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(Message started by: Jeepgun on Jul 28^th, 2004, 8:52am)

Title: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Jeepgun on Jul 28^th, 2004, 8:52am

Last night, prior to going to sleep, I felt that old familiar pressure behind my right eye. The thing is, it only seemed to go to a Kip 1, and went no further. I'm not in cycle right now, (at least, I don't think I am!) but what the hell is this thing? Just a little caress from the Beast, saying, "Don't get too comfy, sh!thead, 'cause I'm still lurking in your head and when I wake up from my little nap, I'm going to ram a drill into your eye!"

Anyone else experience this?

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by thomas on Jul 28^th, 2004, 8:57am

Just for about the last 8 months, all the friggin' time, both sides too, just enough to aggrivate me. >:(

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by kimh on Jul 28^th, 2004, 8:58am

That tiny "tweak".......yes, i've felt them. I felt them since April -intermittently - almost imperceptible - but just enough to get my ears pricked foward and sniffin the winds a bit...

Here is the thing. Two weeks ago i went into cycle full blast.

Pay attention to the tweaks.

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Jeepgun on Jul 28^th, 2004, 8:59am

Damn.. I'm so sorry you're going through that, Thomas and Kim. They aren't particularly painful, but you're forever wondering if they're going to manifest in a full-blown cluster... :(

The thing is, my usual cycle begins at the end of August, but last year, I skipped and got hit in the spring instead. Now I don't know what to expect! [smiley=huh.gif]

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by echo on Jul 28^th, 2004, 9:08am

on 07/28/04 at 08:59:34, Jeepgun wrote:

Now I don't know what to expect! [smiley=huh.gif]

I hear that!! That self entertaining fuck is such a mutant bastard. You never know when or where or what drugs will work.

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by BruceD on Jul 28^th, 2004, 9:30am

Yep. It's just the beast's way of getting you to start looking over your shoulder. Usually for me it marks the start of a cycle within a few weeks.

Pullin' for ya'
BruceD

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Little Deb on Jul 28^th, 2004, 9:32am

I am with Kim...pay attention to the tweaks.
Although that is what the beast wants...just to make us paranoid and rule our everyday. The creep!

beware of the shadows..........................Little Deb

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Little Deb on Jul 28^th, 2004, 9:33am

on 07/28/04 at 09:08:45, echo wrote:

That self entertaining fuck is such a mutant bastard.

Like that one!!! Good description!

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by purpleydog on Jul 28^th, 2004, 9:33am

Sounds like the beast is trying to show you he can still fuck with you. I hope it doesn't go any further than that. [smiley=hug.gif] I'm so sorry he's making his presence known...

pd

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Jeepgun on Jul 28^th, 2004, 9:42am

Thanks... So far, just one little twinge. If I'm due to go into cycle again, I'll get through it... :-/

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Luke63 on Jul 28^th, 2004, 10:27am

He always let's you know he's not too far away hu? Hate that shit!!!

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Jeepgun on Jul 28^th, 2004, 10:32am

[smiley=nono.gif] <----This face is so descriptive of how I feel, when I feel the Beast writhing around behind my eye... :'(

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Jayne on Jul 28^th, 2004, 10:32am

Frank my dear. I would make sure you have everything you need just incase. If you want to try my doc in Clarksville let me know and I'll give you her info. She's the best I have found so far in the Nashville region.
Here's to hoping though that it was just the beast farting in his sleep :-* :-*

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Jeepgun on Jul 28^th, 2004, 10:40am

Thank you, Jayne. So far, my GP has been marvelous, but if that should change, I'll definitely be needing a new doctor. The other thing I noticed last night, was that my body temperature briefly began to climb. I felt feverish, then the twinge, and then all quiet again... [smiley=confused2.gif] I guess time will tell... Thanks again.

-Frank

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by JDH on Jul 28^th, 2004, 11:01am

Frank,
I’ve been getting some of those warning signs this summer and my cycles don’t start until fall….wtf is up with that? About a month ago I was getting dinged EVERY night at about the same time (11:00pm) for about 10 days in a row. It scared the hell out of me but it eventually stopped and everything’s been OK since….but I’m treading lightly and ready to take action just in case.
Hoping yours was a fluke and you remain pf.

Jim

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Jeepgun on Jul 28^th, 2004, 11:05am

Likewise, JDH. Hang in there, bro'.

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Linda_Howell on Jul 28^th, 2004, 11:58am

Frank,

I'm sorry to hear that the demon is letting you know that he'd love to stick a rusty hot spike into your cranium and......Damn, where is Dark Angel when I need him?

Linda

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Rock_Lobster on Jul 28^th, 2004, 12:09pm

All year I have been aware of my 'spot'... a slight pressure where my CH lives. Kind of a shadows shadow... nothing on the KIP scale.

