Category Archives: My Story
Closer to Fine
Last month, I hit the seven year mark with NDPH. I also reached my 40th Birthday. I didn’t really want to celebrate either of them. Do you blame me? I’m still being treated for Lyme (one year and four months). … Continue reading
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Thankfully Recovering
It has been 11 months since I was diagnosed with Lyme and nearly 7 years since my New Daily Persistent Headache began. I think I am finally recovering. I think I am ready to rebuild my health. I still have … Continue reading
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Up and Down and Down Again
Over the past couple of months I’ve had relief from my head pain. I’ve been making plans to get back to my life. I’ve been thinking ahead, not just considering how to get through the day. Most of my Lyme … Continue reading
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Lyme, NDPH or Both?
I’m two months and two weeks into my treatment for Lyme Disease. My headache (which I would have had for 6 years this week) is slowly diminishing. I have head-pain free days. I have days that are mostly pain free, … Continue reading
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New Year, New Diagnosis
On New Year’s Eve, my doctor called with the results of my most recent blood tests. The past few months have been difficult for me. In addition to the headaches, I began getting twitches, buzzing, creepy nerve feelings in my … Continue reading
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Stress, Anxiety and Headaches
Are we underestimating the role of stress in New Daily Persistent Headache? One of the first things my doctor asked before giving me a diagnosis was “Were you under a lot of stress before the onset?” I answered “I don’t … Continue reading
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Weak and Invincible
Weird title? I know. Living with this headache is weird and horrible, but on some levels, I feel invincible. I have made it through 5 1/2 years of almost constant pain. There are days that I think I can handle … Continue reading
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My NDPH Update
The New Pup There is really good reason I haven’t been around for a bit. Unfortunately, it is not because I am cured of NDPH. It’s because I have taken on a freelance writing job that is a bit more … Continue reading
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Spinning Around
In my mind, my life has always been spinning. Around and around I go. The same thing happens again and again and again. At least that is how it seems. It just keeps spinning. Sometimes spinning is fun, like the … Continue reading
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Can NDPH be Cured?
Ever since this awful headache first began nearly 5 years ago, I’ve held on to the belief that it would leave me just as rapidly as it arrived. We are all looking for a cure for our pain, or even … Continue reading
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