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major headache for months
I have headaches every day and nothing helps i also have a pineal cyst measuring 10 x12 cm i have brain seizers and blackouts. plus other symtoms.
Can anyone help
Can anyone help
The pranayam (breathing exercises) did help and will also help with the brain problem.
It helps the body to heal itself. There is no side effects.It is your decision to do what makes you better.
It helps the body to heal itself. There is no side effects.It is your decision to do what makes you better.
i ment to respond to you earlier but i kept forgetting. They tried breathing techniques pretty close to what you described at the last headache clinic they sent me to and it did help a little. But for some reason since they found out that i was having brain seizers they advised me to stop and not continue to do the breathing techniques.
The breathing techniques I described, can be easily done by you.Try it while you are waiting for further medical help, and you will feel better.While you concentrate on the breathing, the mind will relax.The benefits will be felt over longer term.
Sarah,
I have tried Acupuncture a couple of years ago and it did not help much with my headaches. It eased it up a little but not much. That is about the way everything has worked. Some things that they have done has eased up the headache and others didn't help at all. BUT NOTHING HAS GOT THE HEADACHE TO GO AWAY NOT EVEN FOR A DAY. NOT EVEN THE ACUPUNCTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And by the way your message sounded a little rude.
I have tried Acupuncture a couple of years ago and it did not help much with my headaches. It eased it up a little but not much. That is about the way everything has worked. Some things that they have done has eased up the headache and others didn't help at all. BUT NOTHING HAS GOT THE HEADACHE TO GO AWAY NOT EVEN FOR A DAY. NOT EVEN THE ACUPUNCTURE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And by the way your message sounded a little rude.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi,
Good to hear from you. Your case need further assessment as I have mentioned in my earlier posts. In rare cases, pineal cysts may be symptomatic and do cause neurologic symptoms. In your case, with a large pineal cyst this seems to be the focus of the problem. It is not safe for you to travel alone if this is the case. I suggest that you have someone with you when you seek consult as you may black out or have a seizure on your way for a consultation. Are you taking anything fo the seizures?Bring a copy of all your results and scans with you.This is important as a reference for your next consult.
Hoping that yiu will finally get proper management for this.Do keep us posted.
Good to hear from you. Your case need further assessment as I have mentioned in my earlier posts. In rare cases, pineal cysts may be symptomatic and do cause neurologic symptoms. In your case, with a large pineal cyst this seems to be the focus of the problem. It is not safe for you to travel alone if this is the case. I suggest that you have someone with you when you seek consult as you may black out or have a seizure on your way for a consultation. Are you taking anything fo the seizures?Bring a copy of all your results and scans with you.This is important as a reference for your next consult.
Hoping that yiu will finally get proper management for this.Do keep us posted.
so....TRY ACUPUNCTURE!!!
you tried everything else, so give this a try. It's NON-invasive, is worked for me and millions of other people (not including the billions of people in CHINA). So, you rather pop drugs into your body, spend thousands of dollars on tests that don't seem to find the cause, and just cross your fingers for a miracle, when all you have to do is step out of your box and try something that has been proven to work for over 2000 years.
I swear, ignorance holds people back in so many ways it's ridiculous.
Save yourself and do something.
It worked and works!
you tried everything else, so give this a try. It's NON-invasive, is worked for me and millions of other people (not including the billions of people in CHINA). So, you rather pop drugs into your body, spend thousands of dollars on tests that don't seem to find the cause, and just cross your fingers for a miracle, when all you have to do is step out of your box and try something that has been proven to work for over 2000 years.
I swear, ignorance holds people back in so many ways it's ridiculous.
Save yourself and do something.
It worked and works!
My headache today just will not let up it is still getting worse. My eyes keep going blurry it hurts to even run my fingers through my hair.my eyes hurt my neck hurts i'm sick at my stomach. god i wish that something would ease this headache up.
Sorry i think that i'm just needing to vent a little i've had this headache for so long i don't know what to do any more.
Sorry i think that i'm just needing to vent a little i've had this headache for so long i don't know what to do any more.
Another day and still no relief from this headache i had another bad one last night and another seizer but i didn't blackout last night so that is a plus i guess. I had to take my sleeping pills last night just to be able to try and sleep cause my head hurt so bad. Then i got up this morning to get my kids up and ready for school and i set up out of bed and my head started pounding. The pounding has eased up but the headache has not even after my medication. There are things that i need to get done today but i'm not going to be able to because i cant drive with these headaches due to my seizers and blackouts.
This is really driving me insane. it is very deppressing. i am 32 years old and have to have a babysitter most of the time.
This is really driving me insane. it is very deppressing. i am 32 years old and have to have a babysitter most of the time.