Something changed... I guess that is why I had 2+ episodes this year, which is what I normally have in 5 years.

Was about to start episode #3 for the year when I did the shrooms. Epsisode cancelled ( [smiley=thumb.gif]), with just an occasional tickle on my CH spot.

Jasus edwarsii

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Jeepgun on Jul 28^th, 2004, 12:36pm

I would not be adverse to trying shrooms. I don't want to get stoned. I just want the pain to stop. I can handle having one cycle a year, as awful as CH is. Two cycles a year, or becoming chronic? No way... At that point, I would be flat-out desperate for relief.

-Frank

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by BlueMeanie on Jul 28^th, 2004, 12:44pm

Hey Jeep,

I wouldn't worry too much about a cycle starting unless you actually get hit. Shadows seem to come and go all the time for me. It's hardly ever a cycle until the Beast pops his nastly tormenting face into my eyeball. Be prepared at all times though. As you know, ya never know.

PFDAN

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Jeepgun on Jul 28^th, 2004, 12:46pm

Thank you. I've been feeling apprehensive all morning, but not so much as a whisper from the Beast. *keeping my fingers crossed*

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Giovanni on Jul 28^th, 2004, 12:48pm

Best of luck to you Frank. The amount taken for shrooms is very small in comparison to a "Recreational" dose (or at least should be).

And yes, I hate dosing and feeling anxious for 3 or 4 hours, but it surely beats these headaches.

John

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Mac on Jul 28^th, 2004, 12:49pm

Is there such a thing as an episodic/chronic? I have been chronic for 4 years and for a whole month I had nothing. No hits, no shadows...nothing! It was glorious! Then 2 weeks ago I started getting hit again. It hasn't been to bad.A few tweaks and only 1 kip 7 or so - the other 5 or 6 times around kip 3. I understand your not chronic if you have a period of 2 weeks without a hit. I still feel chronic though. pfdan glen

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by echo on Jul 28^th, 2004, 12:53pm

I think you still fall into the Chronic arena Mac. No meds, greater than 14 days between hits over the period of a year defines Eposodic I believe. Could be wrong however, I'm married -- so that shows I can be wrong from time to time.

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Axel on Jul 28^th, 2004, 1:09pm

...these types of shadows are ,for me, indicative of what kind of cycle will be coming....they have changed a lot over the yrs , always stuck with me all year round, but would start mutating just before cycle...I have koped solo against the beast (til 2mth ago), and only relyed on those hints to kinda know what to expect....Always be prepared my friend! >>>For years,before I had a name for the beast, I would joke arond by saying that someone must have a "voodoo doll" of me ,and they'd poke ,needle and beat up on it , and once in a while would really got to work on IT .... it's nice to have foud another explaination!! ......Pfd,.....................Axel

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Jeepgun on Jul 28^th, 2004, 1:48pm

So.... What do those kinds of shadows tell you about what kind of cycle you're going to have, Axel? (wondering if I really want to know, in case it bodes poorly...) :-/

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Gator on Jul 28^th, 2004, 1:55pm

on 07/28/04 at 12:53:35, echo wrote:

LOL Echo! BTDT [smiley=laugh.gif]

IHS changed the chronic standards, lengthening the pain free time to a month. Now if you go over a year with less than a month's pain free time, you are still chronic.

Frank, sorry to hear the beast is creeping around your house. He's been living here at my house for 9 months now. He's been getting his meals here, so maybe he just went out for dessert and stepped on your face on his way home.

Gator

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Jeepgun on Jul 28^th, 2004, 2:01pm

Could be, Gator. Clumsy-assed beastie... ;;D I'm sorry to hear that you've been getting hit, though. :( Hang tough, bro'

-Frank

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by alleyoop on Jul 28^th, 2004, 2:13pm

hhhhhhhmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm........................................... I can relate to the 'voodoo doll' analogy!!

.....................................................alley

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by ZAIRA on Jul 28^th, 2004, 2:36pm

Oh well.... ;;D When I was episodic often outside the cluster I had shadows... but the beast didn’t explode in my head... becoming chronic I have noticed that when I have shadows, then in about 2-3 minutes an attack starts almost all the times... ;;D :-/ :'(

BTW Happy Jeep.... it is just an headache... stay hard!

A thought to whom is suffering now..... I am sorry...

:'(

Title: Re: Shadow of a shadow?
Post by Jeepgun on Jul 28^th, 2004, 4:41pm

Thank you, Zazi. So far, all is well. If I have a real cluster headache, I'm going to see my doctor and get some Verapamil. Thanks everyone, for all of your well wishes.

Love ya's! :) [smiley=hug.gif]