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Topic: Neuro Lyme or artery dissection?

sonee123
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Member # 18632

posted

Hi,

I have lyme for over a decade and have neuro Lyme symptoms. I have been posting about my violent headache episodes since Thursday.

Yesterday i was admitted in the hospital because neurologist is suspecting artery dissection is the cause for these headaches.

Since i am pregnant they have not done an MRI with contrast to be 100% but for some reason i am not convinced that i am having artery dissection because i have no sign or symptoms of stroke thank God.

However i suspect Lyme or some sort of co infection or bacteria for these violent attacks. Not sure if Lyme can cause such disabling headaches which i never experienced before ever.

Been in hospital two days and they are giving me a very low dose blood thinner since i am pregnant and one thing which has helped me tremendously is Oxygen mask. Its so helpful when attacks are onset.

Are Lyme symptoms better with Oxygen??

Your thoughts are appreciated. Thanks

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May God Bless you, answer your prayers, relieve you of your pain and make you stronger than what you are today. Ameen.

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Lymetoo
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Member # 743

posted

Have your doctors thought of trigeminal neuralgia? Sounds like a nerve pain.

If that is it, I don't know if oxygen would help it. I think oxygen in general does help pain. Not sure.

I hope they can find out the cause very soon!!!

[group hug]

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Lymetoo
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Member # 743

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Originally posted by Lymetoo:

Have your doctors thought of trigeminal neuralgia? Sounds like a nerve pain.

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Opinions, not medical advice!

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opus2828
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Member # 15407

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I think oxygen helps cluster headaches. I don't know much about them but heard the pain can be intense, sudden and multiple times a day as attacks.

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Lymetoo
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Member # 743

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I wondered about cluster headaches.

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