I am a patient (not a medical professional!) who has been dealing with hemicrania continua since 2009. This causes constant head and facial pain on one side of the head 24/7. I am looking into occipital nerve stimulation as a treatment as I have tried everything else.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Going to Tennessee!!!
After I decided to get the ball rolling with the new physician group, it really got rolling. This doctor requires his patients to attend a seminar about the occipital nerve stimulator implant surgery before the consultation. So I had a choice of which one to attend. Of course I chose the soonest one, so I am going to Tennessee in a couple of weeks. I had to send all my medical records and while going through them I realized in my medical records I have records from 3 doctors stating I need the surgery and the psychiatric evaluation stating I would be a good candidate for it. Surely that has to be some pretty compelling evidence there. I am so excited and nervous. I am trying to be cautiously hopeful as the last time I did this I got my hopes up so high only to have them smashed. Hopefully this will be much better this time around. My official 3-year anniversary of the evil headache has come and gone, and I am so ready to get rid of it.
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Keeping my fingers crossed for you!
Thank you so much! I am keeping mine crossed for you that your trial goes great. You only have a few days to wait now!
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