Posted by Hey_brian (207.49.246.34) on April 18, 2000 at 14:05:22:
Hey Everybody,
Just wanted to share a little success story. I am a CH sufferer, mostly pain free for 8 months, but if last year is any indication, I'm due for a nasty cycle. Anyway, I found that O2 works pretty well for me. Which brings me to my little story.
My dad was having a new roof put on, and one afternoon he found one of the workers sitting behing the house, rocking, gripping his head. He could barely tell my dad what was wrong. He said "I get these headaches. . they don't last long but I can't do anything till it goes away." He was clearly suffering.
So, remembering my predicament, my dad wheeled out his portable welder, poked a hole in the paper mask with the torch tip, and handed it to the worker. (Don't thry this at home unless you know what you're doing! If you don't, e-mail me and I'll instruct!) The guy looked at my dad like he was crazy, but he was in no position to scoff at even possible relief.
5 minutes later he was back on the roof hammering away. He was very grateful and promised he would get an official diagnosis.
Hoping everybody is free from PAIN,
Brian