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(Message started by: meggregg on Nov 11^th, 2002, 9:11pm)

Title: A surgical Tx that could help cluster headaches
Post by meggregg on Nov 11^th, 2002, 9:11pm

:D
I am new to this site and have not seen anyone touch on the subject of surgeries for the tx of cluster headaches. I have suffered from them for the past 8 years. Today, I was seen by a neurosurgeon at TEXTAllegheny Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA, and was advised that there is a procedure which is being perfected that can alleviate, if not eliminate, the cluster headaches all together. My case in particular involves a specific artery which expands and "scrunches" the surrounding nerves, specifically those that control the facial nerves and hearing and balance. I get my headaches daily, ranging anywhere from mild to severe. My best pain tx is Stadol. Regardless, a procedure can be done to move the artery and nerves, inserting a sponge to cushion the area and give the artery room to expand without scrunching the nerves, insert a mesh plate and ta da! I have been given a 75% chance of eliminating the headaches. THis is truly a gift. At this point, it is preliminary and once I go back for even more testing, I will then be notified if I am a candidate for same. This dr. is also making a documentary of his patients. As I know more, I can let anyone know who is interested. Hope this info. may give someone else some hope that maybe there is a light at the end of the tunnel!!!! :D

Title: Re: A surgical Tx that could help cluster headache
Post by pjbgravely on Nov 11^th, 2002, 9:38pm

In the past new board posts ( unfortunatly they are missing right now) There have been a few that have had surgury. They thought they were cured after a year but then the CH came back. The second surgury resulted in CH worse than before. Just becareful and it would be best to never get a second surgury. PJB

Title: Re: A surgical Tx that could help cluster headache
Post by David G on Nov 20^th, 2002, 8:58pm

I suffered from CH for over 10 years. I had surgery from Dr. Guyuron in Cleveland about a year ago and have been CH free. I posted this information 3 months after my surgery and a lot of people on this message board attacked me. He is conducting clinical trials now. I suggest calling his office 440-461-7999 for more info.

David

Title: Re: A surgical Tx that could help cluster headache
Post by Mark C on Nov 20^th, 2002, 9:05pm

Your search for *surgery* found the following documents (of 125868 documents searched):

http://www.clusterheadaches.com/search.html

Look here too

http://www.clusterheadaches.org/library/surgery/index.htm

Title: Re: A surgical Tx that could help cluster headache
Post by David G on Nov 20^th, 2002, 9:33pm

Mark,
I was a patient at the Clevland Clinic before my surgery. My surgery disected the corugator muscle, repaired a deviated septum, and the disection of some of the branches of the trigeminal nerve. The main nerve was not cut.

David