Posted by Lisa (216.254.36.92) on May 30, 2001 at 23:31:48:
In Reply to: New Sufferer posted by Andie on May 30, 2001 at 23:03:49:
A close friend was diagnosed with Cluster
headaches, he's 25. It turns out he has terminal
cancer with a growth the size of a grapefruit that
only MRI detected. Most of us know what we have...
we've had all the tests and most of us have suffered
with this pain for longer than we care to remember
and know it will "go away any day now" to return some
time again (Again, we usually have an idea when.)
But when pain is NOT consistant with what we say
here, don't be a doctor and diagnose yourself.
Insist on a MRI - CAT scans won't do it. We will
welcome you with open arms if you have been diagnosed
with The Beast, but do your part too and make sure
you're talking apples to apples.