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Marsha

Professional Director of Nursing and mother of 2 boys that are 15

Can a hysterectomy help with a migraine?

Hello, I am a 40 year old female with chronic worsening migraine. In my 20's it seemed that the migraine attacks were limited to my cycle. 1 before,1 after and 1 during ovulation. As I got older, the migraine became more frequent with longer duration and intensity. I had an emergency hysterectomy (partial) after my 2nd son was born in 2006 and I... Read more Chevron

posted 02/15/2012, comment (1)|

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SusieB

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Tomorrow I get Botox for migraine treatment

Tomorrow is the big day: I get my first Botox treatment from my pain management doctor. I'm nervous, but anxious to find out the results of the treatment. I'll post again once I'm home, rested, etc. I'm glad I had other posts from the My Migraine Connection community to read so I know what to expect. The one side effect the doctor mention is that... Read more Chevron

posted 02/09/2012, comments (7)|

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54 year old guy living in San Diego. Migraines for 46 years.

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May I share my migraine success with you?

I've had migraines since I was six - I learned all my triggers and got pretty good at managing them. I did lose some days when I was lost to world with migraine and wanted to kill myself a few times from the pain but I coped. When I hit my mid 40's the migraines morphed a bit. Where they had been hitting above both eyes now they... Read more Chevron

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Majik

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I have been suffering with migraines for over 20 yrs. I have recently been diagnosed with hemiplegic migraines. I have tried most of the medications used to treat migraines with little success and most of the triptans and antiseziure medications no longer work.

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Daily migraines

I often read about others who suffer with the brain fog, daily chronic migraines, rebound headaches and depression. I too suffer from all of the above and can think of others at times anxiety to name one. I have a migraine everyday of my life on a pain scale of waking with a 5 usually increasing to between a 7 to 9, this is daily. I haven't worked... Read more Chevron

posted 01/29/2012, comments (4)|

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datuttle

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Licensed Clinical Social Worker/psychotherapist in Nebraska and Iowa. Have had worsening migraines for about 18 years, now they occur almost daily.

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I am 36 years old and have been suffering from migraine headaches for almost 20 years. I have been seeing by multiple neurologists, internal medicine docs, a respected pain clinic, and many, many emergency rooms. I have had CT, MRI, f-MRI, and PET scans trying to determine the cause of the headaches (in addition to the chronic daily... Read more Chevron

posted 01/15/2012, comments (4)|

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