Hi Terri - I'm so sorry for what you are going through - I don't have a shunt as yet but from all the posts here I would get it checked first - also I had...
That's exactly what it feels like. For 4 months I maybe had 1or 2 headaches a day and I'd take an ibuprofen and it would go away, for the past few weeks it...
I generally take a couple of ibuprofen and sometimes some lobelia tincture. I'm also a great fan of caffeine, but it causes rebound headaches if you don't sip...
When i wake up in the morning and get out of bed to fast i feel like i am about to pass out. So when i wake up in the moring i just lay in bed for about 2 or...
black Dawg Read Each One Carefully and Think About It a Second or Two 1. No man or woman is worth your tears, and the one who is, won't make you cry. ,at least...
Believe me when I first was diagnosed with PTC I went through every possible event that might have caused this , and one of them was the epidural during the...
Terri, I personally don't have experience with a lp shunt, opted for the vp shunt instead, since it could have the programmable valve that could adjust the...
Our youngest daughter is also 6. :-) My first pregnancy, I swelled up like a giant water balloon the last few weeks (50-60lbs of fluid). My second pregnancy ...
Hello all, My wife writes on this group and has ptc. She just had a spinal tap done this Thursday to measure her pressure. Right now she is suffering from a...
Sune, You've been given good advice, but it is slow recovery. She must be absolutely flat! No propping up on Pillows! Lots of Caffeine! If she is too...
Regina O'Neal
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Apr 2, 2004 1:31 pm
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I am going to have to go off line for a few days. How do I do that without losing my membership? I have to move, again this weekend, and will be getting a...
Regina O'Neal
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Apr 2, 2004 1:39 pm
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Go into the group website, click on "Edit My Membership" in the upper right hand corner, and set yourself to "no mail, web access only." Then you can change...
Thanks! ... From: Jennifer Tapp To: ptc@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 8:51 AM Subject: RE: [ptc] Help Go into the group website, click on "Edit...
Regina O'Neal
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Apr 2, 2004 5:24 pm
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Hello Sune: So sorry that Andrometa is suffering from a post LP headache. It is the opposite of fun! My experience was that it was as bad or worse than the...
Terri, I'm part of this group on behalf of my mom, it gives her a headache to read too much. So I just relay info. She remembers my grandmother having ptc....
Sune - the others have given you great advice for Andrometa - laying absolutely flat, drinking caffeine - you might also try a cold cloth to the head- I 've...
I will be signing off for a few days, will return Tuesday with new Addy. Moving yet again, next county over. With me losing my disability (and wouldn't you...
Regina O'Neal
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Apr 3, 2004 7:31 am
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Hi Crystal Kay, just wanted to say that I chose not to take Diamox or any other prescription drug for PTC. I do take Excedrin Migraine sometimes. That seems...
Hi. I've been lurking a couple weeks and thought I should introduce myself and let you know about my horrible week. I developed daily constant headaches back...
hi jean.....hope ur day is treating you well...you made a comment about how you decided not to take any perscription drugs....and you also commented on how you...
hi sandra..i hope you are having a better day with your ptc and back...i am sorry for your experience with you that new neuro you have.....i can't believe he...
Well said.....I need to take that advice.........Susan...
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Apr 4, 2004 1:56 pm
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Hi Sandra - YES! my first experience with an lp was like yours! I put off having another one for over a year because I couldn't stand the thought of someone...
Hi Kathy, I hope you have learned by now to trust in your own knowledge of what is right for your body. If you do not agree with your new neuro opth then go...
I have been off of all of my PTC meds for about a 1 month and a half. We just found out I am pregnant. I know there are some other pregnant ptc'ers out there....
....slot machines and vodka are bad for PTC! Yesterday I went to Lake Tahoe with a couple friends. We played the slot machines all day and I had two...
Hi Guys---me again Lynn Had a full blood work up from my endocrineologist and this is what they found. I have a Vitamin B12 difenciey--Vitamin D and calcium. ...
Congratulations Amy! That is fantastic news. I think we have 3 pregnancies in this group now. So wonderful. Can't wait for pictures! Yes, I hope your ptc...
Amy- I found out I was pregnant March 12th and was taken off all my meds that day. I haven't had the swollen feet and hands without my water pill, but the...
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