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Susan

Susan

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College professor, native New Englander, avid gardener

Menopause + Migraines = Misery

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 moreChevron
winwin

Just had a revelation: I am not OK.

I came to this realization probably at the worst timing: while I was taking practice exams for the MCAT (medical college admission test). I am currently chest deep in studying for the MCAT, which had been happening for 3 months now. All was going well until about a month ago, my practice scores went down hill. The most recent one I completed was... Read moreChevron
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Laura Zigman

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Author of Piece of Work

"You Should Apologize For Saying You Had Cancer (Because The NYTs Says It Probably Wasn't Cancer)"

  There was a piece recently in the New York Times about cancer. This, in and of itself, isn't unusual, since there are many pieces in the New York Times about cancer. What was unusual was what the piece suggested: Cancer should be renamed. Some cancers aren't really cancer, even though they're still called... Read moreChevron
kimbba

It's back!

I was doing fine for a long time, then it happend! weekness on my right side, the worst spins I have ever had. It has been 4 weeks and I still feel like crap. I had IV steriods for 3 days, now i am tapering off pills for the next 10 days. Just when I thought I would beat this it hit again.... Does anyone know how to hide this away?
posted 06/11/2011, comments (0)|
John Elder Robison

John Elder Robison

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Author and adult living with Asperger's

A Visit to the TMS Lab, and Some Questions Answered

  I've started getting quite a few questions about the TMS work I'm participating in at Alvaro Pascual-Leone's lab in Boston http://www.tmslab.org/ I'm going to answer a few of them here. Feel free to ask your own questions in the comments. I'll try to answer, and I'll run any technical or medical questions past Alvaro, Shirley, and the other... Read moreChevron
posted 04/28/2011, comments (0)|

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