Yes I Have a Brain

I blogged earlier about the headaches I have had, and my experience getting an MRI. Well, my doctor called last night and the MRI shows I do in fact have a brain (shocking I know), and more importantly that nothing serious is going on. She said they could see some "old spots" where I have had concussions before (not surprising since I wrestled and played football), but nothing she is concerned about. So praise God for that. So far I've had three mornings without waking up to that sharp stabbing pain I had before. The predisone prescription has had some delightful side effects with irritability and insomnia, so I'll looking forward to coming off of that.

So the official diagnosis is cluster headaches, and my doctor is giving me some new medication samples to try out if it comes back. If this turns into a chronic thing we'll discuss other treatment options, and I'll look into other alternative stuff like chiropractors, nutritional supplements and medicinal marijuana (oops did I just let that slip out... my bad! Just kidding!).

Thank you for all of you who have been praying, I really appreciate it!

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