Posted by Barry Kaufman (198.30.198.117) on April 19, 2001 at 14:52:17:
Hi, all-
Just stopped by the site, haven't been here since the beast stopped working full time about a year ago (although he still drops by to say hi every month or so). I just want to say that I know what each and every one of you is going through and it breaks my heart. At it's worst, I had one attack of CH that would be about an 8 on the Kip scale, and the attacks only came and went regularly for about two months. I got lucky, and still I know how gut-wrenchingly painful a cluster headache can get. So I'm writing this for all of you who face this terrible afflicition every day and feel like you've lost hope. There's at least one person (and plenty more on this site alone) who knows what you're going through and feels for you. Someday someone will work on a cure for this, but until then, we clusterheads have each other. Each other, and the good people at Daisani.
-Barry
p.s. The 'Thighmaster around the head' technique is a waste of time, don't fall for it :)