Hi Everyone,
here's something that is truly grinding me
down, can anyone offer any
constructive advice please? I know it
seems like a long message but
believe it or not I have really tried to
make it as brief as possible but
at the same time answer most questions up
front that may be asked.
Main but not all symptoms and feelings -
ALL of head aches, neck ache with some
pain, eyes ache, bridge of nose and nose
aches, upper teeth throb, face feels
flushed, tinnitus, jaws and temples ache,
feelings of giddiness, feels like I am
always on the edge of a sore throat, voice
occasionally goes "hoarsish" and quiet
sounding, food sometimes does not seem to
go down properly after swallowing (kind of
sticks to back of throat), between neck
and shoulders ache sometimes, back of and
base of skull aches, bending over makes
face and head feel like they will explode,
sometimes light headed on rising, nasal
passages seem very narrow especially when
lying down, back and roof of mouth
(including tongue) often feel kind of
tingly or itchy, and a few other similar
bits and bobs now and then. Usually worse
first thing in the morning. Do you need
more history and the timeline of
progression or developments includind
attempted remedies, just ask? Had an MRI
head and thorasicspine scan in JULY 2007.
Still have NOT sat down with and been told
results by anybody! Am assuming the
silence means things are OK?
Thanks once again for any advice you may
forward to me.
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Hi, I have been CONSTANTLY suffering,
gradually getting worse, for well over
three years now and I would estimate about
80% of your excellent website applies to
me either all the time or a considerable
amount of the time. I have a long history
of "the go away, there's nothing wrong"
stuff from doctors, dentists, specialists,
etc. I really know that I have this pain
and am becoming increasingly depressed and
miserable with it all. My quality of life
for various reasons is very poor despite
trying many ways to tackle the problem. I
can even put a date to when this all
seemed to commence - this is dismissed by
doctors as being "over, can't be" or
"coincidence" - or it's just "the way I
am" (self-perpetuating because I am
thinking about it (RUBBISH)!
I am desperate to end this suffering and
would like to know if I sent (email) to
you a comprehensive history, past and
present, would you be able to give me some
advice please? This would most likely run
to several pages! I have many of the
symptoms and pains decribed on your site,
the worst of which at present is feeling
like my head could explode when I bend
over. Also it feels as though my whole
face has an underlying infection because
it is becoming increasingly "tender" and
feels "full". I have also long term
constant neck aches/pains which I know
does contribute to some of this. I am now
also suffering excess stress and living
basically in fear of what will happen
next?
I feel abandoned and misunderstood by own
medical service and do not know where to
turn. THEY SIMPLY SEEM TO *NOT* BELIEVE ME
WHEN I SAY HOW BAD IT IS! A typical
response is to offer me medications of
various kinds to try and mask it. My
research has led me to believe this is NOT
the way to go. Have tried amongst other
things - relaxation, stress management,
Qigong, Tai-Chi, EFT, soothing sounds,
mouth guard, inversion table (very
uncomfortable in and around the neck and
face area), self hypnosis,
self-improvement books, some physiotherapy
- the ONLY thing to help a little, and
accupuncture. Have purchased and read a
few books (such as "cure your own
headache", " trigger point therapy", "how
to get rid of tension headaches" regarding
this matter but so far to no avail. Due to
have a back tooth out in middle of January
- not holding my breathe though! I am
alone in this and need some support and
encouragement because some of this needs
an understanding or professional helper.
I shall not go into further details here
as I am sure you must have heard it all
before? But if you could/would help and
need more details please just ask for
exactly what you require to know.
As I am in the UK (Nottingham) I wondered
if you could/would describe some kind of
action I could take. Either as to the
EXACT type of people/professionals I
should be seeing and/or some kind of
helpful home treatment/remedies I could
try?
Generally I am in good health, eat what I
belive to be a fairly varied and balanced
diet. I am not overweight, do not smoke,
exercise regularly and drink about 14-18
units of alcohol per week. Hope this
helps?
Thanks very much for reading, all the best
- Michael
