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(Message started by: Live4Fun on Jun 19^th, 2003, 11:38am)

Title: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Live4Fun on Jun 19^th, 2003, 11:38am

Poll time! ;D

Did anyone's mom smoke cigarettes while she was pregnant with you?

Perhaps a correlation, perhaps not...

Just curious...

Thanks!

Bryan

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by JDH on Jun 19^th, 2003, 11:48am

My mom usually only smokes when she's on fire ;D
but yes for what it's worth, she did smoke when she was pregnant w/me.

Jim

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Ueli on Jun 19^th, 2003, 12:00pm

My mom smoked about 3 cigarettes in her whole lifetime. But then, that's probably one of the rare exceptions, otherwise smoking is to blame for everything. ::)

Ueli

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by brain_cramps on Jun 19^th, 2003, 12:06pm

My mom has NEVER smoked in her life.

Nice try --- who knows... it could be something else that easy,
grant 8)

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Live4Fun on Jun 19^th, 2003, 12:12pm

Ok... disclaimer time...

Not trying to blame smoking here, but if it is a cause of this bastard ailment I would like to see that written on the packs of cigarettes here in the US "Surgeon Generals warning, smoking during pregnancy can cause your child to have the most severe pain known to mankind".

I myself am a smoker. But yes, smoking does cause some birth defects, and I am currently researching if there has been any studies on Smoking and the development/mal-development of the hypothalamus gland of an unborn child.

I just thought I would get some sort of % from the board as to if their mothers were smokers during the pregnancy. Perhaps it will save some research time. Who knows.

Thanks Jim, Ueli, & Grant for your responses so far :)

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by BobG on Jun 19^th, 2003, 12:55pm

Yes, my mother smoked Pall Mall's until the day I was born.

"My God!" she screamed. "Look what those stinkin', expensive, addictive, birth-defect causin' cancer sticks did to my beautiful baby. He looks like he's having a migraine."

She quit the smokes and sued the bastards. Today I still have headaches but I have them in the Bentley or on the yacht.

;) I'm just kidding. I don't really have a Bentley.

But Yes, she did smoke then.

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by ave on Jun 19^th, 2003, 12:56pm

Glad to help save you time in research.

Since I was born during WWII in an occupied country where ordinary foodstuffs were at a premium, or non-existent, I'd be curious to know what my mom was supposed to use for smokes. Tulip bulb floss maybe?

People all around us were eating tulip bulbs at the time -cooked, grated into meal for cakes or boiled into a sickly syrup. Luckily I was too little to eat the stuff.

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by scotg. on Jun 19^th, 2003, 1:04pm

great another thing I can blame on my mother, yes she did, and a bunch too, from what I understand... ;D

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Live4Fun on Jun 19^th, 2003, 1:07pm

on 06/19/03 at 12:55:43, BobG wrote:

"My God!" she screamed. "Look what those stinkin', expensive, addictive, birth-defect causin' cancer sticks did to my beautiful baby. He looks like he's having a migraine."

OMG, you are such a smartass ;D ;D I love it! ;D

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by BlackDog on Jun 19^th, 2003, 2:17pm

Mom had 4 kids and smoked the whole time, 2 packs a day. I picked it up myself at 16 and quit when I was 27. I figure I smoked for 28 years total. I am 36 now.
Darren

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Jon Elder on Jun 19^th, 2003, 2:26pm

I suffered severe misdiagnosed bouts of CH for over twenty years from ages 30-55. I have been free of any episodes since about 1990. I left a high stress executive job as a basket case. Along the way, I stopped drinking and smoking and had ENT surgery to remove grossly enlarged turbinates from my nose and sinus areas. I have taken all of the CH drugs available during those times and gained some relief from Verapamil and wafting oxygen. I really believe that smoking and drinking were significant contributing factors in my illness. I also eliminated caffeine from my diet as I had been a heavy coffee drinker. I was also a chocoholic. Anyway, my dad was a heavy smoker but my mother never smoked. My mom was a heavy drinker and my dad was a teetotler. Go figure! I still fear that my long period of recovery is not necessarily permanent. I take it one day at a time and have never forgotten the excrutiating pain that I suffered during many, many episodes during the years that the beast ruled my life. God bless all who suffer from this monster. I feel a kinship with each and every one.
Jon E :-/

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Donna on Jun 19^th, 2003, 2:48pm

My mom smoked and I had cluster headaches for 28 years, but I did not smoke when pregnant, and my son has cluster headaches.

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Live4Fun on Jun 19^th, 2003, 2:52pm

Interesting, another topic... can problems from smoking while pregnant continue through the generations? Hrmm..... :D

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by BobG on Jun 19^th, 2003, 2:57pm

I think it can. If the mother smokes while pregnant the baby is also getting the smoke. I believe the baby can become addicted before birth. Once addicted, always addicted and the baby may take up the habit later in life.

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by vig on Jun 19^th, 2003, 3:10pm

my mother smoked when she was pregnant.
I also have a dyslexic/hyperactive brother.
v

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by BruceD on Jun 19^th, 2003, 3:13pm

Nope, mom never has smoked. Dad smoked from about age 13-30 and gave it up cold-turkey when I was 7 or 8 years old. (He had two of his older brothers have heart attacks within a month of each other - scared the **** out of him)

Later
BruceD

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Karla on Jun 19^th, 2003, 3:48pm

Yup my mommie smoked while she was prego with me. Shame on her.

