Posted by Dennis O'C (207.70.186.62) on August 11, 1999 at 02:59:43:
In Reply to: German CH website / research on CHer origins posted by gary g on August 11, 1999 at 01:09:36:
I'm looking for my Greek dictionary to understand what you just said! JUST KIDDING!
I appeciate your grounded approach to our search for stillness. While I on the other hand go for the distraction of humor.
That aside...I have been scouring the posted archives here for a clarity on the distiction of "chronic" vs "episodic" CH. And I figger you may have some insights which would be valuable. I would have e-mailed this but I think others may also need to share some info.
Hereafter this two-fingered typist will proclaim : C = chronic....E = episodic (...uhh and MC squared)
The term "cluster" presupposes a period of regular intervals...which means a pain -no pain time structure. Soooo...
- Does C mean the headaches NEVER stop? I found one post 1-21-99 about a kid that had been in constant pain for 12 yrs (24/7)...To which Dawn and Linda B repied, both 24/7's, Linda for 25 years! OUCH indeed!
- Some folks say "after _ years of being E, I'm now C" Whats up with that? Scares the hell out of this E guy!
- Is the distiction between C and E that the E folks, like myself get a couple months of vacation between dancing lessons.
- Wouldn't this greatly affect the medication issues? A C certainly would have different needs than a E. Seems the C would be seeking daily maintenance while the E just (I don't use that term lightly) needs something once and a while.
- Before realizing there were Cs, I couldn't understand how some peoples lives were STOPPED cold by these headaches which for me and other Es are presently (fingeres hurt from being crossed) an infrequent nightmare a couple months a year. Obviously we Es know not of what we speak if we downplay the severity of a Cs posts.
- Wouldn't the existence of Cs screw up the data which ties clusters to changes in astonomical positioning?
PS: I liked your reply to my much misunderstood Rumplestiltkin posting.
I'll shut up and listen now