Sandy, I had daily migraines from the time I was a small child. I learned to live with them. Usually I could continue on with life, only occassionaly having to blacken the windows, put cotton in my ears and writhe on the bed for a few days. I was about 28 and working as an accountant when I suddenly had blurry vision every day at about 2:30 pm. I was still having the painful kind too. After a few weeks I went to the Dr and he told me I was having cluster migraines. He gave me some meds that would help for a couple of weeks then all the pain would come back and he'd switch to another med. The final straw was when I was driving to work (luckily I had a jeep and lived in the country) and looked at the sun and it had beautiful rainbows around it and I just drove toward it. I "came to" way off in a field, still driving toward the beautiful sun. I carefully got back on the road and continued on to work. I called the Dr and told him what happened and that I would rather have the migraines than experience all I'd been through with the meds. He said, "You know there is a government grant for something new called bio-feedback training and a local nurse practicioner is doing it here in Vt. I don't know anything about it, but I'm going to refer you." That was the end of my migraines. All kinds. For the first time in my life I my head was pain free. I guess it's like the silent migraines you talk about. They are still happening, but my body automatically goes into the bio-feedback routine all by itself after all these years (I'm 62 now). Sometimes I'm aware of the bio-feedback kicking in. If I consciously look for the migraine I can find it and sort of feel it, but no horrid pain. I have a bad headache about once or twice a year, but they don't act like the migraines I used to have. I guess they are just plain old headaches. I never thought of having an EEG. It would be interesting to see what it shows. Anne

Well, it truly "takes a village," doesn't it--not just to raise a child, but to be there for others in general. Next Mother's Day, you might be at the point where you can celebrate her, not mourn her, by doing something that she loved doing--maybe walking in a park, going to the movies, planting flowers, etc.

Congratulations on a great check up! As to giving in to the cravings. YES! I learned a long time ago that if I ate a little of what I started craving, as soon as I started craving it, I didn't go overboard with it. If I try to not give in to it, when I finally do, I eat and eat and eat and eat, whatever I'm craving. When I crave chocolate really bad, is usually when I get charlie horses in my feet and legs. If I remember to eat something with lots of magnesium, or take a magnesium tablet, I no longer have the charlie horses or the chocolate cravings. What I hate, is when I am craving something, but can't figure out what it is! That's when I really binge, trying to figure out what I am craving. Tami

Whew! I've been wondering how he's doing, and how you're also doing. A major worry gone. Feels great, huh? Happy dance! Or do people still say that? :)