Miracle Oils?

Hey Friends, it's been a while since I did an actual update about my headaches. I think the last thing I told you about was that I was seeing a pain management doctor here in Radford, VA. He started me on muscle relaxers and a fentanyl(sp?) pain patch, as he thought my daily headaches were stemming from one of the muscles on the left side of my neck.... that makes sense, as in the past when I've tried massage therapy or anything that had to do with working those muscles, it would usually set off major headaches and I'd end up in the ER.

The meds he started me on seemed to help some, although I was still getting headaches pretty much daily, and still some pretty severe pain.... so I also had my ketamine nasal spray which would knock me out for a few hours and mask the pain, but the pain was still there when the ketamine wore off. I might also add that I am very thankful for my doctors in Philly and DC, as I feel they have gotten my full blown migraines under control, it's just these pesky daily ones that keep popping up.

On Tuesday mornings, I have men's small group at our church. At one of the meetings, one of the guys there, Martin, started talking to me about essential oils. He had some peppermint oil with him, and rubbed a few drops onto the neck muscle that seems to be causing all the trouble.... I can't lie, the rest of that day I felt better than I have in a LONG while. I bought a bottle of the oil from him, and started rubbing it on my neck, or putting a few drops on my tongue whenever I felt a headache coming on..... 99% of the time, within minutes the peppermint would knock my headache out. AWESOME!

Last week I went in for my follow up at the pain management, and told them to take me off of the pain patch. They did, and admittingly, the first several days were rough.... I was like a crack head that needed my fix. Now the withdrawls are gone for the most part, but there's some head pain that even the peppermint isn't helping. I've been getting info off the web and from Martin, and am going to try some more essential oils and blends to get these things under control without having to go back on pain meds.... I'll keep you posted! Keep the prayers going up, they're much appreciated!