Asprin.... who needs asprin!? :)

[rball5]

About 8 years ago, I was rear-ended while stopped at a redlight by a guy driving a 1 ton Chevy. I was in a 1/2 ton Dodge & the wreck would've totalled my truck if it weren't so new (crumpled the bed, busted the back glass, etc)... I've had back & neck pain since. They wanted to fuse two vertebrae to cure the pain/headaches - I wasn't keen on back surgery so I told them I was all better, collected a small settlement, and have been living with headaches everyday for the past 8 years.

Cigars are the cure! I tried all sorts of things to stop 'em - working out & doing stretches (this book is great) helped the most, but I get lazy & quit when the pain goes away for awhile. I don't know if it's the relaxation, or the magical smoke, but I've not had this type of headache since I started smoking cigars & when I do start to get one, a cigar makes it go away... just another way to justify my purchases I guess.

[JFellows]

Uhhh, well, umm...glad to see you're enjoying cigars and not neck deep in an opiate addiction or chronic pain. You might want to get that checked out, though..

[rball5]

Get what checked out? I've got no headaches!

Ever write something & read it the next day thinking 'why did I post that?'? Guess I was just happy 'bout my realization, sorry for the lame-post

[Smoky Contemplation]

And they say that smoking is bad for you. There's our proof. Tobacco cures headaches.

[islcigar]

The medicinal power of the leaf!
Hope you feel well.

[here'sjohnny]

That makes sense actually, Nicotine is a stimulant, much like caffeine. i know that caffeine thins blood thus easing discomfort. I would imagine nicotine has the same effect (affect?). Or maybe it is totally unrelated who knows?

[ashauler]

Well Robert, the only thing I know is that chronic headaches are nothing to fuck around with. There are things that can cause them that are not very pleasant. Some can result from traumatic injuries and develop over time. The simple fact that they are not bothering you now may just be coincidental.

Not trying to scare you or anything......but it doesn't take long to get a neuro exam and an MRI........

[rball5]

Not trying to scare you or anything......but it doesn't take long to get a neuro exam and an MRI........

[Redneck] I ain't skeered!! [/Redneck]

I've been brought back from the dead in an ambulance at a VERY early age: 3rd degree burns over 90% of my body - no scars. I was supposed to be dead - permanently - by 30: a-hole doctor predicted cancer from radiation poisoning when Chernobyl blew up (I was very sick)... they gave my parents that bit of news infront of eight-year old Me. I'm not gonna let a little headache scare me!

Seriously, I do get regular checkups and I see the doctor if anything weird seems to be going on. They know my story & there have been no signs of any problems - thankfully!

When I saw the doctors after the accident, they told me I'd need surgery to relieve the pain. They also said that if I didn't get it done, the condition may deteriorate over time & cause more pain (and possibly be a little more involved to fix, but wouldn't cause other problems). I told them I didn't want surgery & the doctors were fine with that - they didn't try to talk me into going ahead with treatment. As a result, I can't look up/lean back at the same time without pain, and I've had headaches just about every day (not anymore - I'm still hailing cigars as my miracle cure).

Besides, that was about 7 years before I was supposed to be dead (and about 8 years ago... guess I made it ) - why would I risk surgery if I was a goner anyway?

[ashauler]

Wow, sounds as if you are indeed a lucky man....pain or no pain. 3rd degree burns, 90% of your body with no residual scarring.....amazing that you even survived that. That large of a surface area burn is almost always fatal.

I have had nothing like that, but I can relate to the headaches on an intimate level. I still maintain that chronic headaches are nothing to fuck around with. For those of us "average" joes that is.

[Redneck] I ain't skeered!! [/Redneck]

I've been brought back from the dead in an ambulance at a VERY early age: 3rd degree burns over 90% of my body - no scars. I was supposed to be dead - permanently - by 30: a-hole doctor predicted cancer from radiation poisoning when Chernobyl blew up (I was very sick)... they gave my parents that bit of news infront of eight-year old Me. I'm not gonna let a little headache scare me!

Seriously, I do get regular checkups and I see the doctor if anything weird seems to be going on. They know my story & there have been no signs of any problems - thankfully!

When I saw the doctors after the accident, they told me I'd need surgery to relieve the pain. They also said that if I didn't get it done, the condition may deteriorate over time & cause more pain (and possibly be a little more involved to fix, but wouldn't cause other problems). I told them I didn't want surgery & the doctors were fine with that - they didn't try to talk me into going ahead with treatment. As a result, I can't look up/lean back at the same time without pain, and I've had headaches just about every day (not anymore - I'm still hailing cigars as my miracle cure).

Besides, that was about 7 years before I was supposed to be dead (and about 8 years ago... guess I made it ) - why would I risk surgery if I was a goner anyway?