How do you get rid of a tension headache? I got moved to a stressful spot at work about to be short staffed again. I found out a couple days ago my sister fucked my ex bf. The rent a utilities and medical bill stole my paycheck today. My head hurts. I need help! #headpain #stress #prayforme #amen 🙏
“Beyond #HeadPain, the #book details that #migraine can cause #vestibular symptoms, auditory symptoms, motor symptoms, #cognitive symptoms & more. Personal stories are given to highlight the very diff way that migraine can affect us": buff.ly/leQNla6
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#ChronicPain
"Up to 70% of #children with #AbdominalMigraine go on to develop migraine with #HeadPain later in life..Maddy’s journey with migraine began at..4..she eventually outgrew them, but by 13 she was suffering from chronic #migraine.": buff.ly/LUHPyAu
#ChronicIllness
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“In this bid for a #painless life, I stop drinking coffee, hydrate diligently, start sleeping early..I try to find spaces and shapes that are habitable, to make myself a discrete, contained self.": buff.ly/LypBfJp
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"Up to 70% of #children with #AbdominalMigraine go on to develop migraine with #HeadPain later in life..Maddy’s journey with migraine began at..4..she eventually outgrew them, but by 13 she was #suffering from chronic #migraine.": buff.ly/AT5rNJh
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“I don't care who is doing better than me. I am doing better than i(sic) was last year. It's me vs me.”
My #recovery from #NeckPain, #migraine & #headache #ChronicPain #NerveSurgeries, after 10+ years of #excruciating to #debilitating
#HeadPain.
This is #MyJourney...
“I don't care who is doing better than me. I am doing better than I was last year.
It's me vs me.”
…and that is #MyTruth.
(Image 1/4 of my update posted originally on my Facebook page.) One day shy of six weeks post-op update: I've had plenty of head/neck #pain and #headaches come and go (#AcutePain, I hope) during my first six weeks of post-op #recovery, but I don't think I've had any "true #migraines." That doesn't mean l've not had any #ExcruciatingPain - because I have - but it's been "different pain," mostly, I think. Two of the hardest parts of my remaining recovery (three months & one year time frames are the two major time measurements my surgeon uses to gauge progress and success/failure) from #NeckPain, #migraine & #headache #ChronicPain head #nerve surgeries include: (1) trying to figure out if the pain/s is/are the same or different versus before the head nerve surgeries…
(Image 2/4 of my update posted originally on my Facebook page.) …(I know that may sound weird but it's actually difficult, at times, because, sometimes, "pain is pain" - especially when one is experiencing pain in multiple places around the body) and (2) not allowing myself to be overwhelmed by frustrating and sometimes "scary" worrying if the pain/s is/are a sign the surgeries failed. (I hope that word salad is understandable - lol) So far, I think, the mental/psychological healing process has been as hard - if not harder - than the physical healing from the multiple nerve surgeries. (More on that in a future post...)
(Image 3/4 of my update posted originally on my Facebook page.) I have a telehealth follow up #appointment tomorrow and Marnie & I will head back to The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in a few more weeks for my three month post-op checkup. Keep your fingers crossed for me! I appreciate your ongoing support... Much love, —TMS.
(Image 4/4 of my update posted originally on my Facebook page is of a post I shared there which is credited to “MigraineMiracle.”) “Because migraines aren't just headaches — they're so much more. Migraines can take over your whole life... Stay strong, and take care” (Meme text follows; originally it was placed in a “burger” design.) “The migraine burger “Headache Sensitivity to smells Dizziness Aura Sensitivity to light Fatigue Nausea Neck pain” (Credit to:) “MigrainMiracle.”
“One day shy of six weeks” post-op update:
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My #recovery #update from #NeckPain, #migraine & #headache #ChronicPain #NerveSurgeries after 10+ years of #excruciating to #debilitating
#HeadPain.
This is #MyJourney...
Day 15 post-op update:
(Please see attached images for full update text over multiple posts beginning with this page.)
My #recovery #update from #NeckPain, #migraine & #headache #ChronicPain #NerveSurgeries after 10+ years of #excruciating to #debilitating
#HeadPain.
This is #MyJourney...
