Doctor Day

I had a fairly long visit with my doctor today to discuss how I am doing on the Topamax and figure out what we want to do about my higher level headaches.

We ran through the long list of side effects I am experiencing on the Topamax and in the end still decided it was best to stay on it. I am a bit in love with not having low level headaches at the moment. My doctor did seem concerned with the amount of tingling I am having in my hands and feet and wanted to talk to my neurologist. Doc even suggested possibly doing some blood work. I decided to let him worry about that. I have enough on my plate as is. I am so used to having some sort of tingling sensation in my hands, I never give it any second thought anymore.

After having been on the Topamax now through two menstrual cycles, I am firmly convinced that my migraines are hormonally related. We decided we will go ahead and remove my IUD and put me back on Depo Provera. I am EXTREMELY nervous about having my IUD removed. My strings are missing and last time I had my IUD checked it was done so via ultrasound, so I know its removal might get complicated. My doc and I talked about how complicated this process might become. I left no less scared then when I walked in.

However, once I have it out and am healed from having a variety of objects forced into my cervix, I hold out a great deal of hope for having my migraines relieved by having my menstrual cycle eliminated. Hope that this too will eliminate all of my headaches and I can come off Topamax and regain my appetite, my tingling will go away, my depression will cease and life will return to some sort of normal. Wouldn't that be odd?