hi, haven't seen you guys for ages, miss you so much. I am back. Recently I created a club for friends, hope you can join us. Just regieter and tell me your...
I'm going for my 1st LP tomorrow at 230pm. Wish me well. I've done alot of reading on the group regarding this procedure - and I think I have it down....go...
Have your Doctor use an X-ray machine, it is so much easier and hardly any pain. Make sure you ask for the reading, keep a log, I have found this so useful....
Brenda I think you have it down, that caffeine really works. I had a LP 8yrs ago and had no caffeine and had to be hospitalized for headache. I had my 2nd one...
Everyone has done a good job of preparing you. The biggest thing is to say a prayer and remain cool calm and collected. The more tense you are the harder it...
Hi Brenda Good luck - sounds like you are pretty prepared and the advice sounds good - one thing to remember - and you might ask the dr - the size of the...
Wow! thank you all for the wonderful words of wisdom and encouragement! I notice on this one - you said - let us know how you are in a couple of days. I'll...
So my neurologists gave me BOTOX injections today. About 32 in all. He started at my forehead, went to my temples, then onto the neck and shoulders. I am just...
Crystal, Isn't Botox suppose to "plump" you up and make you look fuller? People with PTC feel full and "plumped" up already. When my daughter gets her...
Hi! My daughter is on 1500 mg of Diamox and 100 mg of Topamax. She's been on these meds for about 3 months. I have noticed since she has been on these meds...
Well although I have PTC - right now I suffer from low pressure headaches. I am not exactly sure what the botox is supposed to do. From what I understand it is...
i have the same problems with the topmax i take 100mg a day and i feel the same way i have realized that also my husband has told me to. Also i have been on...
I was on Topamax (220mg) and I hated every side effect! I couldn't gather my thoughts, my words were always lost, my hands tingled, food tasted bad, and hair...
I am not on the topomax or diamox any more - and I still have the confusion, lack of focus, speech problems, memory problems etc - I believe (and the...
I know someone who had it done with migraines - she had run the gamut of all migraine treatments and nothing was working any more - so they used the botox...
I'm thinking the forgetfulness is disease related as I have it..forgetting words and such, and I'm on no drugs right now because I presently have a functioning...
Well - the LP went off just fine. It wasn't nearly as bad as I had anticipated. My opening pressure was 350. I have dealt with this head for about 85 days...
Hi Mary, Christine, Cyrstal and Denia, Thanks so much for your information. I'm going to put in a call to her doctor tomorrow. It is really bad. The good...
Hi Crystal, I apologize if my email was strong. I did some research afterward and found some vision links where they did botox treatments to relax the...
Brenda, I am glad that your LP went well. I am on 3000 of diamox and 80of lasix per day. I have been on it a month and I think I have adjusted. ... ...
I'm going to call the doc office here in a few minutes - but wanted y'alls advice. Today is the day to increase my diamox to 1000mg per day. So this morning...
Brenda, Diamox is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor, which means it causes your body to produce less fluid--and I was told by a pharmacist that it takes about 10...
I did talk to the doc office on Friday... and I just thought it was a glorified pee pill....it's not. It's a fluid inhibitor....so in fact - it's supposed to...
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i just don't know what to do i have been having a real hard week just in alot of pain called my doctor and he gave me some migraine meds but the don't help and...