Posted by Tim on May 12, 1998 at 09:57:22:
In Reply to: We can learn together posted by Bob G on May 12, 1998 at 04:53:15:
Bob, I couldn't agree with you more about "if it works for you use it". You can damn well bet that if "riding a tricycle,dressed like Roy Rodgers,wearing a dress and singing "take me out to the ballgame", at midnight,during a full moon," if it worked, I'd do it, and pass it along. Lord knows in the past 22 years I've tried just about everything else, plus I've gotten plenty of strange looks from people either during a C/H or trying to explain the pain,(I don't even try that anymore, unless I'm talking to other people like us, at which point we all already know what the pain is all about so why bother). However, no offense but I personally don't think it's fair to say that the medicial profession doesn't care. If you look at all the web sites and info that is just on the internet alone, and I'm sure we've only scratched the surface, there is alot of research going on. If there are 1 hundred sufferers then there are 1 hundred ways to get relief. Also what worked for me in the fall of "97" may not work in the spring of "98". That alone has to make the doctors and researchers bang there heads against a wall. There is plenty of money spent on cancer research and they still can't do that one. Besides if it wasn't for the research that has been done we wouldn't have what little reielf we have. Don't get me wrong over the last 22 years I've fired alot of doctors, from the Cleveland Clinic "Headache clinic dept." down to some hands-on voodoo quack in another state, and everything inbetween. Not because they wern't trying to do there job but because it just wasn't fast enough for me when I was in pain. Now the drug companys, thats a whole different ball game, I'm sure there is no outhe (sp) taken there other then to $ !!! But I've rambled enough for now. Had some spare time, so I though I would vent, besides there hasn't been a whole lot to read latley. Now you guys have a little mindless rambling from a fellow sufferer to read. If any of this makes any sense let me know because I havn't had any coffee yet and sometimes whats left of my brain takes awhile to kick in.
Tim
P.S. I am not in any way part of the med. profession. I'm just a constrution worker trying to keep a positive attiduide.