A Migraine Story
I chronicled my daith/migraine journey earlier this year on my Facebook page. I had amazing feedback from my journey so I decided to bring it over to my new public blog. I am just so astonished at how much I have changed since I have left migraine pain behind. I am now at 6months into my journey and I wouldn't change a thing. I have learned so much about my triggers now that the rebound headaches are gone. I am also so greatful that every headache doesn't turn into a migraine anymore.
February 20, 2017
I did it! I got my daith pierced! I had already taken my migraine medicine before I went in, but I still had a lot of tension. I pierced the side that I usually have my migraines on, but today it was on the other side. I decided to stick with the side I usually get them on though. I didn't think I felt instant tension relief, however when I was driving home, I realized that the tension in my shoulders was gone. Yes, gone! I felt a weird pop at some point too and some underlying pain or pressure just disappeared. I have hope!!!
Day 1 ish #daithpiercing It hasn't been even 24 hours since I pierced my daith. I can certainly feel a difference in my right side that has the piercing as opposed to the unpierced side. I have some sinus pressure lurking too. However the daith side is definitely doing much better. I can feel my migraine triggers trying to get through, but they are just staying at that tension and pressure point and not going into the pain. I might not need to go to Sam's Club and buy medicine in bulk anymore... Here is to day 1ish #migraine
Day 2 #daithpiercing I am absolutely amazed at the results. I am / was a Chronic migraine sufferer. I have taken many things over the years to try and help the pain. Topamax, Imitrex, feverfew, and yes essential oils is in there too. Topamax gave me the greatest relief of no migraines for 3-6 months. When I asked to up my dosage, I was told I needed hormone therapy in correlation to it and so my relief was over. This is only day 2 and I actually feel like I am going through a bit of withdrawals from all the Excedrin and ibuprofen I usually take to get through an average day. So happy with my outcome so far. #migraine
Day 3 #daithpiercing Yesterday was a "what the what" type of day. We have been having some great migraine weather. It has been seriously like, wait 10 minutes and the temperature could rise or fall 10 to 20 degrees. I had all the symptoms of a migraine WITHOUT the pain yesterday; blurry vision, bouts of vertigo, nausea, light and sound sensitivity, and fatigue. It was the worst in the evening. I also kept having pops of pain in my temple, but then it would quickly dissipate and I would feel pressure in my piercing. My shoulders had a lot of tension and I ached down my spine. When I woke up this morning I felt like I had an "L" shape of serious pressure on my face. My pierced side is the pressure free part of the "L" . My jaw just under my left ear has the worst of it. It feels like I am going to get a migraine on my left side. I only work 1/2 a day today, and the shop doesn't open till noon anyway. I am going to go up and have the other side pierced. I am done with taking "migraine" medicine that doesn't really help. #migraine
Day 4 #daithpiercing I didn't have time to get my 2nd daith yesterday. I am off today and have to pack for a short trip, but the pressure on my unpierced side is building. I have to find time to get this done today. I had a lot of strange pressure yesterday that would pop and then end in my ears. It is a very strange sensation to feel like you "feel" your ear canals. I just wanted to come home and use a q-tip. My scalp is also itchy. I was amazed at how much I wanted to take my "go to" migraine medicine yesterday. All the pressure and precursor signals for a migraine were there. That fear of the pain has me trained like Pavlov's dogs. I resisted though. I didn't take anything. The pain never came, but I feel it building on the unpierced side. Migraine pain has robbed me of too many hours, days, and moments with my kids I am so ready to tear this thorn from my side and be free from it. Thank you Jesus for giving me the strength and conviction to try one more thing. #migraine
Day 5 #daithpieicing I was able to go and get the second daith and the pressure release is amazing. I haven't had a migraine in 5 days. For me, that is awesome. I haven't taken any ibuprofen or Excedrin. I am excited!!! #migraine
Day 6 #daithpiercing I had an eventful day full of fun and trigger foods. The weather of course changed again too. That had the makings of a great migraine today. I have tension in my shoulders and that is is it. The second daith has made my head a no pain zone. I am loving my daiths! #migraine
