Information and opinions on health from Michelle 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/8533/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/8533/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/8533/index http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8533/20508/world-closing Sun, 17 Feb 2008 21:50:00 -0500 Michelle I feel like my world is closing in on me.  I am to go see my neurologist on Wed.  Luckily he sees me for gratis.  Praise God because I have no money to pay him.  I haven't had any income since Feb of last year.  I haven't met his criteria to be released to go back to work.  Too many migraines in the past 90 days.  They are getting shorter thanks to verapamil but still too many to be released. ... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8533/20508/world-closing http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8533/16572/can-help-me Sun, 18 Nov 2007 19:06:00 -0500 Michelle Does anyone know how I can find a migraine specialist who deals specifically with hemiplegic migraines? I have a referral (supposedly) to the migraine specialist here in Nashville from my neurologist but he called her office last Wednesday and her office was supposed to contact me and they have yet to do so.  Her webpage says nothing about working with hemiplegic migraines.  I have tried doing google searches but haven't... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8533/16572/can-help-me http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8533/16434/migraine-aphasia Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:08:00 -0500 Michelle yesterday i developed one of my  hemiplegic migraines. i took my meds and went to bed.  about 90 minutes later i woke up screaming in pain, but that was all i could do.  i couldn't speak and i couldn't understand what others where saying to me.  it all sounded like baby talk.  if they kept repeating themselves, i would finally get one or two words but that was it.  someone handed me what i now know was a pen... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8533/16434/migraine-aphasia http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8533/15399/wanted-hear Wed, 24 Oct 2007 21:15:00 -0400 Michelle Well...went to the neurologist today (nuerosurgeon had to reschedule) and I didn't get the best of news.  He said my migraines may be as good as they are going to get.  He wants to try adding Verapamil to med regimine as there has been some success with that in hemiplegic migraines. (thanks Nancy, I didn't get to read your post but it is nice to know you had heard this somewhere else also). He also told me he also is... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8533/15399/wanted-hear http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8533/15356/doctor-todaylord Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:24:00 -0400 Michelle Well today is the day....going to see the neurosurgeon and the neurologist on the same day. Lord give me strength.  I so desperately want them to say, "Ok, you can go back to work now." And yet I know in my mind that that is not going to happen. It's been such a horrible week.  Major weather changes here have left me in excruciating pain all week long.  Less than 2 solid hours of sleep a night.  My paiin... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8533/15356/doctor-todaylord http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8533/15245/story Sun, 21 Oct 2007 23:23:00 -0400 Michelle This is my story.......July 11, 2006...I had spent the day with my best friend Bekki, her three children and her oldest daughters' best friend at the wave pool near our home.  After returning home and having dinner, Bekki and I decided to go to a movie and leave the liitle ones at home with their daddy after we dropped the two teenagers off at church for a youth function.  I can't even remember what movie we went to see... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8533/15245/story http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8533/15244/great-book Sun, 21 Oct 2007 22:37:00 -0400 Michelle I just finished reading a book, actually two great books by the same author.   Tim Hansel.  If you haven't ever read anything by him, may I suggest that you do.  You will have to go to Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble.com and order them but there are very cheap (less than $5 per book.)  The first one is called "You've gotta keep dancin".  The second is called "Dancing Toward... http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/c/8533/15244/great-book