Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 I have a 24/7 brain swelling headache and massive brain fog that came on 1 month after the birth of my 3rd boy - in Feb this year. Since then, I had a total dental revision - removed 9 amalgems - done detox, lots of vitamins and special diets to no avail whatsoever. I'm sure this is no suprise to any of you - as that's how this nasty CFS disease seems to be. I am basically completely disabled, can't think much, drive, work or do anything else. I need suggestions on any good docs in US, and any help to help my family understand how a 'previous' engineering manager, runner, very busy healthy Mom of 35 years could become so disabled so fast. I have tried so many antidepressants 'pushed' on me that 'just one dose' sent my 24/7 headache & CNS into 'the super-crazys' that I KNOW THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. Thanks for your replys- Another one who has 'lost her life to CFS' (why live?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 > I have a 24/7 brain swelling headache and massive brain fog I use to have the same headaches. I even had an MRI but it was positive. Coffee enema's will relieve my headaches. If you want to know the protocol, back-channel me. Don't do them after noon unless you take something to help you fall asleep. Also recently most of us have found that doing sauna's will stop the headaches and other symotoms. Most I know are helped by hydroxycolobalim or methylcolobalim (B-12) injections we give ourselves in the thigh. > > I need suggestions on any good docs in US, and any help to help my > family understand how a 'previous' engineering manager, runner, very > busy healthy Mom of 35 years could become so disabled so fast. Where do you live. I wished my ex-wife and children had believed I suddenly became ill and had to resign a VP's job. > Another one who has 'lost her life to CFS' (why live?) I understand the feeling. I got ill at 28 (I am now 56)and I use to have these fears of death but I no longer fear death. I attempted suicide by overdose in august of '95. Laying on the bed made me think of the scenario of the maid finding me, the police having to tell my mother, wife and kids what I had done. I imagined how hard it was going to be on them and the kids may have to live in poverty. I got up and went to the ER. There have been so, so many times since then that I have prayed for cancer or some kind of respectable death but it hasn't come. Knowing how my suicide would affect my living 5 children and grandchildren has been enough of a motivation to not take my life. There has been times I could not make it another 10 minutes and I went to the store and got some beer or wine and got drunk, which isn't hard for us to do. amazingly it worked. I would wake up hours later and the heavy weight on my brain causing the unbearable feeling was gone!!! This was before finding out about coffee enema's. Hang on. I really think that CFS, AIDS, MS, RA and other chronic illnesses will be finally cured in a year or two. It could be quicker but the two different researchers need research money. Surely there is a rich PWC who could donate the funds to both of the researchers and let them compete. Bob Harrington Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 He means hydroxycobalamin or methylcobalamine. And there are other things that work. We have been there. Many of us learn to relieve some of the worst of it. Keep coming back; you will find help here. HAppy New Year! Adrienne Re: New here - recent CFS diag - brain fog/headache suggestions......thanks. > I have a 24/7 brain swelling headache and massive brain fog I use to have the same headaches. I even had an MRI but it was positive. Coffee enema's will relieve my headaches. If you want to know the protocol, back-channel me. Don't do them after noon unless you take something to help you fall asleep. Also recently most of us have found that doing sauna's will stop the headaches and other symotoms. Most I know are helped by hydroxycolobalim or methylcolobalim (B-12) injections we give ourselves in the thigh. > > I need suggestions on any good docs in US, and any help to help my > family understand how a 'previous' engineering manager, runner, very > busy healthy Mom of 35 years could become so disabled so fast. Where do you live. I wished my ex-wife and children had believed I suddenly became ill and had to resign a VP's job. > Another one who has 'lost her life to CFS' (why live?) I understand the feeling. I got ill at 28 (I am now 56)and I use to have these fears of death but I no longer fear death. I attempted suicide by overdose in august of '95. Laying on the bed made me think of the scenario of the maid finding me, the police having to tell my mother, wife and kids what I had done. I imagined how hard it was going to be on them and the kids may have to live in poverty. I got up and went to the ER. There have been so, so many times since then that I have prayed for cancer or some kind of respectable death but it hasn't come. Knowing how my suicide would affect my living 5 children and grandchildren has been enough of a motivation to not take my life. There has been times I could not make it another 10 minutes and I went to the store and got some beer or wine and got drunk, which isn't hard for us to do. amazingly it worked. I would wake up hours later and the heavy weight on my brain causing the unbearable feeling was gone!!! This was before finding out about coffee enema's. Hang on. I really think that CFS, AIDS, MS, RA and other chronic illnesses will be finally cured in a year or two. It could be quicker but the two different researchers need research money. Surely there is a rich PWC who could donate the funds to both of the researchers and let them compete. Bob Harrington This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Dear Compuab; I am sorry to hear of your distress. I have a suspicion that eating acid foods, such as vinegar or potassium chloride can accentuate pain from other causes. In any case you may find some useful information in this article; http://members.tripod.com/~charles_W/cfs.html Hang on. If you eat nourishing food there is a reasonable chance that you will heal up in the not unreasonable future. Sincerely, Weber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2004 Report Share Posted January 1, 2004 On Thu, 1 Jan 2004, compuab wrote: > I have a 24/7 brain swelling headache and massive brain fog that > came on 1 month after the birth of my 3rd boy - in Feb this year. What type of doctor diagnosed you with CFS and were any tests done? The only reason I ask is that there is something I remember reading about that can happen during childbirth that affects I believe the pituitary gland. I