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Sammy on Migraine
Tuesday, June 12 2007
Today was the day. I had the private consultation with one of the UK's top migraine specialists.I'd sent the poor man a ten page chronology, diary, symptoms and even pretty picture of brains!When we got there, I found that he'd actually read all the 'dirty dossier', as I call it. He'd made extensive annotations in... Read more
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Sammy on Migraine
Sunday, June 10 2007
So, here's loving care for you...three friends have clubbed together and paid for me to see a top private headache specialist in London - because the National 'Health' Service has shown itself to be so incapable of responding to my pleas for help. diagnosis and treatment.Well, two friends have stumped up the consultant's fee and... Read more
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Sammy on Migraine
Saturday, June 02 2007
Well, the sleep test didn't happen. My son let me down at the last minute almost and couldn't take me to the hospital. He just emailed and ran, so to speak. Haven't heard from him since, it looks like he's gone to ground. Very disappointing. But about par for the course.It's the defining feature of my migraine experience that... Read more
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Sammy on Migraine
Sunday, May 27 2007
This week looks set to be busy in terms of my long migraine saga. On Wednesday, I have a 24hr hospital stay with - oh joy! - more tests, and on Friday, I have an appointment with the new GP.The new GP replaces the one I'd been with for 18 years. After 3 years of being ignored and then verbally abused when I dared to articulate some of my... Read more
