headaches

[Anne B]

I don't get migraines but my mum does and she really suffers. I hope i'm not going down that route.
My head still hurts today still taking the painkillers. I brought a sea water nasel spray yesterday to see if that would help.

The kids are driving me mad, only one more week to go. Sorry thats mean but i could just do with some peace.

Anne

[Louise Pembroke]

that's fair enough Anne!

[GarethB]

Your headaches will go then

Yesterday was the first day of the Warwickshire school holidays and Gemma was a real Gem while I did the houswork and packed for our holiday.

Now Mum is home she has been a real monster and I have had headache most the day. Got to get to Germany yet, collect the hire car with the inlaws in tow and then spend 9 days with the rest of the inlaws

Fancy a swap?

[Andrew MacLean]

Lou

There seems to be a relationship betwen Meniere's Syndrome and Migraine.

Menier's sometimes exhibits as a hydrops of the inner ear (hece the dizziness), and continues to exhibit the distorted vision, but not the headaches that are common in migraines.

Why does the one "gorw" into the other. i don't know, but I am rather pleased that the headaches are gond.

Andrew

[Louise Pembroke]

Interesting Andrew, would this explain why I am prone to motion sickness at the drop of a hat and feel better if I immediately lie down in the back of a car? [would change balance of inner ear?]

[Anne B]

Gareth

Its not just you, our kids play up when we are both at home. Sometimes i say "if you don't behave Daddy will go back to work." then Dad gets all upset begging me not to send him back to work!!
No i don't want to swap. Nice to know there is always someone worse off then your self.
Hope things go well in Germany. Did you say you were going to go to a clinic about your KC.

Anne

[Andrew MacLean]

Lou

Yes.

Actually migraines seem to be associated with transitory glaucoma of eye and ear. Meniers lapses into a transitory 'glaucoma' of the ear alone. It would make sense for a change in the attitude of the inner ear (as in your lying down) to stop you feeling like your head is spinning.

I guess that my first intimation of this sort of trouble was the terrible motion sickness form which I suffered every time we got in the car to go a journey.

Andrew

[Louise Pembroke]

oh god me too, I used to be sick and sick and sick. Once I was so ill, I couldn't stand when I got out of the car, I lost my balance and had to be supported, I'm told I was literally green! If only I'd realised that simply lying down as soon as I can feel my tummy going stops it from going further. Now all my friends know to put me in the back of their car in case I need to lie down, because it's variable and I can't predict it, I can go for miles and be fine or 5 mins down the road and feel ill. I'm fine on trains/planes, but the one thing I cannot do are coaches which means I can never do a nice coach trip somewhere because I'd have to buy 2 seats.

[Anne B]

I would never go on a coach journey it would make me really ill, and i am not good on short journeys around town. Long journeys are ok drove to the south of france no problems.
When i get motion sickness i get a headache aswell. That is how i am feeling at the moment. also if i turn to quickly i go realy dizzy.
I wouldn't mind but i walk everywhere!!

Anne

[GarethB]

Probably not going to Dresden on this occasion.

The friend of the familly who has been helping with the discustions has recently been going through a major heart operation. I would rather he got back to full strength before helping me while my condition is stable.

I am in no rush, stability is the time to learn as much as you can, so when you need the help I fully understand what I am letting myself infor, especially as I could well be the first with grafts going for this treatment.