Day 7 #daithpiercing Yesterday was a huge win for my daiths. I had several incidents where I bent down to pick up Mardi Gras beads and when I stood up, the throb of a migraine would hit my right temple hard. Then it would just disappear. As the day wore on the pressure I felt in my ears was like going to higher elevations. I kept yawning trying to release the pressure or get the pressure to pop. I didn't work of course. It was at times very uncomfortable. However I never got a migraine. I never had any actual sustaining pain. I did at the first chance get in the shower and run hot water over my ears. I then used a q-tip to massage my ear canals. That helped greatly. Still loving my daiths. They made my day, quite literally bearable, so I could enjoy the parade with my family. #migraine
Day 8 #daithpiercing Yesterday was a good day over all. Until last night, my left temple had some pain. It was very mild, and I didn't take any medicine. I had already cleaned my daiths, but I found myself with q-tips for my left side at least 3 times to massage my inner ear. I went to bed, and thought I needed to adjust my pillow several times in the night. When I woke this morning, my neck and back ached. I didn't want to get up. I did get up, made some coffee, and started my day. The tension is slowly ebbing away. I have light and sound sensitivity, I am having some mild pain that is trying to creep from the base of my head to my temples. It seems like it reaches a maximum pain threshold and then goes away. It is constant though. It is like waves and when the pain fades it leaves behind pressure that is going to my sinuses. Still NOT a migraine, but it definitely is trying to find away. Here is to me finding away, without ibuprofen and Excedrin today... I so want some right now. Not going there though. I can do this. #migraine
Day 9 #daithpiercing Yesterday I had a rough day with so much pressure and a dull persistent ache that started in my neck. Whenever I would get up, it felt like my brain was banging on the sides of my skull. The daiths were quickly relieving the major pain, but I still felt completely awful. I caved and took Ibuprofen and Excedrin. Within 20 minutes, I felt completely better, just tired. I wanted to stick it out but, I had child care responsibilities last night at my church and I had to pull it together. Then right before my family was leaving my daughter came to me with similar complaints. She had a temperature of 99.9 degrees. So maybe it was a touch of something else that was doing all that pressure and achiness. I awoke this morning feeling amazing and well rested, so here is to, just one of those bad days is now behind me. Still loving my daiths!!! #migraine
Day 10 #daithpiercing Yesterday was pain and pressure free!!! I even just said, "Yes," exuberantly yesterday to planning ahead and play dates. On a whim, I planned a quick getaway for my children and myself, which also includes seeing a rock concert with my daughter (her 1st). It is amazing how much I find "myself" coming back, when I don't fear pain at every turn. I am not afraid of taking on to much, which before would have been, a long distance drive with 3 kids and being slammed with a migraine without help. I am embracing my daith freedom! I am loving my new holes in my head. Who knew I did need a a couple more? It is helping the pain fall out!!! #migraine
Day 11 #daithpiercing Another amazing pressure and pain free day. I am looking forward to my new found freedom from the pain and migraine medications. I am now going to start stepping down my dosage of Topamax. Why I was still on it, even though it really wasn't working? I don't know. I think I was AFRAID it could get worse. Here is to letting go of that fear. Still loving my daiths!!! #migraine
Day 13 #daithpiercing Another pain and pressure free day. Is this really happening!?! We have a pressure system moving through the area. Let's see how my daiths hold up. I am very optimistic. Still loving my daiths. #migraine
Day 14 #daithpiercing What can I say other than, these daiths are working for me! I am no longer looking at life in terms of what has to get done before I can succumb to another migraine. I am now looking at the things I WANT to do again. For a chronic migraine sufferer, such as I have been, the turn around in just 14 days seems just short of a miracle. The pop of the needle through my ears is absolutely nothing to the persistent throbbing of pain in my temple from a migraine. Not to mention all the other things that migraines rob from you. I was quite literally spending so much time in my darkened bedroom that life was passing me by. Now I find myself so tired from trying to break out of the atrophy that my life had slowly sunken into. I am no longer faking that I feel fine. I am feeling fine! I love my daiths! #migraine
Day 15 #daithpiercing Again I had no pain or pressure. Today I feel, um well, hormonal... let's see how this day unfolds... tune in tomorrow folks.
