I have never had a migraine but my daughter has been a chronic sufferer to the point where she could not work or go to school. She has pseudotumor Ceribri that she is able to control with medication. Basically her body produces too much spinal fluid which puts pressure on her brain and causes migraines. No know cause or cure, but we got that under control when she was in high school.
Fast forward a few years and her migraines become unbearable again and she has to drop out of her freshman year at college. We start looking again for solutions beyond what the neurologist was telling us. I could not accept my 20 year old would be basically permanently disabled. She truly could not function. We lived our life around attempting to avoid her getting a migraine. Low light, low sound, no travel, no parties, she did not go out in the day...it was horrible.
In 2017 a dear friend tagged me on a facebook post about her friend's experience with Dr. Kevin Smith in Houston, TX. (We live in a far north Dallas suburb.) We consulted with Dr. Smith over the telephone, he ordered a CT scan of my daughter's sinuses, and found that she a had broken off a piece of her nasal septum (the little divider bit inside your nose) and it was free floating in her sinuses, putting pressure on her brain.
What are the odds she had 2 migraine causing medical issues? Who knows, but the poor thing did.
We scheduled surgery ASAP, drove to Houston on July 4th, had surgery 1st thing July 5th and drove straight home right after surgery. He removed a 2" piece of bone that was jagged and gnarly. My daughter's life was changed over night. Over the course of the next 9 months, we drove to Houston 3 more times for post-op care.
I cannot recommend Dr. Smith enough. He is a wonderful person, loves helping others, and has an outstanding bedside manner. I could not have ask for a better doctor or better out come! I will be a fan girl for life.
If you are suffering, please give his office a call. The consultation is free. <3
http://kevinsmithmd.com/migraine-treatment/