RE: At least I'm not passing out!!!

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Sue,

I've been getting acupuncture done for about 9 weeks now and I've had no

migraines in 3.5 weeks. I was having 5-6 severe migraines a week prior

to beginning this treatment, and there was discussion of putting me on

Depakote, a path I really didn't want to travel.

It might be worth it to look into " alternative " treatment for your

migraines. I was not willing to commit to a life on drugs with a whole

collection of nasty side effects and questionable long-term safety until

I turned over every stone, and it's too early to say the migraines are

gone for good but I really do feel that a cloud has been lifted from my

life.

To answer your question: migraines or kidney stones -- MIGRAINES. At

least there's medicine that works to take them away. The kidney stones,

you just suffer (and suffer I did!)

Ziobro

Open RNY 09/17/01 125 cm bypass

310/127/141 (goal 160)

Then/lowest/now

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At least I'm not passing out!!!

But I am always blowing in the wind )

Seriously though folks...here's my problem du jour.

Been having bad lower back pain for well over a week now, getting

progressively worse. But yet not like any back pain I've had before.

It just plain hurts to move. If I stay still it's ok, but any movement

hurts. And yes, that includes even straining for a BM.

Anywho, I asked our PA at work, what the heck was it that was kicking me

in the back? Was that where my kidneys were? Was I getting an

infection? He said no, my kidneys were more out to the sides, this was

where my ureters were. He pauses, says... " have you ever had kidney

stones? "

Let me add here that besides his wife, I'm the only other person

knows who takes Topamax for migraines. At this point you could audibly

hear the light bulb turn on. I said to him, " I'm screwed, aren't I? "

He said, yup, it's the topamax. So what now? No topamax and I get

migraines. I've found that days that I've missed it by accident the

headaches have come roaring back. So it seems I must take it as it's

the only thing that works. And I'm really ok with taking pills, that's

not the problem. Here's the problem.

The bottle says to take with a full glass of water. And again, I don't

have a problem with water. I drink about a gallon a day. But I have a

theory about me. Tell me if it's stupid or not.

You see, now when I get full, or feel food in me, I feel it in my lower

abdomen. So I believe that while my pouch is still fine, and my opening

to my pouch is just dandy (as told by the times I get food stuck) I

think that I probably empty quickly. Again, because of where I feel

full, the amount of food I can now eat, and what it takes for me to puke

now (it's not as easy as it once was...seems it has to travel from my

toes!)

So when I take my meds, I take them with just a swallow of water. I

don't drink 8 or 12 ounces of water with them because I don't want to

wash them out of my pouch. I want them to hang around there and at

least have a chance to absorb just a little before passing through on

their journey. I've never seen any floating around in the toilet, but I

must confess that I haven't actively looked either!

So chances are that this unrelenting back pain is some sort of kidney

stone formation or passing...and it is somewhat self induced. Hmmm,

just thought about it too, I just increased the dosage of topamax about

2 weeks ago and it's been over a week that I've had this back pain.

Guess they are working!

Ok, when will this pain go away?

Do you think my theory is correct? (I don't get an UGI till Oct)

Can my meds get absorbed ok in the GI tract? (150 cm bypassed)

Which would you rather have, migraine or kidney stones?

Sue

Open RNY 10/26/98

From 500 lbs to 158

Dr Barry L Fisher

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