It was never perfect. As I mentioned, I was still having more headaches than the neurologist wanted me to have. She said that I should only have 1 or 2 a month and I was averaging 3 a week. Sometimes I could go for 10 days without a headache and sometimes I'd have one every day for an entire week. But I felt like they were manageable so I didn't complain.
When I moved to Layton I renewed my prescription with my new doctor. He too was upset that the Verapamil wasn't working better. But didn't really suggest any alternatives. Well, that's not entirely true - he suggest we look into one option - removing my tonsils. Said it MAY provide relief. Thought that my migraines may be a result of sleep apnea and we could do a sleep study where I come into the hospital and sleep attached to a bunch of tubes for a few nights to test my blood oxygen levels for a few nights to see if this is true. Obviously I'm concerned about cost. But I'm also concerned - how much sleep will I actually get if I'm connected to a whole bunch of tubes all night long? And in addition to that - remember the neurologist I visited years ago? She had a big beautiful chart hanging in her office about the signs and symptoms of sleep apnea and how they relate to headaches - I have none of these.
The doctor also warns that at my age it would be very dangerous. I didn't believe it was worth the risk.
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