Day 16 #daithpiercing Well yesterday I knew a migraine was trying to break through. I went about my day when instead of the usual pressure I had been experiencing, I had sharp pain in my right collar bone that went right through me. It took my breath away. I tried to ignore it. It started radiating pain into my jaw. I googled it and it said, rotator cuff problems. I was sorting Mardi Gras beads, and wasn't doing anything strenuous. I again tried to ignore it. It wouldn't go away. I decided to have it checked out. I did. Nothing to see here folks. The doctor gave me a pain script, not going to fill it. I don't need that monkey on my back. Now to this morning, I do have a migraine. It is on my left side. That is not my usual side. It is not as bad as it could be. However the weather has changed again, the pollen count is up, I am at that perfect time in the month, and I did the quick and easy hot dog dinner last night. I stacked the deck against my daiths. I feel them doing their best. I guess I have to try too. Still loving my daiths. #migraine
Day 17 #daithpiercing Yesterday had me worried and quite frankly very disheartened, when I awoke with a migraine. It was 3 AM, and all I wanted was to deny that it was happening. I didn't though. I got up, took my ibuprofen and Excedrin, and then took a long hot shower. I was expecting a day of it. I was going on my past experiences. However, IT WENT AWAY! By the time I had to get the kids ready and my day started, I was just a bit sound sensitive, but when I got home after dropping the kids off at school, I was "FINE". It didn't come back. It didn't dim down and flare back up all day long. It was truly gone, and it didn't come back. I did the rest of my day with no worries. I Love My Daiths!!!!💕❤💕❤ #migraine
#daithpiercing footnote Daith piercing aftercare Soak a cotton ball in warm salt water and gently press against the piercing Use a mild soap to clean the piercing and jewelry while bathing Dry the pierced area by gently patting with a disposable paper towel Do not allow ear wax to accumulate in the ear canal Be careful when putting on scarves and hats to avoid any friction Change your bedding regularly Avoid wearing headphones and ear buds Protect the piercing when you use shampoos, conditioners, skin lotions, and perfumes Avoid physical activities that cause undue stress on the piercing
Day 18 #daithpiercing Yesterday I had a lot of sinus pressure and tension in my neck. No headache developed. A friend suggested that when I feel a migraine trying to break through to play with my daiths. The cleaning instructions say to only move them once a day but, yesterday I washed my hands really well and stuck my ears under warm running water in my sink. Then I moved my daiths it helped and I didn't take any medicine. Still loving my daiths. #migraine
Day 19 #daithpiercing I was doing so well that I decided to start backing down on my Topamax about 5 days ago. So with all my triggers, and then with me also backing down on my Topamax (75mg to 50mg), I think I let a migraine finally break through. Hindsight being what it is, maybe my timing was off. I had a migraine all day. My daiths tried to keep up, but what ended up happening is sinus pressure, a lot of tension at the base of my skull, and a dull throb in my right temple. The daiths have limits. I am still a believer. One major migraine in 19 days, for me, that is still a major win, and I will take it. Still loving my daiths. #migraine
Day 20 #daithpiercing Yesterday I had a lot of sinus pressure, but no migraine. I have been getting a lot of great feedback in the real world for my daith blog, so I will say this to all those who continue to follow my daith/ migraine journey.(On Facebook) This, so far, has been the best decision I have made for myself. This is not a panacea for my migraines but, it has let me go days without having a migraine. It has let me greatly reduce the amount of medication I take for them as well. So for this, I am still loving my daiths! I have no regrets. #migraine
Day 21 #daithpiercing Yesterday I struggled with the pressure in my sinuses and my neck and shoulders. I tried Alka-seltzer first since everyone in my house was sneezing and coughing. It helped but not enough. The pressure in my ears, and the other symptoms of a migraine where present. The only thing missing was that throb in my temple. I am not going to candy coat it though. The sinus and neck thing was a headache. I took my migraine medicine 2 times yesterday and finally got some rest. The daiths seem to be redistributing the pain to other areas if it can't knock it back completely. I know they are working hard. I can feel them acutely when they are fighting a migraine for me. The migraine didn't put me down completely but it certainly tried. #migraine
Day 22 #daithpiercing I am sharing a friend's great outcome today. 🤗#migraine
Day 10 with daith pierced and no migraines yet. I can not believe that I didn't try this earlier! I have tried so many options and a piercing is what helps. I will continue to keep you all updated, but worth researching if you get migraines. Caroyn