" #AbdominalMigraine is a type of #migraine that mostly affects #children, showing up as #StomachPain instead of the usual #HeadPain we think of with migraine. Diagnosing abdominal migraine in children can be difficult & stressful for the whole #family.": buff.ly/QYrbR6t
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Page 1/4 screenshots of a post on one of my other social media platforms… “12 days post-op update: Sorry for my absence the last few days. I've been battling a mouthful of sores (some kind of, undiagnosed, mouth infection, I believe) but, I think, I am on the mend, now. The incisions seem to be healing nicely. The big horizontal one is now sometimes/usually "tight" and sometimes itchy (good signs of healthy healing) and, relatively speaking, "barely noticeable," now. I still get some head pain - some in the same spots - but most of it feels "different" (still "bad," but "different") from pre-op — and that's a good sign! One potential spot of concern is a trigger point near to behind my right ear. That was my "worst" spot pre-op, so it may just take longer to recover. "Only time will tell," but I still have absolutely no - zero - regrets about having the surgeries done by Dr. Janis at OSUWMC.”
Page 2/4 screenshots of a post on one of my other social media platforms… “I believe I am ready to have the drain removed - but l'm going to give it another day to see how the numbers look before I submit to the surgeon to see if he agrees and approves it coming out. I've been battling unrelated preexisting chronic pain and lots of unrelated preexisting abdominal/GI issues. My pain management team at Broadlawns is working on my next steps plan by trying to get insurance to cooperate so they can begin treating these other painful issues and I am going to start a new search for a new-to-me abdominal/digestive/Gl specialist in the Des Moines area (I'm open to suggestions, excluding IDDC - IYKYK - and not Broadlawns because they don't have the in depth scope/ type of abdominal/digestive/GI services I am looking for). Overall, I believe, my recovery is going very well, especially when considering everything related to the surgeries and”
Page 3/4 screenshots of a post on one of my other social media platforms… “where I was a mere 14 days ago before the surgeries. Pleasant surprise/bonus: I sometimes even notice brief moments without any loud tinnitus in my ears. It has not lasted very long but it is a truly beautiful and wonderful thing to even get random breaks from it. I'm at day 12 of 365 days of recovery - only 353 days left until we know the final results/outcome of the surgeries - so it's still way too early to make any predictions but I can honestly say that I am very happy, so far, with my progress. I thank each and every single one of you for your support. Respectfully, Todd M. Stein -30-“
Page 4/4 screenshots of a post on one of my other social media platforms… Image of a sidewalk with cracks and a seedling growing up through a crack with the word “HOPE” in the background. (I do not own the image nor do I know who does. I sourced it from an internet search with Duck, Duck Go.)
Day 12 post-op update:
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My #recovery from #NeckPain, #migraine & #headache #ChronicPain #NerveSurgeries after 10+ years of #excruciating to #debilitating
#HeadPain.
This is #MyJourney...
What I actually looked like right after my #neckpain, #migraine and #headache #headpain #nervesurgeries…
What I think I probably looked like during my #neckpain, #migraine and #headache #headpain #nervesurgeries…
Screenshot 1/2 of a post on my personal Facebook page. “Day six post-op update: “We left Columbus, OH, and made it to Galesburg, IL. We plan on getting the rest of the way home in Des Moines, IA, sometime tomorrow. While nothing's "perfect," per say, and even though today was only day six post-op and I have another 359 days to go until the one year anniversary of the neck pain, migraine and headache head nerve surgeries, I had just last Wednesday, — 359 more days until we'll know, definitively, the final outcome/ results of all the nerve surgeries and even though I know l've had (and still get and may/will (most likely) continue getting) ups and downs with pain and other symptoms, I am so damn excited, grateful, happy, hopeful and renewed with my recovery's progress, so far...it's difficult to quit talking about, despite my "fear" of "jinxing it" and it's hard not to”…
Screenshot 2/2 of a post on my personal Facebook page. Day six post-op update/continued: …”let myself get too hopeful - I don't want to go through another pain related heartbreak...but, dog gone it - this is what happiness feels like. This is what having hope feels like. I had, basically, lost them a long time ago because of the excruciating to debilitating assorted chronic pain conditions and accompanying conditions. I'm so ready to reclaim my life. (But l'm trying not to get my hopes up, too much...) I also have to FORCE MYSELF not to overdo it and mess up my recovery. That means I'll "lose another summer" BUT, as I talked with Marnie Schweitzer Stein (my wife since 1998) about this earlier in the day, I'm trying to think of it not so much as "losing another summer," but "gaining a future." Thanks for your support. Have a great night -Todd M. Stein”
Day six post-op update:
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We left Columbus, OH, & made it to Galesburg , IL. We plan on getting the rest of the way home in Des Moines, IA, tomorrow...
