Message Forum: Re: Headaches/migraines

Re: Headaches/migraines

Posted By: Howard, on host 68.155.18.7
Date: Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at 13:15:25
In Reply To: Re: Headaches/migraines posted by Sam on Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at 12:04:30:

> > I used to get those glittery spots in grade school a lot. They went away for about 10 years, and not they're returning again!! I had them last night, and now i'm getting them again, while typing this. They're not always in the same spot... but now they're in the right side of my field of vision. If I was to drive right now, i'd def. crash. I don't get head-aches with them... it's just the spots. It happens for about 30-60 minutes...
> >
> > What is this??? Please help!!!! Do I Need a brain scan????????
> >
> > thank you.
>
> There are a number of things that can cause this, and there's no way for anybody on this board to be able to tell you. You need to make an appointment with a doctor, tell the doctor about the problem, and go from there.
>
> It is something you should definitely do, because the potential is that it's serious -- but it's not something worth worrying about in the meantime, because there are lots of things that might cause it that are not serious at all. And then there are a lot of things that are serious but easily curable or manageable, provided the problem is caught sooner, rather than later.

I've been thinking about that and one thing might be low blood pressure. The doctor will check that, and ask a lot of questions looking for another symptom. Very few conditions can be nailed down on a single sympton, and doctors may detect some things that you are not even aware of. Don't waste any time trying to figure it out yourself.

Since I got old and creaky, I have been to several different kinds of doctors and they have found very little wrong with me. It's almost as if I was beginnng to trust them. I take a few pills to control age-related problems and they keep me feeling pretty good. I like an internest because they think of pills and a surgeon thinks of operations. I have been checked for three kinds of cancer, diabetes, and parkinsons, and the only positive test was for diabetes and it was so mild I don't take any medications for it.

Why worry and/or suffer when they can pin down the problem and fix it?
Howard

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Message:	> > > I used to get those glittery spots in grade school a lot. They went away for about 10 years, and not they're returning again!! I had them last night, and now i'm getting them again, while typing this. They're not always in the same spot... but now they're in the right side of my field of vision. If I was to drive right now, i'd def. crash. I don't get head-aches with them... it's just the spots. It happens for about 30-60 minutes... > > > > > > What is this??? Please help!!!! Do I Need a brain scan???????? > > > > > > thank you. > > > > There are a number of things that can cause this, and there's no way for anybody on this board to be able to tell you. You need to make an appointment with a doctor, tell the doctor about the problem, and go from there. > > > > It is something you should definitely do, because the potential is that it's serious -- but it's not something worth worrying about in the meantime, because there are lots of things that might cause it that are not serious at all. And then there are a lot of things that are serious but easily curable or manageable, provided the problem is caught sooner, rather than later. > > I've been thinking about that and one thing might be low blood pressure. The doctor will check that, and ask a lot of questions looking for another symptom. Very few conditions can be nailed down on a single sympton, and doctors may detect some things that you are not even aware of. Don't waste any time trying to figure it out yourself. > > Since I got old and creaky, I have been to several different kinds of doctors and they have found very little wrong with me. It's almost as if I was beginnng to trust them. I take a few pills to control age-related problems and they keep me feeling pretty good. I like an internest because they think of pills and a surgeon thinks of operations. I have been checked for three kinds of cancer, diabetes, and parkinsons, and the only positive test was for diabetes and it was so mild I don't take any medications for it. > > Why worry and/or suffer when they can pin down the problem and fix it? > Howard
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