Message | Hello to All,
I have suffered from cluster headaches for 21 years and finally I received an appropriate diagnosis yesterday from my nurse practitioner. I have been an RN for 10 years. I have been to my PCP, neurologist, allergist, and no one was ever capable of treating my symptoms, which included excruciating pain weekly. I have a history of chronic, continuous cluster headaches. I have taken many antibiotics, allergy nasal sprays, and anti-histimine for years with no success of relief. I have had a CT scan of my sinuses that came back normal along with allergy scratch tests that showed positive for "mold." I have tried every OTC pain reliever and allergy medication. I have lived with eye pain so severe that I have had sore spots and bruising around the bridge of my nose from holding pressure to try and relieve the pain. I have been to the ER for nausea and vomiting only to be told that I was dehydrated and probably had gastritis. Chronic pain is real and only gets worse when you are not diagnosed appropriately. How did I finally get the help I needed? I was finishing my shift at the hospital and vomited in a patient's bathroom. Saw the NP, my PCP was out. She took one look at my face and drooping, glassy eye and came back with Zomig. I took one at he office and one at home. By the end of the night, I was feeling less eye and head pain. I am doing a lot of research hoping for a better life! |