Forum for fellow migraine sufferers

And the cause has been identified! I had three herniated discs in my back and they were putting a tremendous amount of pressure on several nerves. My neurosurgeon identified this as the cause of my migraines and since I had my first back surgery to fix that problem, the only migraines have been at the time of my cycle. My surgeon said that this problem with my back has been present for years and been progressively getting worse. It really is amazing the problems that ailments in different parts of of our bodies can cause in other places. I am off all preventative meds and have my Zomig and Amerge to take whe I need it.

I will be having another back surgery in the morning at 11:00. The disc at the L5-S1 level has herniated again and is pressing on the Scaitic nerve causing tingling and occassional numbness and a lot of pain in my lower back, hip, and left leg. They are going to be doing a partial laminectomy. I had the first back surgery in September and they did a partial laminectomy on the discs at levels L3-L4, L4-L5, and L5-S1.I was having pain so bad before the first surgery that my left leg was 100% numb and I was in so much pain that I could barely even walk. I could barely getr out of bed. The surgery made a 100% difference. My doctor said that it is actually quite common for a disc to rupture again after surgery once on it. I know I will feel so much better after my surgery so I will be able to enjoy the holidays. I have complete faith in my surgeon. He’s the chief of neurosurgery here so that helps to reassure me that everything will go fine tommorrow.