Migraine Progress VS Insurance (Update)

Thank you Denise and Nancy for your thoughts.

I do keep a migraine journal and have for several years now. The past few Neuro visits (I give them a copy of my journal) have shown that my migraines have seemed to improve. The Zomig does in fact help my migraines clear up within a couple hours, although I do get some nasty nausea and a nasty sore throat. However, this summer has been a bad one. Maybe it's been all the rain? Humidity? Whatever the case, in July and August I have had several migraines that lasted days and Zomig and Axert couldn't keep me going for no more than 6 hours before the migraine returned. Of course you can't take those within 24 hours of each other and so with the 24 hour rule when Axert stopped working I was in horrid pain for at least 12+ hours. Ice packs, hot showers, 68 degree temperature in my dark bedroom and ear plugs until I could move on to my next solution. When the Zomig failed I was at a loss and just stayed in bed with my ice packs and earplugs and tried sleeping until I felt better.

It's fine and dandy that the Neuro sees an improvement in me. I see a small one too. However, I don't see any workplace giving me the OK that I can stay at home for 4 days to deal with a migraine that won't quit. I give him credit though, his idea to use my primary care doctor was a good idea. She filled out the papers and from her stand point she was able to point out that not only do I have migraines, but I also have painful periods from PCOS, an irritated and painful bladder from IC, fibromyalgia from the other 2 conditions, GERD and depression. No, I am in no state to be working right now.

So, thankfully, I will not be losing my insurance yet. I feel like every so many months the insurance company finds something to throw my status in a tizzy so they can give me the boot and I have to go to the ends of the earth to prove to them that I am in legitimate pain and I have legitimate reasons for not working at this time.

Last night I actually had a dream that I was on a phone call with the company and I overheard 2 reps making fun of me and talking about me being a liar. So I drove down to the insurance company and tracked down where the people who decide my disability are. When I found them and they accused me of just having plain old headaches I started stabbing them in the eye with my pen and asked them if that felt like a headache. I think someone needs a break from the insurance people!! lol

Thanks again for listening.