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Susan on Migraine
Sunday, January 29 2012
Hello migraine community,
I needed a partial hysterectomy but opted for a full and complete one (removing ovaries also) because I had heard (and hoped!) that it would have a postitive impact on my chronic migraine condition. Since my surgery in 2010, in addition to my migraine meds, I have been on Vivelle-Dot patches, three months... Read more
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Susan on Migraine
Sunday, January 03 2010
Talk about a comorbid triple-whammy!
Just recently diagnosed with colitis, and now have to take a steroid for (at least) 3 months (entocort). Of course, the steroid is wrecking havoc with my headaches and migraines, because headache is a side effect of this medication!
Anyone trying to manage migraines with colitis,... Read more
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Susan on Migraine
Friday, August 07 2009
Hello migraine community,
I guess I'm appealing to those who have been unable to work with migraine disease. I completely dread the "So what do you do?" questions, and also the (by those who haven't seen me in years) "How's work at the college?" questions. So much of our culture, and us as people, are "what we... Read more
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Susan on Migraine
Thursday, July 30 2009
Hello,
I haven't written in ages, mostly because my headaches and migraines make it hard to be at the computer for too long.
My migraines have progressed horribly, now having headaches every day and migraines most days a month. I am still scrupulous about avoiding rebound headaches (my neurologist warned me about them... Read more
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Susan on Migraine
Friday, December 14 2007
Hi, I am brand new to this site, having just discovered it existed recently. I have never corresponded online before, but I welcome any advice/support/suggestions. I have suffered with migraines for 35 years (could it be that long?). They started in my early teens and haven't... Read more
