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(Message started by: blood_Redd_son on Aug 22^nd, 2005, 3:19pm)

Title: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by blood_Redd_son on Aug 22^nd, 2005, 3:19pm

here we go!

here's a question that people w/o CH would ask:

What is a "cluster headache"?

another question will be asked either 2moreoh or some other time, k?

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by blood_Redd_son on Aug 22^nd, 2005, 3:42pm

this is what people will ask if i try to explain.

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by Jonny on Aug 22^nd, 2005, 4:03pm

Give anyone who asks, this link.

http://www.a-dzign.com/jonny/drip.avi

Just make sure they dont have dial up...or they will get a headache from the download time....LOL ;;D

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by blood_Redd_son on Aug 22^nd, 2005, 4:22pm

next question:

How painful is a cluster headache?

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by Jonny on Aug 22^nd, 2005, 4:32pm

For quite some time, people have been posting numbers to describe the amount of pain that their headaches cause them. There was no real "guideline" so that we were all on the same page.... until now.

Our friend Mr. Bob Kipple was up late with the demon late one night and put the pain that we had been speaking of into what has affectionately been named The Kip Scale. I think you'll agree that what he's written down is right on the money.

Thanks for letting me put it up here Kip!
Pain level 0
No pain, life is beautiful

Pain level 1
Very minor, shadow's come and go. Life is still beautiful

Pain level 2
More persitent shadow's

Pain level 3
Shadow's are getting constant but can deal with it

Pain level 4
Starting to get bad, want to be left alone

Pain level 5
Still not a "pacer" but need space

Pain level 6
Wake up grumbling, curse a bit, but can get back to sleep with out "dancing"

Pain level 7
Wake up, sleep not an option, take the beast for a walk and finally fall into bed exhausted

Pain level 8
Time to scream, yell, curse, head bang, rock, whatever work's

Pain level 9
The "Why me?" syndorme starts to set in

Pain level 10
Major pain, screaming, head banging, ER trip. Depressed. Suicidal.

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by Redd715 on Aug 22^nd, 2005, 4:49pm

I warms my heart to see a teenager taking such an interest in educating his peers. Thanks Jonny for helping him with the info.

Back to work with me.

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by Jonny on Aug 22^nd, 2005, 4:52pm

on 08/22/05 at 16:49:19, Redd715 wrote:

Thanks Jonny for helping him with the info.

Family is family, Babe.....plus, it helps when I know the answers to the questions.... ;;D

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by Pinkfloyd on Aug 22^nd, 2005, 8:33pm

on 08/22/05 at 16:22:41, blood_Redd_son wrote:

next question:

How painful is a cluster headache?

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/psiloscribe/spike_in_eye.jpg

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by DonnaHar on Aug 22^nd, 2005, 8:57pm

Good questions, son.

Jonny.....I am sincerely impressed with your answer. Great response.

Pink.....did that picture come from some ER? That sure looks authentic. Makes me shiver!

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by cootie on Aug 22^nd, 2005, 11:14pm

This may sound stupid (what else is new) but did anyone ever notice they have a pain scale chart at the hospital in the ER where they sign ya in.....done with smiley faces and brief explaination? Not sure I have ever been to the ER deserveing a smiley face. Pain with no gain Pam

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by Frank_W on Aug 23^rd, 2005, 7:17am

LMAO, Pam. WTF? If I felt good enough for a smiley, I wouldn't fooking BE at the ER!! >:( [smiley=laugh.gif]

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by Sandy_C on Aug 23^rd, 2005, 8:04am

on 08/22/05 at 23:14:44, cootie wrote:

Get us a picture of this happy little pain chart, could ya? We could blow it up into a large poster, take it to the next convention and invent a whole new dart throwing competition! Prizes could be awarded for highest and lowest number of smileys poked! That's about all the thing is worth.

;;D

Sandy

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Aug 23^rd, 2005, 9:19am

This is about the best description I've ever seen except the nail should be at the other side of the eye, right by the temple.

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b392/psiloscribe/spike_in_eye.jpg

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by cootie on Aug 23^rd, 2005, 10:43am

:) :-/ :-[ :P :'( [smiley=ohjez.gif]

http://www3.us.elsevierhealth.com/WOW/facesTranslations.html

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by Lizzie2 on Aug 23^rd, 2005, 10:57am

LOL Those are the Wong faces....used for children age 3 and up until they can understand and verbalize the traditional numeric pain scale.

One night, I was working in the ER and this girl came in with a bad migraine. She was wearing sunglasses and kept on laughing - said her pain was a 10.

This very well could have been true - we all react to pain differently, but I did talk to the nurse outside the room about it.

He said, "Pain is individual - we take it at face value."

OK...I agree with that.

So then I tell him that right at that moment, my headache pain was an 8.

Then he points to the Wong faces and says, "This is an '8' - you don't look like that, so you can't be having level 8 pain."

<sigh>

::)

Title: Re: interview(s) for Xanga
Post by cootie on Aug 23^rd, 2005, 11:50pm

It says that faces pain scale chart is used for kids and women.......guess men have there own set of faces ech ? This is the chart they had in the ER in the private ER rooms and where ya sign in. They asked me which one I was.........didn't have one of a middle finger or an ass-hole Pam (I'm moody) ;)