Hi,

I'm only in the 8th week of my 1st cycle and seem to have been diagnosed extremely quickly. I was just wondering if the GP should have caried out any test to rule out anything else causing these headaches. I have all the syptoms of cluster headaches but the only test the GP has done is checking my BP. Other than the pain and all the other things that come with it (watering eye etc) I am perfectly well. When asking the GP why they didn't feel like they needed to test me for anything their reply was that between the attacks I was fine and if there was anything to worry about there would be other signs. Is this right??

I'm with your Doc on this, too.

I've spent thousands of dollars for tests just to protect the Dr, "Just in case", and most of them repetitive, to no value.

Jerry

This last week it has been easier to get rid of the pain only once a day lasting only about 30mins a time (using pain meds and red bull). Also only getting an attack every other day rather than every day.

Daniel Cook wrote on Sep 6^th, 2010 at 12:58pm:


Mine are always 8 weeks long.  Hopefully it will soon end. 

I am jealous of my sister...hers have always been 6 weeks long and that sounds so much better than 8. 

Oh well day 5 and the beast returns!!

Had a attack this morning but managed to get rid of it too bad.

What did surprise me was how quickly I forgot the intensity of the pain after been pain free for 4 days it was horrible . Hoping its still on its way out and just wearing off.

Had a attack this morning but managed to get rid of it too bad.

Was suppossed to read "had an attack this morning but managed to get rid of it within 30min"

Thats what I get trying totype while still inpain can't even put my setences together....

Gina2 wrote on Sep 8^th, 2010 at 6:35am:


I find it tough posting as polished when not in pain.    

Then you're paying attention.   

Gina2 wrote on Sep 10^th, 2010 at 3:04am:




Quote:


Bridging certain thoughts may be construed differently from a world of my own inclined with natural loose wording, sometimes seeming a departure from the mainstream of topics

Your quote directly above instilled understanding and a knowing genuine experience of CH, perhaps a part of inspiration for this site.  What has not appealed here is making light of these experiences emulated by posers, which has happened.  Your quote's expression was not at all perceived or insinuated in such a way. 

Moderators have helped curtail the extent of dislike toward the ungenuine.  Linda's inquiring of understanding demonstrated the omnipresent trust you're assured of by good people that persons as yourself remain a priority.  Surprisingly, infrequent visitors actually going too far have been wisely and gladly minimized or even cut-off from attention.

She even gave consideration to review my Transylvanian Swahili.   

Just to let you know a site-prevailing purpose is a priority maintained for you.   

The only real clinical test a GP or neuro might want to put you through is an MRI of your noggin. This would rule out any conditions that are more evil.

A doc will ask you many, many questions trying to get at a diagnosis for which there is no real test. It's more a process of ruling out what it isn't, if that makes any sense.

One surefire way to be diagnosed is to have an attack in the presence of your physician. Then the frosting on the cake would be to abort it in a matter of minutes by breathing pure oxygen at flow rates high enough to support hyperventilation.

Very few of us have been "fortunate" enough for that to happen.

I was wondering the same thing Thomas...never had it done but had read it would induce an immediate attack in a CH'er...

Joe