Headache 360- A Severe 15 Year Headache... A Prolonged Recovery And A Light At The End Of The Tunnel

06/06/22 • 59 min

Christa discusses her severe headaches following multiple head traumas and systemic diseases, as well as how her debilitating headache pain affected her life and the lives of her family. She also discusses her prolonged recovery from headache surgery (nerve decompression surgery) and her life during and after her recovery.

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Headache 360- "I am headache free".... A Headache Story

Christine McCollum speaks with Dr. Lowenstein about her headache journey, beginning with the onset of her concerning symptoms, through the myriad of doctors and medications that did not work, and to her eventual relief and present-day life.

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Headache 360- The Diagnosis Problem

Headache diagnoses often don't correspond to headache CAUSE and therefore can be confusing. The diagnosis that is given to a patient is often made on a subjective basis, encompassing features of the headache such as timing and associated symptoms. Dr. Lowenstein discusses the similarities in causes of headaches, which can often be successfully treated with nerve decompression surgery regardless of the diagnosis.