Suffering from occipital neuralgia too (sm)
Posted By: Studying MT on 2006-01-27
In Reply to: Have you been diagnosed with occipital neuralgia? - Dianna
Started seeing a chiro again and it really seems to be helping. Four treatments so far and I am finally lightening up on my meds....
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Have you been diagnosed with occipital neuralgia?
I have been diagnosed with every headache there is. I have had 7 surgeries this last 1 1/2 years plus am on multiple medications. I even went so far as to have a C2 neurectomy, which was unsuccessful. My next surgery is hopefully my last. I have an occipital stimulator placed, which works wonders for the headaches and pain in the back of my head. I have to have it hooked up agan, as they removed the wires due to an 8-month long postop infection when I had the wire revised. For frontal ones, I get Botox injections every few months. Not only am I a sufferer but I transcribe for a headache and pain clinic. Feel free to post to me.
You can get rebound headaches, especially if you are using Excedrin Migraine or more than two Fioricet a day. For other people like me, it is a combination of things that are causing them.
Good luck!
When your neck muscles are strained, it traps the occipital nerve.
I am with you on the "I can't get rid of it, and it kills me." Do some research on peripheral stimulators. They implant them in the occipital region. They stimulate the area with electricity that overrides the pain with a pleasant paresthesia. Plain English: It is like having a G-spot in your head; it feels so good. Another theory is that it changes the ions in the cells. As posted, I am anxiously awaiting mine to be reimplanted. You control the stimulator with a device to stimulate the strength and pulse width needed to cover the pain. It is fabulous!!!!!! Beats pain pills, which I am so sick of now.
I can't take the suffering person out of it sm
I generally take a moment and say a prayer for them. I don't feel that this is violating HIPAA and I don't consider that this is invading their privacy. I have no idea whether they believe or not, but I do, so I pray.
I have to say that these sorts of cases have colored my own view of cancer and its treatment. I believe, at this point in my life, I would refuse all such treatment and believe that God had a hand in it, it was my time.
Worse than cancer treatment are death summaries on children. I did one once where it was obvious to me that the doctor didn't do his/her job and this resulted in the child's death. I quit that job right after that report. There is a limit to what I can stand to listen to.
my dad was debilitated and suffering and watching this
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Ask yourself is it worth your health suffering....
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Son suffering from traumatic brain injury.
My son was hit by a car 7 years ago and sustained a traumatic brain injury. He was in a coma and went through over a year of rehabilitation. He was 15 at the time and finished high school, went on to Junior College and has just finished a year at a state university. He has struggled with learning disabilities and short term memory problems since the accident and has barely passed his classes. It looks as though this was his last semester at school because his grade point average isn't high enough to let him continue school. He will be put on academic suspension. He wanted to go away to school so badly and worked so hard to make it and I know he will be so disapointed when he finds out he won't be going back in the fall.
He is definately a miracle and I thank God everyday that he is alive but I don't know what to do to help him anymore. My question is "Is there anyone out there with a similar situation who can give me some advice on where to go from here?"
Sounds like you're suffering more from job boredom than anything else.
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You could take him to small claims to get expenses and pain and suffering.
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