Showing posts with label Nerve Blocks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nerve Blocks. Show all posts

Monday, October 28, 2013

Recent events

In October 2012 the migraine monster came back and it seemed like he had friends with him. I was getting them daily.  After seeing the doctor and he had exhausted his drug options, I was referred to a neuro (neurologist). After an appointment with them, they eased away for a few days but then came back after weeks of changing doctors I finally got another appointment with him.

He classed them as Refractory Chronic Migraines.

I was given a high dose of Epilim and then at a different time Topiramate or Topamax as it is sometimes known as.

When the drugs didn't work and he had exhausted all drug routes I was given Nerve Blocks in the Optical Nerve.  Two sessions of this didn't work. Next step Botox.

I had my first session of Botox back in March 2013. It made some difference, then I had another session 3 months later. Last session was in September, neuro was happy with my progress.

Since then I have had a bad spell of cluster chronic migraines.

It's just a glitch, I have to think positive that it will get better.