Thanks for the welcome, y'all!!

I've had "debilitating migraines" all by life ... well since puberty, which, as the song says, "was a long, long time ago" ... it wasn't until about 3 years ago, after seeing doctor after doctor ... after doctor ... AFTER doctor ... that I finally got fed up, got a copy of my MRI report.

That, along with a list of my symptoms, and the internet, has finally given me some measure of relief ... oddly enough, my own primary care doc will treat me for whatever I suggest ... lol ... she's a sweet gal, but I get the impression she is too busy to do anything other than the most basic diagnoses ... still she is very open to discussion and more than once has said to me "Oh wow, you know, that's a distinct possibility ... and I didn't even think of it ... let's send you to so-and-so" ... so a nice visit, my meds I need and referrals are not a problem ...

I've had neuros tell me that I'm malingering, that I've got any number of psychological issues (tell me something I DON'T know lol), that I shouldn't even be in there office bothering them because there are people out there with uterine cancer that have it a lot worse than me (odd, he wanted to schedule me for a follow-up) ...

AND my personal favorite -- that I can't possibly be having headaches because there is no light in the back of my head ...

BUT ... I've also had neuros tell me they do not know how I'm not in some home with drool running down my chin, that I'm VERY lucky I still have the amount of function because of the narrowing I have around the nerves between my vertebrae in my neck, as well as the narrowing around my spinal column ...

So ... there are migraines (which have actually lessened since I hit menopause), the tension headaches from muscles spasms and my personal favorites, the cluster headaches ... which are my most debilitating problem ...

The muscle spasms, lack of range of motion, weakness and numbness or my arms and hands, and the all the other little things that come with dropping stuff all the time ... all that I can handle okay, just get really tired of dropping stuff all the time!

I have noticed a worsening of my symptoms in the last 2 or 3 months ... so ... I'm just kinda looking around to see if there is anything I can do to slow that down ... because I'm deathly afraid of winding up in that "home" the one doc mentioned ...

Hmmmm ... didn't mean to share that much ...

I looked around a little last night ... I'll check back in with you guys this evening ... I'm so glad I found y'all ...