“I turn 40 next month. Migraine has devoured my 30s and most of my 20s. I’m so sick of it. And I’m so tired,” I said to my headache specialist through tears at my appointment last week. My words are unsurprising given the grief I’ve…
Reader Joanell Serra wrote this thoughtful essay about her neurologist as a guest post for The Daily Headache. Injection-able Moments By Joanell Serra If you met my doctor in a coffee shop, you might guess he’s a bartender, or a school teacher. Not a renowned neurologist….
Energizing and encouraging are the words I’d use to describe the American Headache Society’s symposium last week/weekend. The opening remarks on Thursday morning actually made me cry. After the AHS president, Dr. Lawrence Newman, shared his heartfelt frustrations with migraine treatment and gave an impassioned…
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…
Despite my terrible experience last week, most of my experiences with doctors have been excellent. After such a negative post, I want to highlight some of the great doctors I’ve encountered. There’s the doctor who held my hand, looked me in the eye and told…