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Re: shadow language
« Reply #25 on: Oct 12th, 2005, 9:48pm » |
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on Oct 12th, 2005, 9:02pm, BobG wrote:
A "shadow" IS a clusterheadache. Just low on the Kip scale.
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Thanks for that statement it really does explain simply what it is.
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If he's so interested in getting answers he'd be checking the thread.
If he checked the thread he'd answer the question.
But he's not. HMMMMM?
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Re: shadow language
« Reply #27 on: Oct 12th, 2005, 11:05pm » |
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Er.......just _maybe_ the guy doesn't live on this board. And just maybe he'll check in the next couple days. The website looks right, they share the same last name, dropped him a PM note with this very question. Maybe he's legit, and interested, in what little spare time he has. Maybe he has a family, or a nasty illness of his own. Maybe we might learn something from this guy, or make some contacts.
Maybe.
Of course, if it's another Ali clone, I'll choke da bastid myself.
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Re: shadow language
« Reply #28 on: Oct 13th, 2005, 10:55am » |
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on Oct 10th, 2005, 4:35pm, unsolved1 wrote:You've had some very good descriptions of a 'shadow' so far. For me, a shadow is a cluster that never develops. Slight pain in the same exact 'spot' as where a full blown cluster starts. First thought is "Oh Sh*t, this could get bad, very bad". Most of the time, if it doesn't get bad within 5 minutes, it's not going to... but it can last for hours. Shadows can also come with other CH symptoms such as nasal congestion on the side which the pain is on.
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This is exactly what a Shadow is to me. The key is it is low level. After a few days of only SH i know my cycle is coming to an end.
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Re: shadow language
« Reply #29 on: Oct 17th, 2005, 9:33am » |
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What does it feel like?
A dull cluster.
How do you know it is a "shadow" and not a headache?
Normal headaches wouldn't make me squirm.
How do you know it is a shadow and not some other symptom of the headache?
I just know.
Does it change the way you think? Does it change your mood?
It makes me a bit paranoid.
Are there any distinct sensations that accompany it?
Don't think so.
Does it always precede a headache?
Not always. Sometimes the headache comes without warning. Shadows are my warning.
Does it tell you what the ensuing headache is going to be like?
No. It does not predict how intense my headache is going to be.
Do you have shadows on a seasonal basis, a particular time of day, or outside your active cluster periods?
Sometimes I have shadows for a month without a cycle to follow. I do not believe it is seasonal. Shadows and clusters come without any invitation. As far as time of day, I have to say that I get hit more in the morning. In fact, just this last Saturday I was awaken in the early morning hours.
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Re: shadow language
« Reply #30 on: Oct 17th, 2005, 1:03pm » |
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on Oct 10th, 2005, 1:14pm, andrewhurt wrote:| What does it feel like? How do you know it is a "shadow" and not a headache? |
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A shadow is a lurker, waiting in the shadows. Waiting to strike.
Makes me irritable, restless. pressure in the head, a few pokes in the temple and eye. Reminding me that its there, reminding me its coming. Sometimes harder.. just not a head banger or rocker..........yet.
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Re: shadow language
« Reply #31 on: Oct 17th, 2005, 6:45pm » |
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I'm waiting for Andrew to come back and check in to this thread. Blue Meanie wrote earlier about his boss treating 140 clusterheads (that's a lot of CHers- all in one place???), then he wants to know about surgical treatments - my red flags are flying.
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Re: shadow language
« Reply #32 on: Oct 17th, 2005, 7:15pm » |
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I get mild HAs sometimes in the same area (behind my left eye) as the bad ones occur in and only when I'm in cycle. I consider these shadows. I generally get one intense HA a night, but when I get into the peak of the cycle, I'll get one or more "shadows" either before or after the "big one". I can usually (but not always) tell if its going to be a bad one by how fast the pain ramps up. If it doesn't feel like its going to by a major one, I usually don't take any thing and just try to keep myself busy until it goes away. I've been wrong at times, letting what I thought was going to be a mild one develop into a screamer before taking a shot and then wishing I hadn't waited so long.
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Re: shadow language
« Reply #33 on: Oct 18th, 2005, 9:01am » |
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Wow this should be easy since I am having them right now. Today mine are sharp shadows. Is a burning, pressure, with an occasional Zing of pain sensation to the left side of my head. Occasionally it is my Left eye where I feel if I just put my hand there and push really hard it will stop but nope or my left nostral
I find this one really strange just because it is different.
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Re: shadow language
« Reply #34 on: Oct 27th, 2005, 10:52am » |
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on Oct 17th, 2005, 6:45pm, Sandy_C wrote:I'm waiting for Andrew to come back and check in to this thread. Blue Meanie wrote earlier about his boss treating 140 clusterheads (that's a lot of CHers- all in one place???), then he wants to know about surgical treatments - my red flags are flying.
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I think you're probably right, but what the hell. If there is anything such as a "light headache" I guess that's what I call a shadow. Same spot...I'm a right sider, but for lack of a better description, like someone holding a hammer over your thumb that has promised to hit you. You're sure it's going to happen, but just not when. Does that make any sense? Paranoid I'm going to get hit, but not always. I guess to me it's like explaining love. Can't quite do it. Dick
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