Tag Archives: headaches

Neurology appointment: Dr Elliot

Posted on 26th June 2012 by stephanie

“Elliot” is actually the doctor’s surname, but I can’t help but privately think, “Elliot Stabler”. -He is looking at this solely from the premise of my headaches being familial migraines (thanks, Grandpa Marcel…)  -since the hydrocephalus and shunt have been conclusively ruled out … Continue reading →

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On “Transcending Pain”

Posted on 15th March 2012 by stephanie

I’m a chronic pain patient on morphine. It amuses me when healthy people ascribe romantic ideas or evaluations of the experience of pain, especially chronic or severe pain the likes of which most of them have not experienced. More than … Continue reading →

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ICP Monitoring: What Happened, the Results, and What We are Doing Next

Posted on 26th February 2012 by stephanie

I got home from the hospital on 22 February. This blog post is intended to explain what happened, the results (and what they mean), and what we are going to do next in dealing with my severe chronic headaches. I … Continue reading →

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Commander Data to the Bridge, Please!

Posted on 13th February 2012 by stephanie

A public service announcement: Beware, peeps: my severe pain, lack of good sleep, and meds (morphine, Tramadol, etc) can make me very blunt at times. I’ve been kicked out of closed groups on FB and message boards even when I’ve … Continue reading →

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“Holocaust Memorial Day – Black Triangle” by BendyGirl

Posted on 27th January 2012 by stephanie

http://benefitscroungingscum.blogspot.com/2012/01/world-holocaust-memorial-day-black.html Today, Holocaust Memorial Day, this article by BendyGirl highlights something very important for me: that disabled people were the first to be targeted by the Nazis. Her eloquence is superior to mine today, but I will try and give … Continue reading →

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A Proper Pain Scale – Update!

Posted on 15th January 2012 by stephanie

I’m seeing the doctor again tomorrow for another adjustment to my pain medications. The current ones (Topiramate, Imigran) are NOT working, and I’m on a waiting list – apparently a very long one, for intracranial pressure monitoring. Pain levels (intractable … Continue reading →

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Rhys Morgan’s “Remission” – My Adaptation

Posted on 28th November 2011 by stephanie

Rhys Morgan – The Welsh Boyo blogger famed for cracking down on Miracle Mineral Supplement (MMS) and other alternative medicine quackery, wrote this brilliant post about his remission from Crohn’s disease. I asked him if I could adapt it for … Continue reading →

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Hamlet Takes Medication

Posted on 27th October 2011 by stephanie

Oh, that this too, too brittled flesh would melt Thaw and resolve itself into a dew, Or that the Everlasting had not fixed His canon ‘gainst self-medication. Oh God, God, How weary, stale, flat and unprofitable Seem to me all … Continue reading →

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Chronic Pain

Posted on 26th October 2011 by stephanie

I don’t think, until and unless people have had chronic, unrelenting, severe pain for months or years on end, they can really understand what it’s like. People try and compare different acute pains to chronic. Good try…but it’s not the … Continue reading →

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Yarn and Chronic Illness

Posted on 5th July 2011 by stephanie

Do you have a chronic illness that makes your skin hurt, or sensitive to different touches and fabrics? You’ve come to the right place! I have had severe chronic pain since I was 18, and have many friends with chronic … Continue reading →

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