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zebb37
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A bit about myself
« on: May 13th, 2005, 6:26am » |
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Some of you will have read my pleas with regard to my plight in Sri Lanka and although I first joined this site about a year ago these few have been my first real posts - have just lurked really and forgotten about u all whilst I was out of cycle.
Anyways, I thought that I might write a few words about my experiences living with this little demon.
Although I didn't know it at the time, I got my first CH in november 1994 about 3 days after my 30th birthday. I was on holiday in India at the time, quietly lazing on the beach with my wife, and vividly remember this incredible pain suddenly appearing on the left hand side of my head. It was excuciating and within minutes I was my knees in tears. I had no idea what had happened to me and wasn't to know for another year and a half.
I spent the next 3 weeks or so popping paracetomol like there was no tomorrow and to pretty much no avail.
Then it went - just like that. All gone. No rhyme, no reason. Just, gone.
My next episode was not until the spring of 1996 and this time the pain came right-sided. It has been ever since. I was in agony and missing loads of work. Again, I didn't know what was going on and yet I wouldn't go to the doctor - telling myself that he'd only laugh at me, After all it was only a headache.
About 3 weeks into the episode I was on the phone to my father who told me that he'd suffered from something very similar from the age of 15 to 30 and that they were called cluster headaches.
Armed with this new information I traipsed to my family doctor who prescribed loads of ergot related remedies which had no effect at all - he even tried morphine - lasted precisely 2 minutes. Then the pain went and I forgot about it.
The following year I ended up in hospital - had a spinal tap - that was fun and waited 3 days (med free) for a neurologist to come and see me. One shot of imigran and I was pain free.
This being the uk - it was 3 months before I could see the neurologist for a proper diagnosis - of course I was pain free by then but at least we knew where we were.
The intervening years have now settled into a familiar pattern with my clusters almost exculisvely being right-sided and coming in the spring time with my episode last 8 - 12 weeks.
Pain management is trial and error. Sometimes things work and then stop. I tend to see this demon as being a particularly devious bugger which will do anything in it's power to climb over obsticles and hurt me.
Come to thik of it I do, often think that it really does have a personality and really does want to hurt me. Are we CH sufferers possessed?
I thank God for sites like this and am glad that I'm not alone and sometimes I really do feel alone.
And now Im going off to find some Kuduzu - or whatever it is
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Re: A bit about myself
« Reply #1 on: May 13th, 2005, 8:30am » |
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Glad ya made it home safe.....both country and now here!
Welcome!
We all refer to the demon/beast/ what have you as a living entity with a personality......It's funny...."don't piss him off!" "SHHHHH....don't tell him that I was PF for a few hours or days." on and on......
You share a story with what sadly seems many of us....going yrs without knowing what it is.
At least you know and can handle it properly.
Good luck, hang in there & stay positive!
Eric
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I can't believe that I have to bang my
Head against this wall again
But the blows they have just a little more
Space in-between them
Gonna take a breath and try again.
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Jonny
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Re: A bit about myself
« Reply #2 on: May 13th, 2005, 5:13pm » |
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on May 13th, 2005, 6:26am, zebb37 wrote: forgotten about u all whilst I was out of cycle.
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Which is it?
If both of these statements are true its pretty damn selfish, dont you think?
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It is up to YOU to educate yourself and then help your doctor plan your treatment. If you just sit down in front of your doctor and say "make me better" you are setting yourself up for a great deal of pain.
- Guiseppi
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Re: A bit about myself
« Reply #3 on: May 13th, 2005, 6:04pm » |
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Well, Welcome back, I hope you can find something that works for you.
I have learned many valuable things on this site and one of them is to ignore jonny!
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Jonny
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Re: A bit about myself
« Reply #4 on: May 13th, 2005, 6:08pm » |
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on May 13th, 2005, 6:04pm, Ruth wrote:| I have learned many valuable things on this site and one of them is to ignore jonny! |
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Thats impossible in my Kingdom 
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It is up to YOU to educate yourself and then help your doctor plan your treatment. If you just sit down in front of your doctor and say "make me better" you are setting yourself up for a great deal of pain.
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zebb37
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Re: A bit about myself
« Reply #5 on: May 14th, 2005, 1:07am » |
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on May 13th, 2005, 5:13pm, Jonny wrote:
Which is it?
If both of these statements are true its pretty damn selfish, dont you think?
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Damn right it's selfish 
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