Migraines after surgery?

[Madmax68 227]

I am getting severe Migraines at least twice a month since surgery in March, 2015. I am incapacitated for up to four days with pain and vomiting.

I am going to talk to my doctor about it, but am wondering if anyone else has had a similar experience.

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[Twinkle Toes 29]

I had RNY June 24th. A week after I had 9 days of cluster Migraines with aura. My surgeon assumed I was dehydrated & I was infused with a liter of saline. So far no more since the infusion! (Knock on wood) if you are continuing to get them, I don't know.

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[LisaMergs 2,857]

Oddly enough, but out of nowhere the last two weeks I am, as well. Surgery was 3/23/16. So a year after to you I guess

I'm getting my Protein, Water and vits in so wth? Lol. Have one brewing right now. Getting tired of waking up with a headache every day Tylenol doesn't work and ibuprofen - my drug of choice- is now a no no.

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Edited July 20, 2016 by LisaMergs

[Twinkle Toes 29]

I have a prescription nasal spray of Sumitriptan

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[Madmax68 227]

Thanks for the replies. My iPad crashed so I haven't been back until now. I'm wondering if maybe I'm dehydrated when I get them. I'm going to log my food and Water intake for the next month and check any patterns.

I'm also going to ask my doc for the sumitrptan if it is available in Canada. Thanks again for the ideas folks, you are awesome!

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[kellilynn1107 42]

I'm almost 5 years out and thought that a major reason of my Migraines was my weight. I had them since I was 11 and am 35 now. They didn't go away or get better with surgery. I take sumatriptan, topamax daily and when needed, butalbital. I live in Buffalo, are you just over the border from me?

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[theantichick 2,204]

I haven't had surgery yet, but all of the women in my family have Migraines, and my daughter was hospitalized with a nasty sub-type called a basilar Migraine. Her neuro told us that there are things we know that trigger migraines... of course any trigger foods (for me it's nutrasweet, lots of others have triggers of aged cheese, wine, beer, chocolate, etc.) and hormone fluctuations, but also letting yourself get hungry or thirsty or if you drink caffeine not having it early enough in the day. It would stand to reason that the hormone dump could trigger more migraines, and of course not keeping properly hydrated. I don't know how much food and of what type it takes to prevent the hunger migraine, but if mine spike after surgery I'll do some experimenting with my Proteins and carbs to see if it affects it.

Also, something I was not aware of that he taught us: ANY kind of headache sets up inflammation in the brain even if it's not a migraine, and so we were instructed for any day we had any kind of headache, when we went to bed that night to take a large dose of ibuprofen and as high of a dose of Benadryl as we each tolerate well. He said that helps reduce the inflammation along with sleeping that reduces inflammation and keeps a tension or sinus headache from turning into a run of several days with migraines. Of course, check with your surgeon as some don't allow NSAIDs and may have an issue with Benadryl, but they may know of something else you can take to reduce the inflammation. I had to go on prednisone for several months for my auto-immune condition, and didn't have a single migraine in that time (had been having 1-2 per week).

There is a supplement we get at Vitamin Shoppe that has magnesium and feverfew and something else I can't remember in it. The brand is Quantum, can't remember the name of the product itself. He says that those two things can help prevent them, and of course there's several meds that can be prescribed to try and prevent them, but each has side effects that have to be taken into consideration.

So I highly recommend finding a neurologist, preferably one who specializes in headaches, if you're having more than the occasional one. They really do have some things they can prescribe to help.