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Mark C on Jun 19^th, 2003, 4:39pm

Yes....but in 1960 smoking was still good for you!
http://www.chickenhead.com/truth/images/pallmallhome.gif
;)

PS- Welcome Jon

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Spindrift on Jun 19^th, 2003, 4:47pm

Love the Pall Mall ad. Yes, my mother smoked at the time of my gestation and for years thereafter. Presumably she also smoked during my brother's cook cycle, but although he gets occasional migraines he doesn't get clusters. However, since he's a Zen Buddhist chocoholic, nothing much bothers him.
SD

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by OneEyeBlind on Jun 19^th, 2003, 5:07pm

My mom has never smoked ........ oh, she might have smoked about 10 cigs back in the 40's before I was born. Anyways, 11 brothers and sisters ......... I am the only one with clusters. I think my mom should have gotten them after having 12 kids but what do I know ?????????????

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by eyes_afire on Jun 19^th, 2003, 5:23pm

If smoking causes CH, there would be a helluva lot of clusterheads....

.... and I wouldn't be one of them ;D

--- Steve, one of many...

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by catlind on Jun 19^th, 2003, 5:50pm

My mom smoked while pregnant with me.

Doesn't appear to be any correlation though *sigh*

We'll find it eventually :)

Cat

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Live4Fun on Jun 19^th, 2003, 7:04pm

Seems to be another one of those 50/50 stats... damn! Well I'll keep thinking of stupid questions and bugging the crap out of all of ya until we find a reason... my personal mission and vendetta towards the beast.

Thanks all for participating in my little survey. If more people would like to let me know, please do ;D

Thanks again everyone ;D :D ;D

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Not4Hire on Jun 19^th, 2003, 7:58pm

on 06/19/03 at 15:10:13, vig wrote:

my mother smoked when she was pregnant.
I also have a dyslexic/hyperactive brother.
v

yeah vig..me too..his name is:

jonny

;D

and HIS brother is named:

don

and HIS problem is:

STFUD!

8)

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Charlie on Jun 19^th, 2003, 9:57pm

Here ya go kids:

Mom smoked from 1930 to 1987 when she died. She smoked a little less than a pack of unfiltered Camels a day most of the time and had a couple drinks every week, right through her pregnancy. Dad smoked Camels too. Come to think of it, of his 18 employees, 17 smoked, including me. Our poor bookkeeper. Things were different in 1946. My twin sister never formed and I’m told it was incredibly rare that one would survive. Your guess is as good as mine.

I developed CH in 1969 when I was 23 and quit smoking in 1980 when I was 34. My Ch hung on for 11 years after quitting and ended in 1991. What that means, I have no idea. It may have something to do with epilepsy medication but I cannot prove it because nothing had changed at the time.

We lack anything definitive about smoking and CH although board members smoke at about twice the national average. This does not mean that Chers do. I have some serious doubts about it. It isn't good for you, costs a bloody fortune and makes life more complicated every day--Especially in New York State.

Sorry for the tome. I got carried away.

Mean old Charlie

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by cootie on Jun 19^th, 2003, 10:12pm

Brad's mom never smoked or even drove or worked...ever !! His dad smoked and developed throat cancer but he also worked at Firestone and there was a big deal with that place and cancer with employees. Maybe it's sumthin in the water Pam

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Brian_Y on Jun 20^th, 2003, 7:40am

My mother was at Woodstock when she was pregnant with me. And I am perfectly normal. Yep. Normal.

Except for the CHs, of course. And that cannibalism thing.

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Peppermint on Jun 20^th, 2003, 8:24am

on 06/20/03 at 07:40:23, Brian_Y wrote:

And that cannibalism thing.

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by ijunG4 on Jun 20^th, 2003, 9:35am

My mom never has been into drinking or smoking at all, but she does get migraines.

I don't smoke either, nor did anyone else in my family when I was growing up.

My brother smokes now, but he does not get CH.

Most of my uncles smoke or have been serious smokers at one point in their lives, but they don't have CH.

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Mark C on Jun 20^th, 2003, 2:13pm

on 06/19/03 at 16:47:33, Spindrift wrote:

.............. he doesn't get clusters. However, since he's a Zen Buddhist chocoholic, nothing much bothers him.
SD

Fuckeneh!....I mean OMMMMMMMMM
;D ;D ;D

Smiling Buddha Meditation (http://www.100megsfree.com/yoga/smiling.html)

http://tinyurl.com/eumd
Solid Gold Buddha!

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Live4Fun on Jun 20^th, 2003, 2:19pm

ROFL Mark... too funny... one question though.. did Buddha's mom smoke?? ;D ;D

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by stuey on Jun 20^th, 2003, 2:48pm

My mom definitely smoked with me I don't know about my sister. She started off with tiparillo cigars (inhaling) then went to camel cigarettes and finally to smoking a pipe with Captain Black tobacco (inhaled pipe tobacco too). I don't know if she was smoking cigars or cigarettes with me but it was one of them. I have wondered too if there was an unnatural propensity for me to smoke because maybe i came out a nicotine addict because she smoked. I don't know. I do also wonder if having smoked for so long has lots to do with these attacks. The neuro said it has to do with barametric pressure, whatever that is. It has rained here in New York City the last few months as if it were a rainforest in Brazil, that is if there are any rainforests left. You always start the good, interesting topics to discuss. Stuey

Title: Re: Another "I'm Just Curious" Survey
Post by Opus on Jun 20^th, 2003, 3:30pm