Pray's Needed

I would like to ask for some prays for my husband. He has been battling migraines for about over 3 weeks now and we have been to the ER about 3 times I think now and they can't help him either. He's been on all kinds of meds and they haven't helped either. He hasn't been at work for a full day in over 3 weeks. He was diagnosed with Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome back in 2009 and it's been a rough rough time. I thought things were getting better when he was off work for a while (x-mas break) but then as soon as he started working again he's been having migraines daily and they won't go away. I'm just so worried about him. Things have been so rough for him and we are looking into seeing a different neurologist to see if maybe they will be a little more caring etc. The pain in the butt part is he has an FMLA from work so when he doesn't go into work he has to go to the doctors or to the ER to get an excuse for missing work because his doctor won't write one unless he is in there which I think is just silly because he doesn't do anything for him and it's a waste of my time away from work as well.

I guess that's all for now...Hopefully soon someone will be able to help him and get this migraine to go away.

Melissa

Is there something in the environment where he works that could be causing the migraines - like chemicals or such? Or is it a stressful job and he is just working himself up into a migraine? From what you write - it sounds work related - somehow. :confused::confused:

Hope he can get to the root of the problem and get feeling better soon. Migraines just aren't fun!

Prayers that you both find the help you need. Migraines are terrible.
Did the Dr. help your husband identify any triggers for them?

Prayers for your husband and you both. I hope this condition can be cured or at least eased.

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Prayers from RI.

Healing thoughts and prayers from Canada.

Nope....but that would be good if they could.

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Originally Posted by lizbud

Prayers that you both find the help you need. Migraines are terrible.
Did the Dr. help your husband identify any triggers for them?

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I'm sorry to hear this. Lots of prayers and positive thoughts are being sent his way.

Yes, I've also heard that they can do tests or at least have your husband keep a diary of the food he eats to see if it's diet related. It could also just be caused by stress.

Prayers that an answer is found soon! Have they checked for a possible aneurysm, Melissa?

Prayers, of course. Take Catty1's advice and have them check for an aneurysm, Melissa. We don't want to scare you but this sounds scary in itself.

They have done an MRI on him not too recently but we have taken him to the hospital but they don't x-ray him because he tells them he has a migraine. He is still sick again today....I came to work today, I felt like staying home with the ice and stuff but the roads weren't bad and when I got to work the other 2 ladies who answer the phone if I need to go for an appt. called off so I'm really stressin because I feel I should be home but yet I'm here at work. I feel so pulled right now. He is miserable nothing seems to help, he can't sleep. I will check about the food diary with him but right now he just isn't getting any sleep which isn't helping his head.

Maybe I should call his doctor and ask if they could check for an aneurysm. This has just been going on for too long now.

Thank you all for your prays.
Melissa

He has to find his triggers himself.. This is a list of known triggers and how to find out which ones are his..

http://www.ehow.com/how_4689924_elim...-triggers.html

He also needs to find a doctor that will work with him on trying medications that will work for him. Keep looking and trying doctors until you find the right one..

Prayers to your hubby and to you. I hope he gets relief soon:).

A major trigger for many people (me included) are dramatic changes in the weather (i.e. barametric pressure). Given the weather we have been having it might be valuable to include that information in with the food diary.

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Originally Posted by emily_the_spoiled

A major trigger for many people (me included) are dramatic changes in the weather (i.e. barametric pressure). Given the weather we have been having it might be valuable to include that information in with the food diary.

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I'm home today with a migraine b/c of the weather change here.
I've got all kinds of triggers. Any food at all from Jason's Deli (which I love and can't have now), walnuts, pistachios, ball park hot dogs, the list goes on. I have more that I can't have than I can have.

Hope he finds more relief than I have found.

I have a lot of food triggers for my migraines. Bananas, milk, aged cheese, nitrates in any processed meats, preservatives... you name it, and I probably am allergic to it.

A food diary would be a good idea for him to do, but getting him to a doctor to do another MRI would be better.

If the emergency rooms won't do much when he tells them he has a migraine...my question is, has he actually been diagnosed by a doctor that he has migraines? If not, he better not say it is one. Just sayin'.

Hugs!:love:

Is he on blood pressure medication?? Just wondering if that would be a problem as well. I remember when I was about 30 going to the ER because I swore I had a migraine for about 5 days, but here my blood pressure was 200/130. Check his bp as well.

Jenn_librarian:

Nope he is not on any blood pressure, everytime other than when he has a migraine it's normal. They check it everytime he's in for appts. and no one every says anything about it.

Well I thought I would post an update:

My husband has had another MRI done last month and everything came back fine. Also, last month he had an EEG done, it came back fine.

He had to take a leave of absence from work because he's used all of his FMLA just in less than 3 months.

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So he doesn't have short term disability but he does have long term and he's looking at applying for that.

It's going to be a long haul so I might end up getting another job but the part that sucks with that is my sciatica is getting aggravated again so standing for more than 20 mins or so hurts like, well I won't say exactly what but it hurts. The current doctor/surgeon I see for my back won't give me any meds to deal with the pain and I can't take ibuprofen because I had the lap-band done which right now seems like I shouldn't have done so I could take the ibuprofen to get the inflammation to stay down. I want to go see a dr. that someone on here recommended to me but he's 3 hours and 45 mins. away and with gas prices I just can't see going that far right now. I've tried to find some local pain management people and the 1 place has a wait till August and they only do injections which I've done but they don't seem to help at all now. I have checked a little further away but I just don't know what I'm going to do, my regular family doc won't give me anything either. So I'm not sure where I'm going to turn just yet.

I'm trying to get Phoebe a forever home...although not many seem interested. I'm trying to get some rent assistance if that's possible...I'm worried and I know my husband is worried and he's listed some of his cards from Magic online so that $$ will help short term at least.

I guess I just needed to vent some of this out there for now.

Thanks for listening,
Melissa

Have either of you thought about alternative medicine? Chiropractic? Homeopathic? I think if mainstream isn't doing anything for you, its time to try something else.

Someone close to me recently told me the thing that helps her migraines the most is a super strong antiinflammatory. She takes it (name escapes me) and two alleve gel caps, and it will go away. She has suffered from migraines for years. She also will take the imitrex...on occasion.

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Originally Posted by Cataholic

Have either of you thought about alternative medicine? Chiropractic? Homeopathic? I think if mainstream isn't doing anything for you, its time to try something else.

Someone close to me recently told me the thing that helps her migraines the most is a super strong antiinflammatory. She takes it (name escapes me) and two alleve gel caps, and it will go away. She has suffered from migraines for years. She also will take the imitrex...on occasion.

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Cataholic-

I have actually gone to a Chiropractic and that helped with my leg stuff but never my actual back from hurting...I did try some massage therapy and that worked out for my lower back but it actually made my upper back/neck hurt worse.

This is what I have wrong with my back....multilevel degenerative disc disease, spondylosis, grade 2 spondylolisthesis of L5 on S1. There is 8 mm of anterior slippage of L5-S1.

Thank you so your suggestions and I will look into a Homeopathic though because I haven't tried that but I have to becareful because speciality appts. right now cost $20 each appt. and if we have to switch insurances it will become $50 each appt. which then I'll stop going to specialist.

My husband has been on all kinds of migraine meds and I'll have to check to see if he has any antiflammatory meds. It's not just his headaches though he has issues with his back that it's making it difficult for him to work as well which I'm hoping that once he starts phsyical therapy on Tuesday that will help him.

Thanks!
Melissa