had biopsies taken today to see if he has prostate cancer! love Sarah

  21. brock_90 on 2007-01-10 00:50:07.588353

    : I don't know why, but she is no longer my friend. I do not need "support" like that. I will let you know what my Gyn says. (\o/) Love & Hugs, Kelly K. :o) /_\ "Love is an emotion experienced by the many and enjoyed by the few." *George Jean Nathan "Love is the great miracle cure. Loving ourselves works miracles in our lives." *Louise Hay

  22. epifania_18 on 2007-01-10 10:12:15.361143

    Hi Kelly I know you don't need that... but I can't understand why her attack is coming across so harsh. She obviously cannot not and will never understand your pain and suffering! love Sarah

  23. epifania_18 on 2007-01-10 18:59:03.866283

    Hi Kelly with the amount of stress in my life.. I'm in no way feeling better yet. Still hangin' on though! love Sarah

  24. jason_8 on 2007-01-12 00:26:48.440404

    Sarah, I'm sorry you are feeling neglected! Please don't leave. I don't always post because I am away about half of the year at our little ranch and we don't have a computer there. If you need to talk please e-mail me privately or through the list! I really care! Love, Katrina

Leave a Reply