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Kell

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Pain with cough 4months out
« on: October 27, 2011, 08:51:23 pm »
Hi everyone .... I had an removal 4months ago at duke .... Did great .... Home in 2 days and back to work full time .... I do have a question .... I have a cold and coughing a lot .... Every time I cough my head hurts soooo bad ... Mostly across the back and just making sure it's normal this far out ? Thanks for your time ... Kelly
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Jim Scott

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Re: Pain with cough 4months out
« Reply #1 on: October 28, 2011, 03:57:40 pm »
Hi, Kelly ~

Congratulations on your successful surgery and rapid recovery!

I'm not a doctor but I'm going to assume that the pain you feel in your skull when you cough is due to the incision site still healing and being sensitive.  This would be normal.  However, for a more credible opinion I would ask your doctor this question.

Jim
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Re: Pain with cough 4months out
« Reply #2 on: October 28, 2011, 06:32:25 pm »
I asked my doctors about this and my response to coughing and sneezing that would result in an instantaneous killer headache that I would immediately have to take two Alleves for.
They all said it was the Dura responding to the sneeze or cough.    I'm three month away from two years post and now longer have this response after much Myofacial Release Therapy and an excision with Dr. Ducic last May.

Hang in there.
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Re: Pain with cough 4months out
« Reply #3 on: October 28, 2011, 08:33:12 pm »
I'm about 17 months post-op and I still get the pain when I cough (not sneeze).. it used to result in a lasting headache that I would need medication for, now the pain subsides in a few minutes.
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Re: Pain with cough 4months out
« Reply #4 on: November 05, 2011, 08:17:41 am »
Thankful for this post as I hate to cough, sneeze, it hurst so bad and then it takes a couple of hours before the headache goes away....... if I feel a cough or sneeze come on, I actually hold my forehead with one hand and the back of my head with the other and it helps.  i do hate the headaches....they suck!
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