In a nut shell, I am neither better nor worse. Just different.

I am stronger now, basically over the hospital. I am starting to get back into dance classes, taking half a hip hop class here and there. Yay fun! 

On the symptoms side, I'm now mostly getting a chronic fatigue type feeling. Like I want to fall asleep all the time. It's kind of a new issue for me. I'm still getting the low level headaches, but no longer getting the severe headaches. To be honest, I wish I could trade back. The tiredness is really holding me back and trapping me a bit. I would swap the tiredness for occasional severe pain if I could. I can zen-work with pain. Tiredness is hard to power through when all I want to do is pass out...

I've finished researching the medication the headache specialists recommended at UCLA. They recommended I take small doses of Nortriptyline which is an antidepressant that has been found to help relax muscles in small dose. I'm always skeptical of medications, and with good reason. There are always side effects. 

Although the doctors say there are usually only mild side effects, it looks to me there are quite a few that I'd like to avoid risking altogether such as dependency, too sleepy or not sleepy, and crazy dreaming. (Those interested in more see here: http://www.askapatient.com/viewrating.asp?drug=73553&name=NORTRIPTYLINE%20HCL)

So, I've decided to forgo the medication and seek other treatments such as, but not limited to, massage therapy or herbal natural remedies. Also, I'm looking into other possible causes for my headaches, such as a sleeping disorder or sinus infection. I will be meeting with a bunch of other doctors and getting a sleep test done.

If I had to guess, I'd put my money on a combination on my head pressure and a sleeping disorder as being the cause. And the blending is making it difficult to diagnose. I am making progress on narrowing down the answer, and I know it will come! I just don't know when...

Good thing I am blessed with a ton of patience :)