My recovery from #NeckPain, #migraine & #headache #ChronicPain #NerveSurgeries after 10+ years of #HeadPain.
1/3: Day 5 post-op update:
I had my 1st scheduled post-op appointment today at @osuwexmed.bsky.social. Surgeon Dr. Janis is pleased with my recovery progress, so far. He said I am doing everything right in my attempts to make my recovery as smooth as possible.
(See pics for more info)
#HeadPain
“The diagnostic criteria for Occipital Neuralgia according to the IHS Classification ICHD-3 are: 1. Unilateral or bilateral pain in the distributions) of the greater, lesser and/or third occipital nerves and fulfilling criteria 2-5 2. Pain has at least two of the following three characteristics: • recurring in paroxysmal attacks lasting from a few seconds to minutes • severe in intensity • shooting, stabbing or sharp in quality 3. Pain is associated with both of the following: • dysaesthesia and/or allodynia apparent during innocuous stimulation of the scalp and/or hair either or both of the following: • a) tenderness over the affected nerve branches - b) trigger points at the emergence of the greater occipital nerve or in the distribution of C2”
“OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA AWARENESS”
“Chronic Migraine Awareness”
“The meaning of the Chronic Migraine Awareness ribbon-Established in 2011, the colors represent migraine and its comorbid conditions, such as: PURPLE- migraine, epilepsy, depression, lupus, alzheimers,fibromyalgia RED- heart disease,stroke. It also identifies 'chronic.’” “ARE YOU AWARE? CHRONIC MIGRAINE AWARENESS, INC. #CMAware #NotAlone”
Day 3 post-op update:
Recovery’s going well. #HeadPain is different, when present. It’s similar to the same in a couple spots but, mostly, my head is not my current primary/worst source/area of pain. It is far too premature to say the #migraine & #headache surgeries worked but I’m progressing nicely
Screenshot of a post on another platform. “When you say ‘I get headaches too,’ it tells me you don't actually understand my migraines. @thedailymigraine “
#headaches #headache #migraines #migraine #MigraineAndHeadacheAwarenessMonth #MigraineAndHeadacheAwareness #headpain #thedailymigraine
#FML I have a really bad #headache again. Ice and heat are not cutting it. I can't move my neck. #occipitalneuralgia #migraine #pain #chronicpain #chronicillness #chronicallyill #spoonie #fibromyalgia #inflammatoryarthritis #headpain #neckpain #musclespasm #brainfog #inflammation #arthritis
No one should suffer chronic head pain. Help Todd get relief with nerve surgery. HTTPS://GOFUND.ME/2558767A (Credit: Todd M. Stein)
GOFUND.ME/2558767A #YouCanHelp #HelpMe #ChronicHeadPain #ChronicPain #OccipitalNeuralgia #Migraine #Headache #HeadPain #NeckAche #NeckPain #Relief #NervePain #HeadSurgery #NerveSurgery #MigraineSurgery #OccipitalDecompressionSurgery at @osuwexmed.bsky.social
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Purple background, light purple circle with text inside: “I AM NOT IN PAIN BECAUSE I'M DEPRESSED. “I'M DEPRESSED BECAUSE I'M IN PAIN. “WHEN WILL THEY UNDERSTAND?” Credit, per the meme, to: “THE UNCHARGEABLES”
#Depressed #Depression
#OccipitalNeuralgia #NeckAche #NeckPain #NerveSurgery #Migraine #MigraineSurgery #Headache #HeadSurgery #HeadPain #HeadPainNerveSurgery
#HelpMe afford #surgery:
gofund.me/2558767a
#HelpMeGetMyLifeBack
#LifeInPain #MyPainMatters #PainChangesPeople #ChronicPainChangesEverything
#ChronicPain
#OccipitalNeuralgia #Migraine
#Headache
#OccipitalDecompressionSurgery
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#JunelsNationalMigraineHeadacheAwarenessMonth
Left side of screen: “I MISS ME the old me. the happy me the bright me. the smiling me. the laughing me. the gone me.” Top right screen: “Will you, please, help me find the HAPPY me, again?” Middle of screen with flyer I created: “No one should SUFFER CHRONIC HEAD PAIN “WILL YOU HELP TODD STEIN GET HEAD PAIN NERVE SURGERY?” Bottom right screen: “https://gofund.me/2558767a” (Note: my surgeries will be performed at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center & that’s why they’re included on the meme: to give them credit and thanks, in advance, for being my nerve surgical staff responsible for treating me in June 2025.)
