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(Message started by: daniel_tn on Aug 7^th, 2005, 8:19pm)

Title: newbie to the ER
Post by daniel_tn on Aug 7^th, 2005, 8:19pm

last night's attack was delayed apparently til 2.30 this afternoon. went right away to the ER. had a cat scan.
scan shows "clear".
diagnosis: cluster headaches.
got a referral to a neuro, and an emergency prescription for lortab. :o
glad i haven't got a tumor, but horrified that i am going to have to deal with this !@#!#$@#$^T#$%&%^&%^#$% for the rest of my life!!!?!?!?!?!?
dang!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: newbie to the ER
Post by bnfreeman on Aug 7^th, 2005, 8:59pm

Things will get better. Just stick around and get to know what's going on with you and become educated so you can go to your doctor with confidence. Don't take any crap! If you don't feel good about your doctor, or they don't listen to you then find a new one. I wen't threw some bad times. And often frustrated because I would like to have a 2nd child, but I can't because of the many meds I am on. Good Luck and cheer up.

Brandi

Title: Re: newbie to the ER
Post by Charlie on Aug 7^th, 2005, 10:28pm

Here's hoping that you get a good neurologist. They do exist.

Mine, that I see mostly for my seizures, is pretty good about them and often asks me what's new from OUCH.
Gotta love the guy.

Stick around. Tons of good info here.

Charlie

Title: Re: newbie to the ER
Post by Bob_Johnson on Aug 9^th, 2005, 8:33am

Start learning!

MANAGEMENT OF HEADACHE AND HEADACHE MEDICATIONS, 2nd ed. Lawrence D. Robbins, M.D.; pub. by Springer. $49 at Amazon.Com. It covers all types of headache and is primarily focused on medications. While the two chapters on CH total 42-pages, the actual relevant material is longer because of multiple references to material in chapters on migraine, reflecting the overlap in drugs used to treat. I'd suggest reading the chapters on migraine for three reasons: he makes references to CH & medications which are not in the index; there are "clinical pearls" about how to approach the treatment of headache; and, you gain better perspective on the nature of headache, in general, and the complexities of treatment (which need to be considered when we create expectations about what is possible). Finally, women will appreciate & benefit from his running information on hormones/menstrual cycles as they affect headache. Chapter on headache following head trauma, also. Obviously, I'm impressed with Robbins' work (even if the book needs the touch of a good editor!) (Somewhat longer review/content statement at 3/22/00, "Good book....")

HEADACHE HELP, Revised edition, 2000; Lawrence Robbins, M.D., Houghton Mifflin, $15. Written for a nonprofessional audience, it contains almost all the material in the preceding volume but it's much easier reading. Highly recommended.