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Discussion of migraine and headache ailments.
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OT: This is just not right
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This is just wrong,,, I just got back from my friend Mark's place,, we were standing in an unheated shop and he had to swat a mosquito while we we standing there talking,,, on Nov. 23rd!!! In Minnesota!!! They should be frozen stiff by now. Bear
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Killer Migraine
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Review Shows that Migraine with Aura Poses a High Risk for Ischemic Stroke [link] November 23, 2009 A recent systematic review and meta-analysis performed by Harvard Medical School researchers reports that people suffering from migraine with aura (MA) have a two-fold increased risk for ischemic stroke.... more »
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Come HOME for the Holidays ASHM!!!
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Welcome home to all the oldies, newbies, and lurkers! It's Holiday time again, and this includes any holiday that anyone celebrates. Please stop in and say hello and let us know how you are (lurkers don't be afraid) ;-), share an experience, share a joke, share a recipe, send us to a fun site, anything cool you can think of to help... more »
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About the Roll Call...
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Well guys, we had 19 people show up for the roll call thread, what do y'all think? Should we start a *come home for the holidays* thread or not? We've only had 37 posts on ASHM this month, a year ago we had 220, which is better than 37 but not even close to 1445 in 2002 and 3563 in 1998...just to give you an idea of where we're at (sigh).... more »
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Interesting thing on WebMD about chronic pain
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[link] yourself a favor and go straight to the print version to avoid thosehideous moving ads.)Well, sigh.... Only a passing mention of migraines. I wish they'd pay moreattention to headaches when they're talking about chronic pain. But therewas something in this article that caught my eye."There's new understanding, too, of a process called "centralsensitization," says Kwai-Tung Chan, MD, a pain specialist and professor ofphysical medicine and rehabilitation at Baylor College of Medicine inHouston. "If initial pain from an injury is not adequately treated, thosepain signals are sent repeatedly -- which leads to changes in the centralnervous system, making it more and more sensitive. Over time, even thegentlest touch can become very painful."I've always felt that the more chronic pain we experience the more sensitivewe become to various stimuli and other sources of pain. There are times Ifeel like one giant exposed nerve. So here's an expert opinion to supportthat.What do you think?Martha... more »
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OT: A few chuckles and groaners
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The teacher sees Little Johnny entering the classroom, his hands are very dirty. She stopped him and said, "John, please wash your hands. My goodness, what would you say if I came into the room with hands like that?" Smiling Little Johnny replied, "I think I would be too polite to mention it." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~... more »
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Am I the only one getting slammed?
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Besides Cindy.... This is like the 5th one in 2-1/2 weeks and each one lasts two or three days. Some are unresponsive to any kind of drug. A couple I fended off with triptans but they always come back hours later and triptans only work for me at the beginning of a headache. Taking a second dose within... more »
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Additive triggers - it's likely to be a bad head week
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1) Significant drop in the barometric pressure (0.3") yesterday 2) Chill yesterday and due to be 15 degrees F warmer today 3) Older dog got skunked. (The puppy thought about running away from the skunk but couldn't resist chasing his big sister.) The elder was allowed inside (not my decision) until the puppy was retrieved (he'd tied his leash... more »
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ROLL CALL!!!
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Hey.... where is everybody? This used to be a really busy newsgroup.... is everybody just lurking or (horrors) just left us. Sad to say I think that we've lost a lot of our friends... Ok.... who's first?
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