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Katiesmom

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posted 10/07/2008, comments (0)

Wife and mother of 4 living with migraines

I have been reading lots of posts and just wanted to share my story. I am a wife and a mother of 4 wonderful kids. I never suffered from migranes until my last pregnancy and I have had them almost daily since. At 1st not knowing I was pregnant I was sure I had a brain tumor, I had never felt so much pain, 2 days in a row... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/07/2008, comments (0)

Migraines and oral contraceptives?

Full Question: I have been on oral contraceptives for over 15 years with problems starting the past two years. I get a migraine when I'm on the sugar pills. I also got migraines at other times, but very infrequently. It is awful and lasts for a few days, and is quite debilitating. I went off the pill for one month and no... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/07/2008, comments (0)

hospital

I live in a very small town , When my migrains began I was always treated very well,but than my mother became an administrater at the hospital . Depending on who was on depended on how I was treated. Only about 1/2 the Drs I saw took my migrains seriously the rest treated me like a drug seeker and pritty much came right out and said that. I have... Read more Chevron

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Ian G

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posted 10/06/2008, comment (1)

ER and my different experiences

Hi there from Migrainville AZ, I thought I would weigh in on the ER experience. The very first time in 2006 I was very ill and after eight hours of excrutiating waiting, left the ER. However as Teri knows and teaches us all - we are our own best patient advocates. I went after the hospital - speaking to several... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/06/2008, comments (2)

Migraine and Headache Pain - Do Hospitals Have To Treat It?

It's a recurring question -- "If I go to the ER for a Migraine or headache, don't they have to treat me?" There's no simple answer. Hospitals need to be accredited by JCAHO for many reasons, as described below. JCAHO standards aren't laws, but not meeting the standards can impact a hospital's accreditation. JCAHO has "standards" which must... Read more Chevron

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