WOW

Hi everyone

i am so relieved to find a place full of people are in this same
boat!! When all my doctors and Neurologists, and hemotologists, and
everyone i talk to seem to doubt my post menangitis Headaches...i
didnt know what to do... SO crippling, and almost impossible to
function while they are taking place. These Headaches are ruining my
life

I am 29 Years old and a married father of 3 Kids, my Youngest being
Autistic. I USED to be very athletic and very very active.

It all started in Late September when one day i thought i had a
REALLY bad Sinus Headache. After suffering all day, it finally made
me Physically ill. I walked to my bathroom to be sick and as i
proceeded to strain to vomit i thought someone stabbed me in the
temples. I then colapsed to the floor, Screamed, and almost blacked
out. I tried very hard to keep my self from passing out, as all i
could think about was my kids finding their dad passed out on the
bathroom floor. As i crawled out of the bathroom on my hands and
knees i came to the realization i think i just had a stroke.

My wife had woken up when i screamed right before hitting the floor
and i refused to let her call 911 i drove myself very irresponisbly,
about 1 mile to the hospital where i was admited to the ER and then a
spinal tap was eventually done. That Came Back Positive for
Menangitis. I was in the hosptial for a week, and the doctors NEVER
found out how i got it, though every test known to man was
performed.

It is Now 6 months later and my life is now being ruined by these
Awful Headaches. They Are crippling me and i am un-able to function
when they occur. I have had recent MRIs and Cat Scans as well as
Blood Work and many other tests and these headaches just keep
coming. The worst USUALLY when i wake up in the morning. I REALLY
need some help. It is so hard to take care of my kids and these
headaches!!!!! I hope i can learn some usefull ideas and such here
in this group. I am currently on 50mg of Ultram and used to take it
once or twice a day...the doctor now suggests i take it up to 4 times
a day if i have to. I WANT MY LIFE BACK!!

Geoffery