see, compared to THAT, on the pain scale, mine was minimal, but it never......... went........ away........
and you get used to things that never go away - it was just a fact of life that my face always hurt, I couldn't wear my glasses for more than a few minutes at a time - that time I forgot to take my meds with me and the pain came back, I was surprised at how bad it was and that I'd become accustomed to THAT level - I'd probably put it at about a 6 because I've had worse head pain. The worst was the aftermath of a bout of food poisoning - the emesis was so violent that I actually bruised my sinuses. And I learned, from my ENT, that yes, you can bruise sinus tissue with pressure and usually when that happens, a hematoma will develop and usually after/during the healing of the hematoma, a sinus infection will come. I had all of the above - and only because I had a hematoma in one of my sphenoid cavities can I relate, sort of, to the level of pain you describe - it was horrific - the first couple days I tried narcotics, but they did absolutely nothing - the only thing that helped, besides being unconscious, was a FULL GRAM dose of ibuprofen - REALLY pushing the max dose limit - it took about 10-12 days for the pain to finally start localizing (good sign of healing, it's not radiating to everything in its vicinity) and about 6 weeks after that the infection hit. I've had 2 sinus surgeries and this last one has helped a LOT with the swelling from irritants - it's sooooo nice now - if I'm stuffy in the morning, it only takes a minute or two to clear, instead of an hour or two, maybe.
The thing that I think is funny, is that the doctors don't really understand how it is that these tricyclics (which are neural transmitters) actually get rid of pain - my ENT said, "We don't know why it works, but it frequently does; let's try this"
Barb+Smoky the House Puma+El Bandito Malito
"My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile."
- Anonymous
and you get used to things that never go away - it was just a fact of life that my face always hurt, I couldn't wear my glasses for more than a few minutes at a time - that time I forgot to take my meds with me and the pain came back, I was surprised at how bad it was and that I'd become accustomed to THAT level - I'd probably put it at about a 6 because I've had worse head pain. The worst was the aftermath of a bout of food poisoning - the emesis was so violent that I actually bruised my sinuses. And I learned, from my ENT, that yes, you can bruise sinus tissue with pressure and usually when that happens, a hematoma will develop and usually after/during the healing of the hematoma, a sinus infection will come. I had all of the above - and only because I had a hematoma in one of my sphenoid cavities can I relate, sort of, to the level of pain you describe - it was horrific - the first couple days I tried narcotics, but they did absolutely nothing - the only thing that helped, besides being unconscious, was a FULL GRAM dose of ibuprofen - REALLY pushing the max dose limit - it took about 10-12 days for the pain to finally start localizing (good sign of healing, it's not radiating to everything in its vicinity) and about 6 weeks after that the infection hit. I've had 2 sinus surgeries and this last one has helped a LOT with the swelling from irritants - it's sooooo nice now - if I'm stuffy in the morning, it only takes a minute or two to clear, instead of an hour or two, maybe.
The thing that I think is funny, is that the doctors don't really understand how it is that these tricyclics (which are neural transmitters) actually get rid of pain - my ENT said, "We don't know why it works, but it frequently does; let's try this"
"My cat the clown: paying no mind to whom he should impress. Merely living his life, doing what pleases him, and making me smile."
- Anonymous
----- Original Message ----
From: Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 7:20:28 PM
Subject: Re: Homoepathic SCAM?? (OT - migraines)
Phaewryn
From: Jennifer Phaewryn O'Gwynn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]
Sent: Friday, November 10, 2006 7:20:28 PM
Subject: Re: Homoepathic SCAM?? (OT - migraines)
It really has given me my life back, so
I know exactly how you feel.
I was at the point of almost going to
buy a gun to kill myself, the pain was so bad and nothing helped it. I would lay
curled up in a ball on the bathroom floor, alternating between shivering so bad
my teeth would chatter, and burning up so bad that I was pouring sweat and had
to lay there naked; that between bouts of flinging myself to the toilet to vomit
every 30 minutes. It hurt to open my eyes, it hurt to have any noise at all, it
hurt anyways, but it hurt worse if there was noise or light. The pain is
indescribable really. Like acid in your brain almost, just so much pain in your
head that you couldn't cope, and all you could do was lay there crying,
clutching your head in agony. At least mine was in waves, and I got relief
between bouts, I can't imagine you having that ALL the time.
I wish someone would had euthanised ME
then. I never thought anything could help, I had invested so much money and
time, and years of searching for answers into it, I'd really given up (my credit
is ruined because of the tens of thousands I owe in hospital bills). Then this
doctor comes along, and now... I have my life back. You really can't describe it
to someone that hasn't been there. And my prescription, it costs TEN DOLLARS for
a MONTH supply. WHY didn't this happen sooner?! Just goes to show, all the new
drugs are not always the answer... a drug older than I AM is what finally saved
me. A drug so old, none of the younger, up to date doctors even KNEW about
it!
Phaewryn
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