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(Message started by: don on Dec 2^nd, 2003, 7:41am)

Title: Problems with the E.R ??
Post by don on Dec 2^nd, 2003, 7:41am

go here

http://headaches.about.com/library/forms/f-emerg-doc-ch.htm

Title: Re: Problems with the E.R ??
Post by brain_cramps on Dec 2^nd, 2003, 8:53am

Cool ----- I wish I had one of those years ago --- I won't go anywhere near the ER anymore.

I'm sure there are a LOT of people that will make use of that. I think it is a GREAT idea.

grant

Title: Re: Problems with the E.R ??
Post by Tiannia on Dec 2^nd, 2003, 10:34am

hehe I'm taking this to my appointment Monday and tall my doc to fill one out. that would have been a great help Sunday, when I was being told that I was wasting their time.

Title: Re: Problems with the E.R ??
Post by don on Dec 2^nd, 2003, 1:04pm

It was your experiance that prompted me to throw this up here.

Title: Re: Problems with the E.R ??
Post by Jayne on Dec 2^nd, 2003, 2:39pm

Excellent Job Don!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Title: Re: Problems with the E.R ??
Post by Prense on Dec 2^nd, 2003, 7:34pm

Is it just me or does that form contradict itself?

First it describes CH a bit, then goes to list "migraine" preventatives and "migraine" abortives...then it ends with another CH blurp.

Last thing I wanna do is bring the "m" word up to an ER doc...Lord knows they'll probably go there anyway. ::)

Chris

Title: Re: Problems with the E.R ??
Post by don on Dec 2^nd, 2003, 7:46pm

All of the effective CH meds were developed and marketed for migraines.

What makes the differance is the dosage administered.

Also, back when the form was developed "cluster migraine" a popular phrase for diagnosis of CH.

Title: Re: Problems with the E.R ??
Post by Prense on Dec 2^nd, 2003, 7:56pm

True indeed, but the relation to a migraine would most likely put you quite low on the ER's priority list and you would probably be PF by the time they saw you. Not only that, once they have that relation established, I believe they would be more apt to treat a migraine...send you home with darvocet, fiorinal or something. From what I understand, many migraine sufferers have the ability to "sleep it off". We don't get that, and the pain scale is quite different.

The concept is great, but I would still rather not hand anything to a triage nurse or ER doc that had migraine on it anywhere other than....

THIS IS NOT THE SAME AS A MIGRAINE