#ImAskingForYourHelp #AskingForHelp #OccipitalNeuralgia #HeadPain #NeckPain #Headaches #Neckaches #Migraine #Migraines
#NerveSurgery #HeadSurgery #OccipitalDecompressionSurgery #HeadPainSurgery #HeadacheSurgery #MigraineSurgery #ChronicPain #LifeInPain
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I’m humbly asking for your help. More details & a secure way to donate, should you decide to do so, are available at this link…
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#HeadPain #HeadPains #Headache #Headaches #NeckAche #NeckAches #OccipitalNeuralgia #MigraineSurgery #HeadPainNerveSurgery
#OccipitalDecompressionSurgery
(Left side, white background.) “No one should SUFFER CHRONIC HEAD PAIN “WILL YOU HELP TODD STEIN GET HEAD PAIN NERVE SURGERY?” (“Occipital Neuralgia Fighter” meme/logo) (“NATIONAL MIGRAINE & HEADACHE AWARENESS MONTH (is June) meme/logo) (Right side has four graphics demonstrating the occipital nerves and how nerve surgery may look. At the bottom of the right side is “THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER” since that’s where I am getting my surgeries.) ((( added info: you can read more and/or donate securely at https://gofund.me/f434076d )))
“OCCIPITAL NEURALGIA” “NERVE DECOMPRESSION SURGERY” (Right side is a picture of the back of a female’s neck and head with visible sharpie guidelines/marks and surgical scars/stitching from closing the surgery site. There is also a visible drainage tube coming out of the lower center of the patient’s head down into their shirt where we assume is a collection vessel.) ((( added info: you can read more and/or donate securely at https://gofund.me/f434076d )))
I never thought I'd need to ask for help, but I truly do. My upcoming out of state #HeadPain & #NeckPain #NerveSurgery could change everything for my family & me. Please donate. Every dollar counts! gofund.me/e632e992 #OccipitalNeuralgia #Headache #Migraine #NeckAche #ChronicPain #NerveDecompression
I've been battling #ChronicPain for years, & I'm finally scheduled for life-changing #HeadPain & #NeckPain relieving #NerveSurgery. Please, consider helping with medical & travel costs. Every bit counts! Share & donate, if you can. gofund.me/1472e7a2 #OccipitalNeuralgia #Migraine #Headache #Neckache
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“Every single dollar will help by going towards my medical & medical travel expenses.”
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"Nikki’s experience is common because #AbdominalMigraine in #children is frequently #misdiagnosed, largely because it doesn’t involve the typical #HeadPain associated with #migraine ..kids [also] struggle to describe their symptoms.": buff.ly/1v5v9cJ
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HEADPAIN (Mèxic) presenta nou single: "Fatal Insanity" #Headpain #ThrashMetal #Crossover #Abril2025 #Mèxic #NouSingle #Metall #Metal #MúsicaMetal #MetalMusic
“Then the neck and #HeadPain descended again, paralyzing in its intensity. It was the kind of #pain that made me rank my worst pains, starting with childbirth, and wonder if this was worse": buff.ly/hXIk4vo
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#ChronicPain #NEisvoid #undiagnosed
