Gingergrrl
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Although I've had headaches in the past when I used to take Florinef and some other meds, I have recently been having them close to every single day.
These headaches started after I had an IV saline treatment on 11/6 which ended in me being rushed to the ER with what we think was flash pulmonary edema and possibly cerebral edema. I've posted a lot about it (and don't want to bore everyone!) but the headaches are concerning me.
Initially the headaches included pressure behind my right eye but that has gone away. Now the headaches, besides the pain itself, feel like pressure in my entire head as if my head and ears are full of cotton or the way you feel on an airplane.
I talked to my doctors and they don't think it is connected to the saline since so much time as passed (and I am not saying they are wrong) and just trying to figure it out. I am wondering if the saline slightly injured my brain and it is slow to recover?
I also read a link that someone sent me to Cort Johnson's blog which said that many PWC's have increased inter-cranial pressure. If that is the case, then it seems like others would have had this horrible reaction to saline besides me.
My doctor said I could do an MRI of my brain to assess the headaches but to check inter-cranial pressure, I would need a spinal tap which I really do NOT want!!! I am hoping they will just go away on their own. Plus it would not make sense for me to take a diuretic when I have low blood volume!
I do not ever have high BP and even lying flat, my BP remains very low so this is not any part of the issue.
Has anyone else had this?
These headaches started after I had an IV saline treatment on 11/6 which ended in me being rushed to the ER with what we think was flash pulmonary edema and possibly cerebral edema. I've posted a lot about it (and don't want to bore everyone!) but the headaches are concerning me.
Initially the headaches included pressure behind my right eye but that has gone away. Now the headaches, besides the pain itself, feel like pressure in my entire head as if my head and ears are full of cotton or the way you feel on an airplane.
I talked to my doctors and they don't think it is connected to the saline since so much time as passed (and I am not saying they are wrong) and just trying to figure it out. I am wondering if the saline slightly injured my brain and it is slow to recover?
I also read a link that someone sent me to Cort Johnson's blog which said that many PWC's have increased inter-cranial pressure. If that is the case, then it seems like others would have had this horrible reaction to saline besides me.
My doctor said I could do an MRI of my brain to assess the headaches but to check inter-cranial pressure, I would need a spinal tap which I really do NOT want!!! I am hoping they will just go away on their own. Plus it would not make sense for me to take a diuretic when I have low blood volume!
I do not ever have high BP and even lying flat, my BP remains very low so this is not any part of the issue.
Has anyone else had this?