Posted by JerryLee on April 23, 1999 at 03:40:20:
I have noticed something during this episode. Maybe its because I have 02 which works for me, I have an information sight I can go to, and I have a lot of years to reflect on. Been there done that. This time I have watched people and there reactions to my plight.
So here we go. I think the term headache is probably , no absolutely the way wrong terminology for what this illness is. People automatically think headache! there are rare instants when you run into an open minded, intelligent person who graps the outer edges. But nine out of ten times its "oh I've had those" or, "its your preception of pain" or, the ya right look. Headache. I've had horrible sinus headaches,I've had hidious hangover headaches, I've had stress headaches. I was stomped as a child with terriable earaches. But nothing compares to these cluster seizures? I no longer refere to them as headaches. Just," cluster attacks, Its a neuro disorder".That seems to get some very astonished looks, and a little more of an understanding as to what I am going through. Although the truth is that I could really care less what most people think anyway. But I work in a Factory in the QA department and interact with many people ever day, so this is how I concluded to handle it. This aint no stinking headache man! its a total emplosion!, its not standing on the edge, it's hanging over the edge trying to hold on for all it's worth! By the way, my kids and my wife cannot keep from laughing when I do darth vader during my 02.{ After about seven minutes, when I start feeling better of course}
. Remember, cluster attacks.
It's a neuro disoder.
later,
JerryLee