think it is called Sheehan's Syndrome (sp), and I think it can destroy certain pituitary hormones in the process. I will look it up for more info. margo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 I am also wondering did you have spinal anesthesia in order to give birth? If you do, and then get out of bed too quickly that can be the start of headaches. Are headaches and brain fog your only symptoms? That doesn't necessarily add up to CFS. How is the new baby doing? Best wishes, Adrienne New here - recent CFS diag - brain fog/headache suggestions......thanks. I have a 24/7 brain swelling headache and massive brain fog that came on 1 month after the birth of my 3rd boy - in Feb this year. Since then, I had a total dental revision - removed 9 amalgems - done detox, lots of vitamins and special diets to no avail whatsoever. I'm sure this is no suprise to any of you - as that's how this nasty CFS disease seems to be. I am basically completely disabled, can't think much, drive, work or do anything else. I need suggestions on any good docs in US, and any help to help my family understand how a 'previous' engineering manager, runner, very busy healthy Mom of 35 years could become so disabled so fast. I have tried so many antidepressants 'pushed' on me that 'just one dose' sent my 24/7 headache & CNS into 'the super-crazys' that I KNOW THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. Thanks for your replys- Another one who has 'lost her life to CFS' (why live?) This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 Yes, I had an epidural but the 24/7 headache didn't come on until 3 months later. And yes, now I have many more symptoms - fatigue, shortness of breath, 24/7 tachycardia - my pulse ranges from 100-160 always just depending on whether I'm lying, sitting or standing. Sensory and vision problems.....but the headaches and the brain fog are what keep me from being able to function much. Mostly, I describe this like - 'my Central Nervous System' has shut down on me! Help!! > I am also wondering did you have spinal anesthesia in order to give birth? If you do, and then get out of bed too quickly that can be the start of headaches. > Are headaches and brain fog your only symptoms? That doesn't necessarily add up to CFS. > How is the new baby doing? > Best wishes, > Adrienne > New here - recent CFS diag - brain fog/headache suggestions......thanks. > > > I have a 24/7 brain swelling headache and massive brain fog that > came on 1 month after the birth of my 3rd boy - in Feb this year. > > Since then, I had a total dental revision - removed 9 amalgems - > done detox, lots of vitamins and special diets to no avail > whatsoever. I'm sure this is no suprise to any of you - as that's > how this nasty CFS disease seems to be. > > I am basically completely disabled, can't think much, drive, work or > do anything else. > > I need suggestions on any good docs in US, and any help to help my > family understand how a 'previous' engineering manager, runner, very > busy healthy Mom of 35 years could become so disabled so fast. > > I have tried so many antidepressants 'pushed' on me that 'just one > dose' sent my 24/7 headache & CNS into 'the super-crazys' that I > KNOW THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. > > Thanks for your replys- > Another one who has 'lost her life to CFS' (why live?) > > > > > > This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 Your sympathetic nervous system is out of whack, and you need parasympathetic (rest/safety/calm). Are you anywhere near a hyperbaric chamber? Some sessions at 1.5 ata would probably put you back into a nice, sleepy, restful mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 2, 2004 Report Share Posted January 2, 2004 , Thanks for taking the time to answer the questions I asked. Just trying to understand. I know the epidural usually brings the headaches right away, but who knows? Each of us here has our own unique version of CFS and yet we overlap enough to have the same disease. We listen to each other and then all we can do is try things, one after another. Usually we have people who have had a hard time being correctly diagnosed with CFS, but- and I may very well be wrong here- but I am concerned if you got the right diagnosis. Somebody did ask you who diagnosed you and I don't know if you answered that backchannel or at all. I think you asked for recommendations for doctors, too? What area of the country do you live in, or can you travel anywhere? I have never been able to afford a specialist, so I can't make any recommendations, but I believe there is a list of docs in our group files? There have been some good suggestions for your headache. One option you have now is to try them one by one. Jill, who wrote you today, seems to have an inkling of your big picture. It doesn't matter so much whether the first thing you try is the right thing, just that you keep trying. All the best to you, Adrienne New here - recent CFS diag - brain fog/headache suggestions......thanks. > > > I have a 24/7 brain swelling headache and massive brain fog that > came on 1 month after the birth of my 3rd boy - in Feb this year. > > Since then, I had a total dental revision - removed 9 amalgems - > done detox, lots of vitamins and special diets to no avail > whatsoever. I'm sure this is no suprise to any of you - as that's > how this nasty CFS disease seems to be. > > I am basically completely disabled, can't think much, drive, work or > do anything else. > > I need suggestions on any good docs in US, and any help to help my > family understand how a 'previous' engineering manager, runner, very > busy healthy Mom of 35 years could become so disabled so fast. > > I have tried so many antidepressants 'pushed' on me that 'just one > dose' sent my 24/7 headache & CNS into 'the super-crazys' that I > KNOW THEY WILL NOT HELP ME. > > Thanks for your replys- > Another one who has 'lost her life to CFS' (why live?) > > > > > > This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2004 Report Share Posted January 3, 2004 How does hyperbaric chamber effect the nervous system. Could you explain? Thanks Nil Re: New here - recent CFS diag - brain fog/headache suggestions......thanks. > Your sympathetic nervous system is out of whack, and you need > parasympathetic (rest/safety/calm). Are you anywhere near a > hyperbaric chamber? Some sessions at 1.5 ata would probably put you > back into a nice, sleepy, restful mode. > > > This list is intended for patients to share personal experiences with each other, not to give medical advice. If you are interested in any treatment discussed here, please consult your doctor. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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