Posted by gary g (209.187.113.64) on November 06, 1999 at 17:18:29:
In Reply to: Emergency Room Doctor says must be Cluster posted by darby on November 06, 1999 at 11:03:10:
IF you are saying that you've developed a sharp localized pain that CONTINUES for many hours, which is how I read your post, it very likely isn't cluster headache-
also - usually the first attacks of CH are relatively mild - if you have a brand new pain that is persistently excruciating at the very beginning, that is another cause to suspect CH diagnosis
read the descriptions of CH in the medical info, and cluster quiz, accessed with the buttons at left of screen
please keep after the question until YOU are sure what the problem is
IF it IS Cluster Headache - this is the place to get just about all the info available FIRST thru reading the links at left, then thru questions here on the board
IF it ISN'T cluster headache - this isn't the best place for you - not because we're mean, but because this is a specialty site for CH, and most of us only, really, know about CH
good luck, do your reading & be SURE you get the right care
if you determine you do have CH -
STICK AROUND YOU'LL NEED THIS SITE !