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miamizsun

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Posted: Aug 31, 2024 - 7:16am

kurtster

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Location: where fear is not a virtue
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Posted: Aug 30, 2024 - 2:15pm

Proclivities wrote:

kurtster wrote:

Having an Aural Migraine. They are getting more frequent and the visual distortions are getter bigger and more plentiful.

I get those once in a while. It seems like it might be a blood sugar issue for me - I don't eat breakfast often, and some days I skip lunch. If I do that the day after I've only had a minimal dinner, I may start to get that tunnel vision and see spots. If I eat something - especially something with protein and sugar (like Lance Peanut Butter-Cheese crackers), and take some aspirin, it usually abates after a few minutes, though I still feel dizzy for a while after. After that I make a point of eating something substantial.

Some days I skip eating entirely, other than coffee. Just don't feel like eating. So I am sure that my glucose is a big rollercoaster ride. My circadian clock was smashed during my transplant. I orient myself around the two days I work every week (Tues and Thurs) and everything else happens when it happens, eating, sleeping if I have enough energy to accomplish something. It is more momentum than anything else. I ride it like managing a manic depression. Since dentures, food has taken on a whole new meaning. It's just sustenance now. To make sure I get some regular level of nutrition I take the Fruits and Veggies supplements and some Tartary Buckwheat everyday.

Its over now, feeling kinda annoyed and addled for the hangover and that is going away slowly. I pigged out on chicken the night before and slept 11 hours until 1 this afternoon. Probably do another album and then crash around 8 for a couple of hours and then be up all night ripping till around 4 or 5 then crash, rinse and repeat. Might even eat something but I am not hungry at all.

And so it goes.

kurtster

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Posted: Aug 30, 2024 - 1:16pm

Steely_D wrote:

kurtster wrote:

Having an Aural Migraine. They are getting more frequent and the visual distortions are getter bigger and more plentiful.

I couldn't figure out what triggers mine, but sometimes it's stress. Had five in a day when I became director of a cluster of clinics. Had to tell them not to give me any work that required me to see what I was doing. Talking/listening was still on the table, but couldn't read/write for a while.
But I also get them out of the blue. Used to be followed by a massive, incapacitating headache but, somehow, that stopped happening. There are some suggestions that tofu (!) a couple of times a week might help, but I think that's mostly for hormone-induced ones near periods. Still, a consideration.

Had them for years since my 20's. No pain, never had any, nor a secondary headache afterwards. The stress load has been at its highest in many years though. Also seem to be kicking in more since I started my IVIG's. Coincidence ? I do not believe in coincidences. The IVIG is the most recent change in my long term ongoing regime. Only introduce something new one at a time so changes can be noticed, if any. Not to be ignored. I'll mention this at my next treatment.

I take some Advil every once in awhile and it seems to help.

Proclivities

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Posted: Aug 30, 2024 - 1:13pm

kurtster wrote:

Having an Aural Migraine. They are getting more frequent and the visual distortions are getter bigger and more plentiful.

Steely_D

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Location: Biscayne Bay
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Posted: Aug 30, 2024 - 12:48pm

kurtster wrote:

Having an Aural Migraine. They are getting more frequent and the visual distortions are getter bigger and more plentiful.

I couldn't figure out what triggers mine, but sometimes it's stress. Had five in a day when I became director of a cluster of clinics. Had to tell them not to give me any work that required me to see what I was doing. Talking/listening was still on the table, but couldn't read/write for a while.
But I also get them out of the blue. Used to be followed by a massive, incapacitating headache but, somehow, that stopped happening.

There are some suggestions that tofu (!) a couple of times a week might help, but I think that's mostly for hormone-induced ones near periods. Still, a consideration.

kurtster

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Posted: Aug 30, 2024 - 12:44pm
Having an Aural Migraine. They are getting more frequent and the visual distortions are getter bigger and more plentiful.

miamizsun

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Posted: Aug 25, 2024 - 7:42am

DaveInSaoMiguel wrote:

More fun stuff: A few months ago I had Prostatitis which made my PSA go up. However after it was resolved instead of coming back down to normal my PSA kept going up. So after 2 Ultrasounds showed calcium deposits from the Prostatitis they were otherwise inconclusive I had an MRI and it found 2 "structures" >13mm but couldn't determine whether it is cancer or not. Was rated PI-RADS3 which means its Biopsy time. So Thursday had a Targeted Needle Biopsy and they took 16 core samples. Now just waiting for the lab results. If it comes back cancer that will likely mean no more prostate. Getting old has been so much fun lately ....

keep kickin dave

kurtster

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Posted: Aug 24, 2024 - 7:38pm

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Posted: Aug 24, 2024 - 7:32pm

DaveInSaoMiguel wrote:

Stay strong Dave.

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Posted: Aug 24, 2024 - 5:38pm

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oldviolin

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Posted: Aug 24, 2024 - 1:42pm

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DaveInSaoMiguel

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Location: No longer in a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA
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Posted: Aug 24, 2024 - 11:20am

Isabeau

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Location: sou' tex
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Posted: Aug 3, 2024 - 4:03pm

DaveInSaoMiguel wrote:

Saw the 2nd Neurosurgeon yesterday. He gave a different reading of the MRI than the first one. This one saysthe growth is just a 'harmless' Lipoma and is not attached to the spine but is over it and that it has nothing to do with my symptoms. He said any general sturgeon can remove it. He said the problem is the lowest cervical disc is the main problem though most of the disc suffer from degenerative disc. He said the only way to fix it is to cut out part of the vertebrae and replace it with a man-made spacer. He told me to put it off as long as possible due to the risks involved. He has me doing physical therapy twice a week for 5 weeks and then a nerve conductivity test. He thinks I have 3-4 years before the surgery will have to be done unless the symptoms get worse to where I have trouble walking etc. Getting old is so much fun!

And it ain't for wimps. Sending healing vibes!

kurtster

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Posted: Aug 3, 2024 - 11:25am

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oldviolin

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Posted: Aug 3, 2024 - 11:19am

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Steely_D

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Posted: Aug 3, 2024 - 11:09am

DaveInSaoMiguel wrote:

Well, although not great, that's a hell of a lot better. Whew.

DaveInSaoMiguel

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Posted: Aug 3, 2024 - 10:43am

Isabeau

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Location: sou' tex
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Posted: Jul 31, 2024 - 5:13pm
DaveInSaoMiguel wrote: Had the consult with the surgeon yesterday. He is sending me to a different neurosurgeon who I am seeing Aug 1 along with getting another MRI. He didn't order a biopsy. Good Luck!

GeneP59

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Location: On the edge of tomorrow looking back at yesterday.
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Posted: Jul 30, 2024 - 9:37am
DaveInSaoMiguel wrote: Had the consult with the surgeon yesterday. He is sending me to a different neurosurgeon who I am seeing Aug 1 along with getting another MRI. He didn't order a biopsy. Best of luck!

DaveInSaoMiguel

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Location: No longer in a hovel in effluent Damnville, VA
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Posted: Jul 30, 2024 - 3:18am
Had the consult with the surgeon yesterday. He is sending me to a different neurosurgeon who I am seeing Aug 1 along with getting another MRI. He didn't order a biopsy.

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