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(Message started by: micksheadhurts on Mar 9^th, 2004, 7:57am)

Title: changing sides?right to left
Post by micksheadhurts on Mar 9^th, 2004, 7:57am

hi all ive had them bad but have ghanged to my left side now and they are real bad buut only normal on the right side if happens every now and then
does this happen to others???????

Title: Re: changing sides?right to left
Post by Melissa on Mar 9^th, 2004, 8:38am

Click here--> http://www.clusterheadaches.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=general;action=search

and do a search on "switching sides". You'll find a ton of posts on this subject.

:)mel

Title: Re: changing sides?right to left
Post by aprilbee on Mar 9^th, 2004, 8:58am

Switching sides is very rare from what I hear, my CH switches sides in the middle of a cycle, I've always had CH on both sides, very rare monkey indeed! :)

Title: Re: changing sides?right to left
Post by Prense on Mar 9^th, 2004, 9:20am

The existing information that I can find on this subject suggests if it switches sides during an episode, it is not CH.

However, many here have experienced it, and this does not really address chronics. I believe that this diagnostic criteria is no longer valid, although some doctors will most likely still use it. Continuously switching sides is something totally different.

I am chronic and I went from right to left December 2003.

Mel is correct. There has been numerous discussions here on this subject.

Chris

Title: Re: changing sides?right to left
Post by thomas on Mar 9^th, 2004, 9:51am

http://www.clusterheadaches.com/wwwboard/messages/4394.html

Title: Re: changing sides?right to left
Post by Roxy on Mar 9^th, 2004, 11:06am

mick,

I guess it's unusual for it to switch sides, but mine did it a few weeks ago. It only stayed switched for two days, but it hurt like hell for those two days. First time it's ever done it, and I hope it's the last.

Seems you can feel the pain more on that fresh side.

PFDAN,
Tracey

Title: Re: changing sides?right to left
Post by Slammy on Mar 9^th, 2004, 6:49pm

I have had clusters for over 30 years and 70% of the time they are on the right side. However, the last few cycles starting in 2000, I have experienced double cycles in which I would have 2-3 months on one side... PF for a few days, just long enough to think I am done... then *WHAM* it starts up on the other side for another 2-3 months! >:(

Pain seems more intense on the right vs. left side...

Slammy 8)

Title: Re: changing sides?right to left
Post by BlueMeanie on Mar 9^th, 2004, 6:52pm

Mick,

It does happen to some of us some of the time but not all of us all of the time !!!!

Yes, i've had them switch 2 cycles that I can remember in 25 yrs.

Title: Re: changing sides?right to left
Post by bobkip on Mar 9^th, 2004, 10:08pm

Sure nuff. I'm left sided episodic but during my chronic years it would start on the left, hammer me for an hour aat a 7 or 8 aand then ,while the left was calming down, the right would be cranking up to a solid 10 for another hour or so. It didn't do it every day but when it did it totally wasted the day.
Kip

Title: Re: changing sides?right to left
Post by Charlie on Mar 9^th, 2004, 10:50pm

I did a double take too when I read about it but you'll find a lot of posts about it.

Keep up the good fight.

Charlie

Title: Re: changing sides?right to left
Post by sandie99 on Mar 10^th, 2004, 4:17am

Hi there! :)

My ch has changed sides few times, but it is rare. My ch loves to stay on the right side.

Best wishes & loads of PF days,
sandie99