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11:11 am
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Kestrell gets a Catscan, a followup to migrains post
During December and January I had a lot of migraines, so my GP gave me a referral to a neurologist. The neurologist asked a lot of questions, especially as one symptom of fibromyalgia, which I have, is very bad headaches, complete with sensitivity to sounds and smells, so it is more complicated distinguishing these from migraines. Aside from quintupling the amitriptilin I was already taking for my fibro, the neurologist ordered some bloodwork and a Catscan. (It would have been an MRI, but I was unable to say for certain whether I had any pieces of metal in my head since, despite my asking questions from my various eye surgeons, they were unable to answer this question. One more reason for demanding that doctors give you any and all information on surgical procedures.)
Anyway, the catscan itself was kind of fun, in a very science fiction kind of way, so I thought I would share the details.
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Current Mood:  tired
Current Music: www.wumb.org
Tags: health, medical, migraines
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08:39 pm
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Migraines and the brain
Here's a link to a short article about the geometric patterns that are associated with migraines
http://migraine.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/02/13/patterns/?em&ex=1203224400&en=0c9bd8f9b0a06d6e&ei=5087%0A
and note that the page includes links to a number of books and blogs that address dealing with migraines.
Current Location: aerye
Tags: brain, health, migraines
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11:33 am
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Recommendations for migraine specialist in the Boston area
Do any LJ friends have such recommendations?
Also, any suggestions for migraine remedies for the interim? I've given up caffeine, but my migraines seem to track much more to baromentric pressure than dietary triggers.
Current Location: aerye
Current Mood: decaffeinated
Current Music: Layla Derek and the Dominos
Tags: boston, health, migraines
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