seeking joy in a life with chronic migraine, chronic daily headache and chronic illness
It’s been 12 years since my first appointment with a headache specialist. Going with Hart when he saw a specialist for the first time a few weeks ago provided an interesting perspective. Hart had a spike in his migraine frequency significant enough that we were both worried. (We figured out it’s due to an unrelated… Continue reading A First Visit to a Headache Specialist
The Migraine Research Foundation has released updated lists of doctors certified in headache management, including a list of doctors who treat children. Anyone can hang a shingle saying they are a headache specialist, even without any special training. MRF’s lists only include doctors who have passed a certification exam verifying their knowledge of headache medicine.… Continue reading Directories of Headache Specialists for Adults, Children
Have a question for a headache specialist? Robert Cowan, MD, director of the Stanford Headache Clinic and a lifelong migraineur, wants to answer them. Submit your questions by 5 p.m. Pacific time on Friday, March 8, by tweeting with the hashtag #AskSUMed or commenting on the Scope blog post: Ask Stanford Med: Director of Stanford Headache… Continue reading Ask a Headache Specialist: Stanford Headache Clinic Director Taking Your Questions
Migraine Awareness Month Blogging Challenge #19: “The Match Game” — Describe your perfect doctor to treat your migraines. My ideal migraine doctor attended Hogwarts and then completed four years at a top-notch magical medical school. After a four-year residency in neurology, she did a two-year fellowship in headache medicine at the world’s best magical headache… Continue reading My Ideal Headache Specialist
New Headache Specialist I saw the headache specialist several readers have recommended and really liked him. After more than two hours with me (we had to schedule a second appointment to fit it all in!) he speculated that some of my headaches are actually caused by new daily persistent headache. In the past, my chronic… Continue reading What’s With My Head: New Headache Specialist, Menstrual Migraine, Allergies & Reading