Doc's Cluster Headache Journal

Friday, January 29, 1999

January 29, 1999 :: 2:55 a.m.

2:55 a.m.

Woke me up to come and do the bathtub thing.

Woke up at 2:45 and wrote that it was a level 3 (on the calendar) but by the time he woke me it got to a level 5. Seemed to get bad and then drop off pretty quickly (by 3:15).

**Another one about 6:30 a.m. Same as before. Fell asleep in the tub.

Wednesday, January 27, 1999

January 27, 1999

Had a mild cluster all day.

Smacked his head into the corner of the coffee table tonight and that brought on a "regular" headache on top of the cluster.

Nausea, hurts to move head, etc.

Sunday, January 24, 1999

January 24, 1999

Had "2" while out looking for places to get married (afternoon).

It went away fairly quickly.

Was able to find "The Spot" today.

Saturday, January 23, 1999

January 23, 1999

Had a "2" or "3" mid-morning.

Had another in the movie theatre while we were seeing "Virus" -- another "2" or "3".

Found The Spot.

Thursday, January 21, 1999

January 21, 1999

Mild ones all week.

Came home today with a "4" but it fell off quickly (from work)

Sunday, January 17, 1999

January 17, 1999 :: 1:00 a.m.

1:00 a.m. Cluster Headache

"8" on a scale of 10

Lasted longer. Nothing seemed to help.

Katy writes: Aleve kicked in to soothe it after 45 minutes or so.
Doc writes: Doc says it just ended.

Scream, cry, pace. Scary.

Friday, January 15, 1999

January 15, 1999 :: 12: 30 a.m.

12:30 a.m. Cluster Headache

"6" on a scale of 10.

Didn't last too long; rubbing his neck seemed to dissipate it. Bath helped.

Thursday, January 14, 1999

Very first post.

I've actually started this blog in the fall of 2005. Back in 1999 when I began the paper journal, there really wasn't any such thing as a blog yet, per se. So the vast majority of these entries are going to be backdated.