I am so proud and thankful that my wife is trying to reachout and get support and understanding of ch and what i deal with. she has posted a note under my name in supporters corner, however she now has her own id as she is registered here.
when she is talking about my pain med addiction. i was taking so many pains meds including stadol (synthetic morphine) that i did get dependant and was having alot of rebound type headaches. I would use way to much just to deal with the hits.
at first i would try dark glasses and covered window's but it never really helped much. i think i was trying to reduce the sensory overload and my left eye and left side would hurt beyond explanation. the er dr's were clueless and the nurses thought i was seaking drugs which lead my wife to doubt me. from then on there was separation between us. I finally got of the narcotics and started to learn about ch and how to deal with it.
its been 1 1/2 years with no narc's but i still would not tell her how bad it was , so i didn't talk about it because of judgment from my wife and medical professionals.
anyway please read my wifes  post as she is reaching out to really help me and to understand what i am dealing with.
I see this as a real breakthrough for us and I  am not   always able to verbalize what i need .
you all know me just a little and have helped me so much. I am seeing a specialist that was mentioned to me  in montana and that with my wife trying to understand and oxygen/imetrex injection i am doing well now. Just out of a cycle that lasted 6 weeks with my first k8.
Please my friends help my wife understand ch it would mean the world to me. maybe someday we could help others here on ch.com

God bless you all

Laurie
thank you and no the narcotics don't help but they were used out of desparation and false sence of security.
mostly i am hoping people will post on her thread because she is really trying.
she is a little disappointed no one has wrote on her thread  but brian did and she like what he said, but i am reassuring her that you all are here to help her in words that i can't explain well.
I have only made it because of prayer and the love of my life, my wife.
she is reading and learning but i think she is looking for encourgment and support for her. she puts with alot because of this ch and me.
I know people here will help her.

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When it comes to the narcotics, trust me I know that desperation through Gary.  I've been beaten up here plenty for not leaving my husband because his neuro referred him to pain management when he couldn't help the clusters.  He'll find his way through it too.

Laurie

There we go again give it a rest Potter im sure karl does not want his thread messed up with another pointless argument.

Karl, thank you for your very kind comments.  Just to set the record straight though, he doesn't think your story is b.s., he thinks mine is.

I really regret having written anything about it - I hope it doesn't derail this thread further.

I just want to say again I'm really proud of you for having gone through that hell and come out the other side.  And you should be proud of your wife - she seems like a very wonderful woman.

I hope you both find lots of support and I'm sure you'll find lots of information and learn a lot from this site.

Laurie