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Migraine is a neurological disease, of which the most common symptom is an intense and disabling episodic headache. Migraine headaches are usually characterized by severe pain on one or both sides of the head and are often accompanied by photophobia (hypersensitivity to light), phonophobia (hypersensitivity to sound) and nausea.

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Enigma609 02/03/2012

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-203244/Implant-switch-migraine.html

This is new hopeful help for the Migraine world. It is a surgical implant that shuts off pain at the source. It is in it's infancy but I would surely sign up to have it done to me.

Angela

deleted_user 02/05/2012

Sounds like a TENS unit type of thing or a spinal cord stimulator (SCS). Pretty cool if it works. I am hopefully getting a SCS soon.. maybe if I am lucky it will help my migraines too..

Enigma609 02/06/2012

I would love to know if the SCS helps your migraines. Not that I am eligible for one, but I am curious. When do know when you can get it?

Angela

deleted_user 02/07/2012

I don't know if it will help the migraines, its mostly a curiosity thing... I am eligible cause of my sacral fracture.. I find out hopefully on March 2nd.. maybe sooner if I get lucky. :)

deleted_user 02/08/2012

I would try something like the Reliev-er endorphin releasing device before I would go to that extreme. got to see all the options!

deleted_user 02/08/2012

I just spoke to my doctor about this. Is it called the stemPath? He was so against it it was crazy. Still not sure why. He said if he had a daughter he wouldn't let her do it. He said there is still not enough research on this stuff. I had such high hopes and he shot it way down. Not that I am stopping there.

Enigma609 02/10/2012

I've never heard of Reliev-er endorphin device. Will definatley look it up.

Hi Beely. I can see a Doctor's concern, but with Chronic migraines (15+ a month) it is extremely hard to live a normal life. Especially if you've had it for many years and it is getting worse. So there is a certain % of people who will do this out of desperation. I would be one that would research it thoroughly and sign up in caution. As caring as a doctor may be for you, they don't know everything about everything.

Enigma609 02/10/2012

Beely, I looked up StemPath and it was about cancer regeneration. I'm a little confused, but your doctor cares for you just the same.

deleted_user 02/11/2012

No it's called the stemPath procedure. It's by Dr. Reed. http://www.reedmigraine.com
Here is the info on it. It is not something I know a whole lot about I am just putting it out there. My doctor did not recomended although I really wanted to try it because I feel desparate most days.

Enigma609 02/11/2012

Excellent, Beely, thanks for the link! The one I posted is being tested in the UK, but your link is what is being talked about in the US. I didn't realize that it is not FDA tested, but you can get it if you have the $$ and sign the waiver.

It will be interesting to read up over the year(s) to see what pros and cons is written up on this and if it goes into formal testing (or has started).

Maybe I'm just a dreamer hoping for that switch to turn off this pain.

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