Information and opinions on health from lucyinthesky at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/814/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/814/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/814/index http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/814/15173/pfo-closure Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:56:00 -0400 lucyinthesky With all the controversy and uncertainty of PFO Closures affecting migraines, I'd like to report that my closure in early February (2007) was pretty successful. About a year and a half ago, while working in a very stressful job, I started to develop symptoms like extreme shortness of breath, dizziness, and chronic migraine. Keep in mind, I've been suffering from migraines since age 5, so the pain was not a new thing.  After... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/814/15173/pfo-closure http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/814/15089/coworkers-migraine Wed, 17 Oct 2007 15:28:00 -0400 lucyinthesky I'm not asking for faux pity or forced sympathy from my co-workers when I express that I am currently suffering from a migraine.  I'm simply asking for understanding.   I can't help the fact that I have no vacation/sick days left from past migraines, which is why I'm forced to be here today.  I can't help the fact that I throw up on the hour every hour and go back to my desk like nothing happened.  I... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/814/15089/coworkers-migraine