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08-23-2014, 09:10 PM
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Do they allow you to sleep on your side?
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The Start: MVA, t-boned, on 1-12-14 (my sons 5th birthday) and did not think anything of it.. my back hurt on site but everything else seemed ok. Lost about 10-12 hours from about 3 hours after the accident to the next day...Experienced terrible brain fog for over a month, plus intense headaches, nausea, dizziness, cognitive difficulties, disorientation, no short term memory, depression and just an overall hangover feeling daily. Current Situation: I'm about 7 months in and my local neurologist has waived her white flag and therefore I am headed to Dallas to be seen (I have family there). The headaches are still daily. I have nausea, dizziness as well. Drugs I have been on- Vicodin (off), Naproxen (off), proanolol (off), topamax (off), cataflam (off), Midrin (off), Flexeril (off) and now Namenda XR (off), Nortrptylin (off), Verapamil (off) Therapy- Osteopath, Vestibular and balance therapy, fuzion/soft tissue massage, acupuncture Drs- ER (no help), GP, Chiropractor, Neurologist and Osteopath |
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08-23-2014, 10:20 PM
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Yes they do, I've used the memory foam contour pillows for many years.
You should be able to find small, med, large , but some stores only carry the medium size. I got my newest one at Costco , it has some gel on it also so your head doesn't get too hot.
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08-24-2014, 04:01 PM
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How's your neck today, Sarah?
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08-24-2014, 04:14 PM
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The Start: MVA, t-boned, on 1-12-14 (my sons 5th birthday) and did not think anything of it.. my back hurt on site but everything else seemed ok. Lost about 10-12 hours from about 3 hours after the accident to the next day...Experienced terrible brain fog for over a month, plus intense headaches, nausea, dizziness, cognitive difficulties, disorientation, no short term memory, depression and just an overall hangover feeling daily. Current Situation: I'm about 7 months in and my local neurologist has waived her white flag and therefore I am headed to Dallas to be seen (I have family there). The headaches are still daily. I have nausea, dizziness as well. Drugs I have been on- Vicodin (off), Naproxen (off), proanolol (off), topamax (off), cataflam (off), Midrin (off), Flexeril (off) and now Namenda XR (off), Nortrptylin (off), Verapamil (off) Therapy- Osteopath, Vestibular and balance therapy, fuzion/soft tissue massage, acupuncture Drs- ER (no help), GP, Chiropractor, Neurologist and Osteopath |
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08-25-2014, 04:49 PM
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how are you feeling today Sarah?
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08-25-2014, 07:22 PM
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If you feel like sharing, how did the meeting with the neurologist go.
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08-26-2014, 10:43 AM
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Neck is still not great but I am working with a person here in Dallas that does some traction and active stretching along with massage... hopefully this will help!
As for the neurologist... I do not know that I have EVER been more disappointed with a doctor... I now understand what you have all been going through... My neurologist back home was always up to try alternative treatments and understood that there is a difference between a trauma headache and a migraine... This guy did not want to answer our questions and threw drugs at the headache.. this time it is immatrix and depacoat... He said that there are the big 4 and I have been on 3 of them... I am guessing I have not be on this latest one because IT IS NOT A MIGRAINE!!!! and they are all migraine meds... Tomorrow I go and do the neuropsych for the physical medicine doc and then meet with her on the 15th (I am trying to move that up so i can go home to my husband and minions) Question about neuropsych.. do they do a repeat after a few months to check progress?
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The Start: MVA, t-boned, on 1-12-14 (my sons 5th birthday) and did not think anything of it.. my back hurt on site but everything else seemed ok. Lost about 10-12 hours from about 3 hours after the accident to the next day...Experienced terrible brain fog for over a month, plus intense headaches, nausea, dizziness, cognitive difficulties, disorientation, no short term memory, depression and just an overall hangover feeling daily. Current Situation: I'm about 7 months in and my local neurologist has waived her white flag and therefore I am headed to Dallas to be seen (I have family there). The headaches are still daily. I have nausea, dizziness as well. Drugs I have been on- Vicodin (off), Naproxen (off), proanolol (off), topamax (off), cataflam (off), Midrin (off), Flexeril (off) and now Namenda XR (off), Nortrptylin (off), Verapamil (off) Therapy- Osteopath, Vestibular and balance therapy, fuzion/soft tissue massage, acupuncture Drs- ER (no help), GP, Chiropractor, Neurologist and Osteopath |
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| "Thanks for this!" says: | Lara (08-26-2014) |
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08-26-2014, 10:44 AM
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and THANK YOU for asking about everything... I appreciate it!
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The Start: MVA, t-boned, on 1-12-14 (my sons 5th birthday) and did not think anything of it.. my back hurt on site but everything else seemed ok. Lost about 10-12 hours from about 3 hours after the accident to the next day...Experienced terrible brain fog for over a month, plus intense headaches, nausea, dizziness, cognitive difficulties, disorientation, no short term memory, depression and just an overall hangover feeling daily. Current Situation: I'm about 7 months in and my local neurologist has waived her white flag and therefore I am headed to Dallas to be seen (I have family there). The headaches are still daily. I have nausea, dizziness as well. Drugs I have been on- Vicodin (off), Naproxen (off), proanolol (off), topamax (off), cataflam (off), Midrin (off), Flexeril (off) and now Namenda XR (off), Nortrptylin (off), Verapamil (off) Therapy- Osteopath, Vestibular and balance therapy, fuzion/soft tissue massage, acupuncture Drs- ER (no help), GP, Chiropractor, Neurologist and Osteopath |
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08-26-2014, 02:58 PM
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After trying many different ortho pillows, I found the best for me was the Tempur-pedic ones. Especially if you have smaller size, you may need to import from Japan like I recently did. Bought a Tempur Millennium (XS), and Tempur Original (Junior). These may be a bit small for your liking though. The Millennium is only available in Asia, not here in North America.
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08-26-2014, 04:56 PM
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As for your question about the neuropsych, as they are expensive and time consuming, it's not usually repeated. However, as this is being done as part of a study, it could be different for you. |
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