Chappy - That bit about the homicidal vs. suicidal is classic!  Dead on!  haha

Best for me was when I was at a headache specialist (whom I truly hold in the highest regard), and I think he thought I was describing maybe ice pick headaches (those very brief stabs that people who have migraine commonly get).  I had described to him my 2 hours of sleep a night for a few months, the attacks, severity, etc, and he said, "There is no point in trying to treat or abort those headaches."

Now, it's funny.  At the time, I thought I'd died and gone to hell.  haha

Hugz,
Carrie

I've heard this one more than a few times...it actually helps since it induces what is the "supposed "cause..

Latest, at a party for a resigning colleague, the commentor, drunk on her lips and so assured I refrained from comment and went to the chip bar..."Sthressh, yup, that's why you get these head thingies, too mush shtressh..."

Mom said " You need to get a grip on these headaches" 
WTF is that suppose to mean. 

I had to convince my wife's friend that she did not have clusterheadaches and she got all mad at me.  She should be happy.

I thinks its george with the picture of that eye apparatus when a doctor told him it was an eye problem.  George ...if thats you, please post that again.  I laughed my ass off!!!

About three years ago I was in the control room at work with 6 other guys, two whom I knew very well, two that i knew fairly well, and two that were new employees and didnt know at all. I was explaining to one of the guys that I knew very well about CH, and one of the new guys says," oh i get those too".  I said "really"? " ever been to the doctor about them?" and he says,"naw". I said, " ever see a neurologist"? and he says, "humph, hell no". and I said, ( in a slightly, just slightly mind you, IRATE tone,  " Ever been standing in your darkened living room at three A.M. holding a loaded .357 magnum at your head with 2.99 pounds of pressure on a trigger with a 3.00 pound trigger-pull, and the only reason you didnt flinch and do the deed was because your wife was crying her eyes out and begging,"PLEASE,PLEASE for Gods sake dont do it"????????     Well,, after that fifteen seconds of VERY uncomfortable and COMPLETE  silence in the room, the guy says," Uhh, maybe I dont have that after all".  When me and the other guys look back on that, we crack up and laugh about it. I still dont really care for that guy though!!!!    Tuck

it has been a about 4 years since i've visited this site... but the first post belongs to humor....its good to be back!

i live in a small southeast alaskan island town, and i don't get to chat with any other clusterheads but here.  so, the non-ch chatter in my life is quite funny to me and my husband.

the most often said is:   "do they know what is causing it yet?"

i had to go to the ER the on sunday morning to get an imitrex injection, because they didn't have anymore refills at the pharmacy on friday and i had to wait till monday for them to order and then tuesday for them to come on the airlines (gee whiz)! but, the nurses at the end of hall took their merry time to come find out why i am making such a fuss. they thought i was a drunk person... thanks girls.

angela

The first time to the Chiropractor office.  I asked the doc, "have you even heard of CH"?  She said "yes, but wasn't that familiar with them".

She said "the treatments could possibly heal it".  That one moment of inspiration only lasted about 1 hour.  After they do that neck snap at the end, I felt worse.  What bunch of crap!

ClusterChuck wrote on Aug 2^nd, 2008 at 7:41am:


I had a NEUROLOGIST tell me the 'haircut' solution. It was for INCREASED INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE. He was convinced that if I just had my hair cut? I'd feel OH SO MUCH BETTER. And my migraines and seizures would go away. We were all sitting there considering injuring the man. He already had tried to convince the other doctors to hospitalize me in the mental ward and failed.

Other incredibly stupid thing from a neurologist "Just go to the ER every day if you have to until we can see you again. We're not going to prescribe you anything and your primary care physician has to request the oxygen orders from us."
"They already did."
"Have them request it again."

1 week later my Mom calls again.

"One ER is refusing to treat my daughter. What do I do? She wants to kill herself during these headaches!"
"Go to another one, oh, and request their neurologist on call."
"So, if we come to YOUR hospital, which is 2 hours away, to the ER, and request the neurologist on call, they will bring one of the neurology departments doctors to us?"
"UM UM UM, that's up to the descretion of the doctor who sees her in the ER."

He was lucky I didn't see him when I had to go in, because I was going to grab him by the balls and inform him "Your pain ends when mine does!" >_>;

Boss said the pollen count is really up there today you must have a sinus problem would make your ""eye"" water too. NO I dont. The end.

My fav is it is all in your head lol
another one i love is i hate having a headache just try to sleep it helps me

and yet another from my mother Your are over reacting watch you dont get dependant on that o2 try some painkillers.

To be fair though since then my mother has read up on it and lost a nights sleep worring although she never spoke to me about it she spoke to my sister, me and my mother are to much alike so we find it hard to show eachother our feelings so i will just say it here
"I Love You Mum"

Regards
Brian

Chappy wrote on Jun 22^nd, 2008 at 1:08am:


Absolutely true.  I hate well-meaning, ignorant pests during my hits. 

Personally, I hate the migraine sufferers trying to relate:  "You should really stop pacing, it makes migraines worse.  Lie down, and sleep it off".

"Wow, thanks! all the doctor's I've seen only tried smashing my head with a hammer.  I'll try it next time!"

I'd give anything to be able to 'sleep it off'  I hate the sleep it off comment!!  Like I'd choose to remain concious during the most painful moments in my life if it was a choice.

P.S. I was going to edit my post to add the following but the option went poof (?)

P.P.S.
Another one once said to me "Oh you just need to learn to control it." 

Here's what I wanted to reply:
Come here let me stick a fork in your eye and watch you control that pain!!!