I go to see a new doctor in a bigger city next Thursday who knows alot more about pineal cyst and my medical condition.
Hello, well i still have the headache and i had another seizer last night. will this ever get better?
Hi everyone, not much has changed here. I still have the headache. I did have another seizer and blackout again Thursday afternoon. I would be so nice to wake up even just one morning without this headache.
I had a real bad headache yesterday ended up having a seizer and blacking out. I go back to see my doctor on the 31st so maybe with any luck he will do something different because what he's doing now is not working.
No, no progress on anything yet. I go to see my Family Doctor next week and will go from there i guess. I'm doing the same nothing has changed.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi Mel,
Any progress with the neurosurgeon consult?
How have you been doing so far?
Any progress with the neurosurgeon consult?
How have you been doing so far?
Hi,
Yes i have had an EEG done. One in 2003 that came back normal. and the last one i don't remember the date but it was after the after we found out that the cyst had gotten bigger and it should i had seizer activity.
Yes i have had an EEG done. One in 2003 that came back normal. and the last one i don't remember the date but it was after the after we found out that the cyst had gotten bigger and it should i had seizer activity.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi,
I suggest you discuss with your physicians your concerns. A referral to a neurosurgeon in larger centers may help. You have mentioned your seizures and blackouts. Was an EEG done? Your seizures need to be properly classified and managed. You may want to consult with a neurologist who specializes on seizures.
Also, please bring all your scans when you consult with your surgeons.This is important .This way they wil be able to properly evaluate your condition.
I hope I can help more.
I suggest you discuss with your physicians your concerns. A referral to a neurosurgeon in larger centers may help. You have mentioned your seizures and blackouts. Was an EEG done? Your seizures need to be properly classified and managed. You may want to consult with a neurologist who specializes on seizures.
Also, please bring all your scans when you consult with your surgeons.This is important .This way they wil be able to properly evaluate your condition.
I hope I can help more.
Yes my last MRI was in 2007 showing the cyst measuring 10 x 12 cm. And yes it sarted out measuring 1.2 x 0.7 cm in 2003.
As the cyst has grown the symptoms that i already had have gotten worse and and new symptoms started.
I'm just lost i don't know what to do anymore. I mean how do you get a Doctor to believe that the cyst is symptomatic when they say pineal cyst don't have symptoms. There are 3 doctors in the practic where i go and the main one i see understands a little had said at one time that i needed surgery and sent me to a neuosurgeon but the neurosurgeon and the 2 other doctors in the practic say pineal cyst don't cause symptoms. So what do i do?
As the cyst has grown the symptoms that i already had have gotten worse and and new symptoms started.
I'm just lost i don't know what to do anymore. I mean how do you get a Doctor to believe that the cyst is symptomatic when they say pineal cyst don't have symptoms. There are 3 doctors in the practic where i go and the main one i see understands a little had said at one time that i needed surgery and sent me to a neuosurgeon but the neurosurgeon and the 2 other doctors in the practic say pineal cyst don't cause symptoms. So what do i do?
Yes my last MRI was in 2007 showing the cyst measuring 10 x 12 cm. And yes it sarted out measuring 1.2 x 0.7 cm in 2003.
As the cyst has grown the symptoms that i already had have gotten worse and and new symptoms started.
I'm just lost i don't know what to do anymore. I mean how do you get a Doctor to believe that the cyst is symptomatic when they say pineal cyst don't have symptoms. There are 3 doctors in the practic where i go and the main one i see understands a little had said at one time that i needed surgery and sent me to a neuosurgeon but the neurosurgeon ans the 2 other doctors in the practic say pineal cyst don't cause symptoms.
As the cyst has grown the symptoms that i already had have gotten worse and and new symptoms started.
I'm just lost i don't know what to do anymore. I mean how do you get a Doctor to believe that the cyst is symptomatic when they say pineal cyst don't have symptoms. There are 3 doctors in the practic where i go and the main one i see understands a little had said at one time that i needed surgery and sent me to a neuosurgeon but the neurosurgeon ans the 2 other doctors in the practic say pineal cyst don't cause symptoms.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi,
Your last MRI was done in late 2007 and showed a 10-12 cm cyst is that right?
If this is correct, your cyst seemed to have progressed rapidly from a
1.2 x.07 cm cyst to one measuring 10x12 cm in 4 years time.Is this correct?
The size of the cyst itself warrants surgical intervention.A large pineal cyst as I have previously posted may compress surrounding structures, blocking cerebrospinal fluid flow and increasing intracranial pressure. Visual symptoms may be experienced, as well as vomiting and headaches due to the cyst's mass effect. The frequency of your seizures and "black out "spells also need close supervision and follow up.
