Excellent Progress on My Migraines!
#115604 - 10/25/04 09:28 AM
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LauraSue
Reged: 01/14/04
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Hi, everybody!
As you know, I'm focusing on getting my migraines under control so I'm hanging out on the About.com migraine forum instead of here. I miss all of you, but I'm making GREAT progress!
I haven't had a migraine in 8 whole days! My last two were only three days apart so that's a big improvement. The even better news is I just made it through the first 4 days of my monthly cycle without a migraine! That hasn't happened in SIX MONTHS!! YAY!!!
I think there are 3 maybe 4 reasons. First, I'm paying much closer attention to the warning signs and at the least little iffy feeling I'm immediately taking an Aleve (WITH IMODIUM as I learned here!!) and going to bed for 20 minutes with my ice pack on the back of my neck. That has helped tremendously. (One more reason I'm thankful I'm no longer working -- that wouldn't be very easy to do in the office!!)
The other changes that are probably helping are an increase in my preventive, atenolol, cutting back on aspartame (which I should have been doing anyway for my IBS!), and the improvement in my sleep disorder from my doc prescribing Xanax at bedtime (in addition to all the other things I already take).
So just wanted to let you all know how I'm doing and that I miss you. Hope you are all doing well, or as well as can be expected given what we all have to deal with!
SMOOCHES!!
The one and only,
LauraSue
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LS, this is TERRIFIC! I'm SO HAPPU FOR YOU! *hugs*
Please keep taking care of yourself and check in when ya can......we miss you but we're so PSYCHED you're feeling good!
Love ya!
Ruchie
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Hoorah!!
#115607 - 10/25/04 09:34 AM
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Stephie
Reged: 03/10/04
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Hi LauraSue!
Well, except for the little pang of jealousy over your new internet boards (just kidding!) I am so happy for you! Sounds like you are really getting a good handle of things, you must feel so much relief! I imagine the less you have them, and the more relaxed that makes you, that'll help in the long run as well?
What you said about being glad you're not working made me laugh because I am at work right now and just imagined getting up, putting an ice pack on my neck and lying down in the middle of the office floor. LOL.  My office is empty and I'm very bored, so my mind wanders!
Anyway, I hope you continue on your no-migraine streak and everything else is going well for you!
Nice to hear from you!
*hugs*
Steph
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I am glad you are feeling better!!  I hope it keeps up!!!!! Yahoooo for Laura Sue!!!!!!
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Wonderful LS.... I'm glad your doing better and have come back to play!
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glad to hear your doing better.. my very close friend whose migraines are much worse then mine just discovered that if she skips tomatoes she doesn't get them... interesting trigger..
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I'm so glad you're doing better!! I was worried about you and wondering when we'd hear from you again. Are you sticking around this time?? Or taking it easy still?
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Hi, everybody!
As you know, I'm focusing on getting my migraines under control so I'm hanging out on the About.com migraine forum instead of here. I miss all of you, but I'm making GREAT progress!
That's terrific news LS. Isn't About.com wonderful? They have everything. We miss you too, but we also know that you need to take care of your health and anything that helps you get over the migraines, THAT'S what you should be doing!!
I haven't had a migraine in 8 whole days! Wow!!  My last two were only three days apart so that's a big improvement. The even better news is I just made it through the first 4 days of my monthly cycle without a migraine! That hasn't happened in SIX MONTHS!! YAY!!!
I think there are 3 maybe 4 reasons. First, I'm paying much closer attention to the warning signs Good for you! and at the least little iffy feeling I'm immediately taking an Aleve (WITH IMODIUM as I learned here!!) and going to bed for 20 minutes with my ice pack on the back of my neck. That has helped tremendously. That ice trick really works, doesn't it. I tried it when I was having the severe head aches...with the thyroiditis...but I wouldn't have known about it if it hadn't been for you and Julie, and Linz and a few other fibro folks (thank you)!! (One more reason I'm thankful I'm no longer working -- that wouldn't be very easy to do in the office!!)
The other changes that are probably helping are an increase in my preventive, atenolol, cutting back on aspartame (which I should have been doing anyway for my IBS!), Shame, shame...what do you mean "cutting back" on the aspartame? LS....come on now, you're smarter than that...dump the stuff all together..PLEASE!!! and the improvement in my sleep disorder from my doc prescribing Xanax at bedtime (in addition to all the other things I already take).
So just wanted to let you all know how I'm doing and that I miss you. Hope you are all doing well, or as well as can be expected given what we all have to deal with!
SMOOCHES!!
The one and only, You bet, one and only...get over those migraines so you can come hang out here....we need you!!!
Take care of yourself....we miss you. You always have such great advise for everyone!!! Kandee
LauraSue
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Woohoo!! 8 days - that's wonderful! Here's hoping it goes to 8 more... and 8 more after that... and... you get the idea.
Miss you too!! But we understand... just glad you're ok and feeling better!
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Here's hoping it continues forever! Best of luck to you Laura Sue! We miss you, but glad you're getting better!
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Yes, we will forgive you for "cheating" on us with your new support buddies.  It's for a good reason. Glad to hear you are getting the migraines under control. That's the most important to feel better and whatever it takes, you need to do it. We miss ya so get them under control and come back real soon ya hear!
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yay for LS!
#115934 - 10/26/04 09:58 AM
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Sheri01
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We miss you
We can wait til you feel all the way better though
smooches back at ya
sheri
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Good to hear from you, LS! I've been thinking about you. I'm glad to read you're scaling back the aspartame consumption. That stuff gives me migraines-- I've only had aspartame/nutrasweet 4 times in my life (3 times by accident!), and they were the 4 worst headaches I've ever had.
Here's to a long remission!!
~nelly~
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Laura!
#116039 - 10/26/04 01:45 PM
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Kree
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Laura, it's so good to hear from you! I'm so glad to hear that things are going better for you. You deserve to feel better! I hope you continue to improve and get a chance to stop in and say hello more often. I miss ya!! 
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Edited by ibsfla (10/26/04 07:54 PM)
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