Thrive with chronic pain
finding acceptance in our lives
Category: Disease & Conditions
Preventative MIGRAINE Medication
You may significantly reduce monthly migraines using CGRP medication. Most medications are for use after the symptoms begin. Wouldn’t it be better to treat the cause and not have the headache start?
National Migraine & Pain Headache Awareness Month
June is National Migraine & Headache Awareness Month This is a quick blog to let you know some great sites for head pain. Take the time to research new treatment options.
My Brain Surgery Didn’t Work. Now What?
Now What? 3 months since brain surgery… ~ Hole cut in my skull ~ 5 arteries moved ~ Teflon inserted ~ Titanium plate inserted ~ 17 days later trigeminal nerve pain returned ~ 42 days later all nerve pain returned
Trigeminal Neuralgia and Chronic Pain
A quick blog today. My video of my TN story posted today on the US Pain Foundation’s site. Click here to view the video. Please know that there are many organizations putting research dollars into your chronic pain disease and offering helpful ideas on… Continue Reading “Trigeminal Neuralgia and Chronic Pain”
Sites Talking About Pain Awareness Month
In honor of attention being focused on those who live with chronic pain, I thought I would make a quick list of sites that are concentrating on helping you improve your life!
Tasers, Metaphors and Chronic Pain
The Taser like pains raged through my head again. My medications seemed to be less effective as time passed with this permanent and incurable disease of Trigeminal Neuralgia (TN). I told others that it felt like a Taser was shot into my head. People… Continue Reading “Tasers, Metaphors and Chronic Pain”