Please seek immediate referral to a neurosurgeon and do keep your scan reports with you for reference.
You have mentioned that you are from a small town, you may ask your primary physician to refer you to larger centers for a complete work-up.
Be proactive about this and for any doubts ,keep us posted.
Your last MRI was done in late 2007 and showed a 10-12 cm cyst is that right?
If this is correct, your cyst seemed to have progressed rapidly from a
1.2 x.07 cm cyst to one measuring 10x12 cm in 4 years time.Is this correct?
The size of the cyst itself warrants surgical intervention.A large pineal cyst as I have previously posted may compress surrounding structures, blocking cerebrospinal fluid flow and increasing intracranial pressure. Visual symptoms may be experienced, as well as vomiting and headaches due to the cyst's mass effect. The frequency of your seizures and "black out "spells also need close supervision and follow up.
Please seek immediate referral to a neurosurgeon and do keep your scan reports with you for reference.
You have mentioned that you are from a small town, you may ask your primary physician to refer you to larger centers for a complete work-up.
Be proactive about this and for any doubts ,keep us posted.
You mentioned that you live in a small town, so I don't know what the chances of finding an acupuncturist near you would be, but if you could vist an acupuncturist just 2-3 times and recieve thorough teratments and the acupuncturist gets a full understanding of what your entire condition is like, he/ she can prescribe your herbs that you can take, which are much cheaper, but sooooo helpful and effective for your condition. Herbs work from the inside and they strengthen what needs to be strengthened and remove what needs to be removed. I wish I had a way to explain this medicine to you, but I truly hope that you would keep your mind open and try acupuncture and herbs. It really changes peoples' lives all the time. It's been practiced for over 2000- 3000 years. There's a reason why. try it. it cured many of my conditions.
My mother had uterine cysts that were the size of a softball and it shrunk to half of its size within 1 month of treatment. Luckily, it was a benign cyst so there was no rush, but she decided to just go with surgery because she wanted it completely out of her.
I do NOT want to give you false hopes. everyone is different. Some poeple get quick results while others have to be more patient. But if you prefer a less invasive and a natural approach, try acupuncture. It's healing in so many levels.
My mother had uterine cysts that were the size of a softball and it shrunk to half of its size within 1 month of treatment. Luckily, it was a benign cyst so there was no rush, but she decided to just go with surgery because she wanted it completely out of her.
I do NOT want to give you false hopes. everyone is different. Some poeple get quick results while others have to be more patient. But if you prefer a less invasive and a natural approach, try acupuncture. It's healing in so many levels.
Hi
Other then the fact that i have a headache that will not go away i guess things are ok.
The first MRI was done 02/2003 and my last one was done 09/2007.
and several done in between. Yes my doctor has seen all the MRI results.
Other then the fact that i have a headache that will not go away i guess things are ok.
The first MRI was done 02/2003 and my last one was done 09/2007.
and several done in between. Yes my doctor has seen all the MRI results.
These pranayam exercises will help control the headache and the side effects.Build up the timing gradually.If you feel tired or dizzy, stop and resume later.The benefits will be noticed in weeks.Over the long tern the headache will be in full control and the medicine can be reduced in consultation with the doctor.You will feel better as you can do something about it yourself.Please post your progress so others can benefit as well.Nothing has helped, but pranayam will help.
Anulom Vilom –
Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril
then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril
then -keeping the left nostril closed deep breath-in through right nostril
then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.
This is one cycle of anulom vilom.
Repeat this cycle for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day(maximum 60 minutes in one day).
You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.
Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day.(Max 60 min/day) Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.
Anulom Vilom –
Close your right nostril with thumb and deep breath-in through left nostril
then – close left nostril with two fingers and breath-out through right nostril
then -keeping the left nostril closed deep breath-in through right nostril
then - close your right nostril with thumb and breath-out through left nostril.
This is one cycle of anulom vilom.
Repeat this cycle for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day(maximum 60 minutes in one day).
You can do this before breakfast/lunch/dinner or before bedtime or in bed.Remember to take deep long breaths into the lungs.You can do this while sitting on floor or chair or lying in bed.
Kapalbhati -(Do it before eating) Push air forcefully out through the nose about once per second. Stomach will itself go in(contract in). The breathing in(through the nose) will happen automatically. Establish a rhythm and do for 20 to 30 minutes twice a day.(Max 60 min/day) Not for pregnant women. Seriously ill people do it gently.
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL
Hi,
How is everything? I hope you are better.
When were these MRI scans taken?
Your physicians were able to see the MRI results?
Do keep us posted.
How is everything? I hope you are better.
When were these MRI scans taken?
Your physicians were able to see the MRI results?
Do keep us posted.
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