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(Message started by: Lafinwolff on Nov 22^nd, 2006, 2:11pm)

Title: Ice Cold Water on Neck!
Post by Lafinwolff on Nov 22^nd, 2006, 2:11pm

I LOVE to play hockey and I am trying to find ways to keep playing! I now have a portable O2 tank & mask and the Imitrex shots. I use this set up JUST for hockey.

I have a larger O2 tank at home and access to O2 at work.

My last game, I did not have this set up. We were half way through the 3rd (last) period when I felt it closing in! We were losing and I didn't want to quit.

My girlfriend was on the bench in case I needed help. She noticed (one eye drooping) that it was starting. I didn't plan to tell her, afraid she'd make me quit.

She took my water bottle and started pouring Ice cold water on the back of my neck. It seemed to stop it's forward progress. She immediately got a large Red Bull into me so I could finish the game.

Just thought I'd pass it on!

Title: Re: Ice Cold Water on Neck!
Post by Guiseppi on Nov 22^nd, 2006, 2:42pm

There is something about the cold. In a pinch I'll put my face in front of my car AC and hyperventilate through the affected sides nostril. It'll ratchet the pain down a few clicks for me, keep it bearable. Whatever works those times you find yourself without meds!!!

Guiseppi

Title: Re: Ice Cold Water on Neck!
Post by JeffB on Nov 22^nd, 2006, 4:57pm

I always have a bowl filled with ice water and a wash cloth in the frige when I'm in a cycle.

Title: Re: Ice Cold Water on Neck!
Post by sailpappy on Nov 22^nd, 2006, 5:32pm

;;DCold water is my everyday abortive, when I feel a hit coming I head for the shower, I run cold water over the side of my head, while standing on the outside of the shower,draping the shower curtain across my chest to avert the water from running all over the floor.
When I am away from the house I carry a Gallon zip-top bag full of crushed ice in a cooler. I use the cooler to catch the water that melts from the ice bag and for any emergency eruptions!
This has been working consistantly for me for 35 years! Pappy

Title: Re: Ice Cold Water on Neck!
Post by roy21302 on Nov 23^rd, 2006, 3:03pm

I have always used Ice and Ice cold water and swear by them, like Pappy I carry ice packs in a small refrigerator in the car. Its really good, might not get rid of it every time but its soothing.
Cheers Roy ;;D

Title: Re: Ice Cold Water on Neck!
Post by BB on Nov 23^rd, 2006, 9:26pm

on 10/07/06 at 11:33:05, BB wrote:

Hello everyone

Our kind lady Margi told me about this cluster " lump" that most clusterheads have. Apparently its a ganglion of some sort and it "connects " to the hypothalamus and it gets swollen and palpable during cluster.

Last night when Daniel had his attack, I felt the base of his neck and sure enough there was this soft but slightly firm lump at the base of his skull in the middle, its about the size of a sugar cube. It felt spongy to touch and was quite hot.

When I applied ice wrapped in a wet tower directly to this 'lump" it soothed the pain immediately and quite considerably.

As the attack eased off, this lump felt less and less hot and less and less swollen and by the time the drilling in his eye stopped, the lump went too.

I have been searching for any literacy related or mentioning of this ganglion but could not find any, not even on this website.

I am quite intrigued by this and would like to hear from anyone if they know what it is or have seen/felt one.

Also try applying ice in wet towel like I have done and see if it would help the pain too. :)

Thank you all and painfree wishes to all of us.

Annette

I guess ice or ice cold water on neck does something to these nerve ganglions and reduce the pain, has worked very well for many people including my husband.

You can take a look at the thread, there are some really interesting diagrams there.

Painfree wishes.

Annette

Title: Re: Ice Cold Water on Neck!
Post by johnd7 on Nov 26^th, 2006, 11:17pm

Oh damn, you guys just gave me an idea. I usually try a bag of frozen peas but I just remembered that about 3 years ago after a bad car accident and surgeries on my leg and knee I got this continuous cold therapy machine. It's like a six pack cooler with a pump. You fill with ice and water, velcro the brace to your knee or wherever and when you turn it on the ice water flows through tubes on the brace continuosly, and it gets really cold also. I am gonna just set that pad on my head and turn that sucker on! I mean I don't expect it to be a cure all but it will be a fun diversion the first time.