Posted by Penny on October 22, 2003, at 8:18:42
In reply to Re: I'm nervous » Emme, posted by Dinah on October 22, 2003, at 7:09:27
deep breaths...
it will be okay...
I can nearly guarantee that you aren't the first person who has referred yourself so-to-speak to the headache docs. Hey - I asked my gp for referrals to the headache clinic (which she gave me) and to the sleep clinic (which she gave me). Ended up not going to the headache clinic b/c my headaches went away (though I had one last night!), but had my sleep study only to find out that I *don't* have a *real* sleep disorder. Joy.
Anyway, if headaches are a problem for you, and it sounds like they are, then that's all that you need to qualify. If they are interfering with your quality of life, and it sounds like they are, then it behooves you to see what the headache doc has to say.
And won't it be fantastic if the treatment that doc recommends ends up helping with some of your other problems (for example, if you end up doing biofeedback - that can be helpful for IBS and other things as well).
This is an opportunity for you, Dinah.
And even though you asked your internist for the referral, she wouldn't have given it to you if she didn't think you could benefit from it.
Good luck at your appointment.
P
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