After the birth of my twins, I had chronic Daily headaches. They were all day everyday. I had one long headache for 7 years. I saw many doctors that misdiagnosed me. The headaches, nausea, neck pain, confusion at times left me unfuctional. After 7 years I was diagnosed with a Cerebral spinal fluid leak, that ended up being a result of an epidural. I ended up having to travel to one of the 3 major specialists in the country to get help. They did blood patches and had great success the first time, until I fell. Went back again and had go results until two months out when I ended up stopping a box from falling on one of my kids.
I went into debt trying to get help from Duke University, where one of the specialists is. There is no way I can get back there. I am going to try to find someone else near that can help since I know what they did and how they did it differently. It’s not a guarantee. I vomit all the time, not only bc of headaches, but also from stomach issues. I have been vomiting so long that my teeth are decaying. They ended up having to pull for teeth, and have so much more work to do, that I would be able to afford. I was in pain management, but got out myself and self withdrew of my pain meds. I don’t want to go back on them, but pain is getting worse. After going this so long already, had to many doctors tell me I wasn’t in enough pain to have this, or that they wrote me off bc I was to difficult of a case. I can’t see me going on this way for to much longer. I am hoping I can hold on for a year or two, but I don’t see to much past that.
I am married, I have 3 kids that I need help to take care of. My husband is getting tired of me being sick all the time, especially bc we live with my mom, and he has to hear such hateful things from her. My doctor asked me today if I was sucidal and I told her not yet, but I’m not sure in a year. I just can’t stay in the amount of pain I am. I feel horrible for even thinking it with kids, but I don’t think I will have the will to fight for to much longer. My kids are the only reason I have made it this far.
I went into debt trying to get help from Duke University, where one of the specialists is. There is no way I can get back there. I am going to try to find someone else near that can help since I know what they did and how they did it differently. It’s not a guarantee. I vomit all the time, not only bc of headaches, but also from stomach issues. I have been vomiting so long that my teeth are decaying. They ended up having to pull for teeth, and have so much more work to do, that I would be able to afford. I was in pain management, but got out myself and self withdrew of my pain meds. I don’t want to go back on them, but pain is getting worse. After going this so long already, had to many doctors tell me I wasn’t in enough pain to have this, or that they wrote me off bc I was to difficult of a case. I can’t see me going on this way for to much longer. I am hoping I can hold on for a year or two, but I don’t see to much past that.
I am married, I have 3 kids that I need help to take care of. My husband is getting tired of me being sick all the time, especially bc we live with my mom, and he has to hear such hateful things from her. My doctor asked me today if I was sucidal and I told her not yet, but I’m not sure in a year. I just can’t stay in the amount of pain I am. I feel horrible for even thinking it with kids, but I don’t think I will have the will to fight for to much longer. My kids are the only reason I have made it this far.
