Migraines and Doktors…
There must be a lot of doctors with unique names in Calgary. The other day we noticed a Dr. Doktor. There’s an excellent chiropractor by the name of Dr. Kricken (you know, as in Krickin-the-neck?). And let us not forget the dentist Dr. Chipuer (not sure if I have the spelling right, but it sounds like “Chip-yer…”).
Anyway, this prologue about doctor’s names has nothing to do with this note, except that I thought I’d give a migraine update for those that are interested. They’re the same as always! There, aren’t you glad I took the time to write?
Actually, over the past few months I’ve forced myself to do more research on migraine by developing a website on the subject. If you know anyone who gets headaches, tell them to check out Relieve-migraine-headache.com. (The website is already in the top 6% most visited sites on the internet.) Anyway, my research has certainly shed new light on the topic, even though it hasn’t brought about drastic improvements yet.
For example, did you know that migraine is now believed to be a genetically based disease? Did you know that migraine is not always accompanied by a headache? I’ve had migraine attacks with no headache myself.
For a few months I’m going to try a supplement that has a lot of migraine research behind it, known as MigreLief. It’s just a combination of riboflavin, magnesium (which has been shown to be low in migraine patients), and feverfew (a well known herbal remedy). Nothing too drastic, but the research has shown that it helps lots of people. If it doesn’t help me, it still might help you! 🙂
There are other things I’m trying too, so we’ll see what happens. Meanwhile, it’s back to work after about a week or so off over the holidays, pain or no pain. 🙂 We’re busy catching up with everything that piled up over the holidays. If you’d like to “see” our holidays, take a look at our new photo gallery. You can even leave your comments about a picture, if you’d like. We like to be interactive around here!
Hannah got a beautiful doll by Zapf Creations. If you’re looking for a great quality doll, we’re selling one almost exactly the same on eBay. The auction ends on the 13th, so if you know anyone who would be interested, point it out to them. Hannah loves it. [The auction is over now, of course]
Have a great 2004, and remember a loving Father is in control!