Posted by Jackie (209.173.66.10) on July 14, 1999 at 11:57:46:
In Reply to: Please Tell Me What Kind Of Migraine I Have posted by Jackie on July 14, 1999 at 00:21:38:
Hi, Now I am more confused than before.
I think that about half my problem is that some of what I have sounds like cluster but the other half does not.
All of my pain is on the right side of my head mostly behind my eye. (It feels like someone wants my eye out fast and it doesn't matter how they get it out)
I wake up in the middle of the night with them 3-4 times a week wich leaves me very confused. Mine differ ffrom what I have seen because they can last for many hours to many days and have gone on as long
as month at a time. I get sick to my stomache, dizzy, see spots at times, numb arms, toes, fingers. I can not discribe the pain to anyone that doesn't know, It is like
something from hell brought out to be torture. Ice does help me at times Excedrin as well will offer to take the edge
off and I will take ofer the recommended does of otc sleeping pills to try on occation to put me out.
I can lay down when I have them, darkeness is the best for me. I did see a neur. for 6 months a year or two ago with no reaction to any of the meds he gave me. Ins. ran out and so did I.
Margi and Dave I cried when I read your post. I thought that alas I could put a name to my pain and that somehow it would make it better. I felt again like the doctor in the hospital that told me they were just headaches and I was wasting there time.
Please Please don't take this personal!!! I hold no bad feeling for either of you. I have read so many things latly that I understand why you said that they can't be cluster. I just mentioned how I felt because I wanted to express my feelings for once instead
of as usual hold them in. I have never had anyone to talk to about them before in my 13 years of having them. My husband doesn't understand and can never understand the pain.
As far as doctors they are out of the question for now and I know this and accept this. I have 4 children to concider and they come first. We are too "rich" to get medical assistance but too poor to afford health care for anyone other than our children.
The day will come that I can get help but for now I would just like to finally express myself to people that understand what the pain is like.
I am so sorry to go on so long for the second time in two day! Margi and Dave thank you for your posts. Thank you all that have posted!!
Jackie