Arkansas doctors

[Guest guest]

Hi!

I recently moved to Little Rock,Ar from NY State and I'm struggling

to find the right primary care doctor. I go to the Arkansas Headache

Clinic in Sherwood,AR. to see Dr. Money. He isn't a pain specialist

so this week I'm going to Dr.Schultz in No. Little Rock, who is.

That's not so far from Searcy, but still a ways from Texarcana. Have

you thought about trying someone in Dallas? They must have a slew of

pain specialists,and it looks closer on the map than anything in

Arkansas.

I guess I should introduce myself: I'm Sue and I've had bad headaches

since I woke up from brain surgery in 1997. I have a basilar tip

aneurysm that was filled in with Gugliemi Detatchable coils...I call

them GD Coils...(fill in the initials any way you want,I do)...since

then,the coils have compacted and changed shape,causing a slew of

problems.Now I've got terrible head pain that stays with me daily and

sometimes the cure is worse than the pain.In the past year I've been

on Lyrica and methadone and morphine to battle the pain.The Lyrica is

newer for me. I wish the docs could find a drug that keeps me from

gaining weight instead of the kind that does.Since I've been on

Lyrica I've gained at least 40 pounds.The more I take,the more my

hands and feet swell from edema. Last week at the doctors office they

told me I gained 9 lbs in one week! That's impossible! I

thought....until the following appt with another doctor for

tests,they weighed me and I'd lost 13 pounds.So,it's been a

rollercoaster ride lately.I decided to reach out to a support group

to help through these latest trials.That's my story so far.Thank you

for letting me join this group.

Sue

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group Sue. I'm sorry you're having such a bad time. The head

stuff sounds awful!

I went on Lyrica four days ago, and I am already seeing a difference in my pain

levels, even though I am only taking 50 mg. Are you taking it for fibromyalgia

or for the head pain? It's a brand new drug and expensive, because there's no

generic.

Again, welcome. I look forward to talking with you!

Chelle