Posted by Tortuga on January 15, 1999 at 21:04:25:
I just returned from hospital for DHE and 02 cyles,
and sudamederol 125 something every 6 hours, the
latter greatly increased intensity of my chronic
headache both sides of head, I am glad to be out after
3 days. 4 hours of sleep. Last place you want to go to
if your looking for a quite place to rest I think.
I found a private room the 2 and 3 day my only
measurable releif. Highly suggested in case things don't go well.
You can at least keep a measure of dignity easier
Nothing worked and the verapamil benefit has disappeared
all together now. The O2 actually ignited increased eye
pain at 7 lpm, no effect at 4 lpm whne I tried but my cycle was slow/moderate that day-anybody
else-sounds wierd to me based on what I read
here? I had a bad reaction to regatol? or something they
were giving me for nausea from DHE (which I didn't
get-i.e nausea). The regatol with the DHE gave me
breathing problems for the 1st hr, as if couldn't get
my chest to open, groping for breath a very undesirable feeling.
They thought it was the initial DHE at first. I gave
regatol up the second try after trial and error.
I have emphysyma which could be the cause of some of
the resp/ problems perhaps. Chest surgey in 97' a pnemo-thorax
that wouldn't quit-lucky at 37 to finally give up
smoking after 25 years--I recommend the fear of god,
a 2 year old son, and a 7 day drip of morphine/demerol.
Ruptured discs in 95, shingles in 96....I am begining to
wonder if I personnaly have a y2k problem.
Today I started inderol-80 and naratriptan-2.5 a day,
plus continuing varapamil 360/day. I hope it works...
I am running peak pains again acute chronic, it just seems
to keep getting worse each time I try something.
lessor double sided pain though whihc has help me cope better,
worst attacks only kick in on two sides occasionally these last
few days. This &^%&& headache sucks in every way possible some days
thankful for you guys. After my 3rd solid month on my frist bout
I know I would have been wondering by now if I could keep it
all together. The toll on family is getting extreme...
I feel helpless to hold these things at bay tonight.
I start teaching in 3 days. My final back-up plan is
a pair of sunglasses and resolve...just have to see how bad things get.
Wish me luck. Any sugeestions if the inderol/naratiptan and verapamil
don't work within three days....?
I share my tears with you, I know in part your fears and your pain.
I also want my life back. I feel somehow I must take it back.
I look forward to this awareness, I look forward to yours.
Trying to be as positive as one can be. It is hard.
Hope you are well friends. Stay well.....Thanks for your help getting me though this.......
Thanks DJ...