Day 23 #daithpiercing My last 2 days have been great. No migraines. I am also thankful for all the real world support I have been getting for doing this blog.(on Facebook) These extra holes in my head have done wonders for me. I am so grateful for the outreach of friends and family helping me in my headache journey. I used to joke around that if there was any reason at all for me to get a headache, I would get one. These daiths have changed that. I am now ready to take on the other aspects of what could be "giving me a headache ". I posted the other types of headaches and I think that I need to examine those closely. I don't know about you, but I guess I am one of those Cluster headache people. MIGRAINES down, awesomeness! Loving my daiths more everyday! #migraine
Day 24 #daithpiercing What is wrong with you!?! Nothing!!! I had another pain free day. That is nothing short of a miracle, in my book. Migraines rob you of so much, especially since you look just fine. The chronic migraine sufferers don't want to be in their darkened bedrooms all the time. We want to break free from our cages of pain. The yoke we bare, we hide from everyone we can. Why? No one can truly understand the constant pressures of life while you are in pain. Unless you too experience it, or watch someone close to you go through it. We are constantly prioritizing what HAS TO get done and what doesn't. We are those people who have to put out fires constantly to play catch up on our good days. We are those mothers, daughters, sisters, or friends that finally finds the time during a window of wellness. We are those mothers who cried because we just didn't have it in us to paint nails for 3 days. We are those friends who don't call back for days because the phone sounds like it is screaming at you. We are also those same mothers who will drag themselves to the computer, dim the screen, blow up the text and find a way to proofread their child's essay. We hide in plain sight. After years, our pain, we get sick of it and it's ours. If it's bad we might say, I have a migraine. Over time though, no one wants to hear it. It's an excuse that even we don't want to hear. How much do we hide? How much pain do we cover up? Have you hidden trips to the ER for the pain? Do you try and make it seem like it's less until it breaks you? What is wrong with you? Nothing today, now it's time to put out fires. Still loving my daiths. #migraine
Days 25 & 26 #daithpiercing Pain Free!! Awesome right? Living without pain or fear of pain is almost bizarre. I can actually remember my first migraine. Some migraines are game changers and you never forget them. They are the ones that break you in more ways than just pain. They are the ones that teach you the other hard lessons of life. A well placed migraine into your schedule can do untold damage. Floating along, doing your best to maintain, and then it hits. You let one of your responsibilities slide for "A Headache". Your boss, a friend, a family member looks at you and thinks, "How convenient?" Your credibility is shot. What's worse is, if you fight through it, and they see you later. You might still be in pain, but the damage is done. They saw you! Aren't you, "SICK"? You struggle to tell the truth. They can't or won't hear you. This is why we hide our pain. This is why we work through them. This is why we have the, "What has to get done," mentality. Now without the pain, I look around and I want more. I want more with my family and friends. I have to repair some bridges and put out fires first. The hidden me did a lot more damage than I realized. I have people clamoring for my attention and I need to say yes to them. If you are one of the people that needs my attention, know that I love you and value you. I will get there. Everyone of you deserves my undivided attention. This is a completely new chapter of learning how to live without hiding. Loving my daiths. #migraine
Day 27 #daithpiercing Another pain free day. This is awesome. What do you have to lose in trying the daith? It was $30 for 1 piercing( where I went). You have jewelry options to minimize their appearance. If it doesn't work for you, take it out. If it does, then, the freedom you gain is worth it. I have spent more on medications and doctors appointments, have you? The pain of the actual piercing is nothing when we have faced all the migraines of our past. Take the leap. Loving my daiths!!! #migraine
Days 28 & 29 #daithpiercing Pain free!!! I had a job and I overheard people talking about their headaches. The weather had changed and the pollen count was up. I felt nothing, absolutely nothing!!! I am loving my daiths! #migraine
Days 30 & 31 #daithpeircing More migraine free days. I am getting so much support in the real world for doing this blog.(daily on Facebook) Thank you so much for everyone's understanding. I have been wearing my hair down more to cover my ears, especially when I am working. Not everyone might understand or know about why I have these new piercings in my ears. -A lot of people have been asking me if this is really working. Yes it is. -I do not know of any doctors that do daith piercings. -I had to go to a tattoo and piercing shop. -I got my recommendation from a friend, who I knew would know about such things. AAA tattoo in Lafayette. Karen Wallace . My recommendation too. While walking into a tattoo and piercing shop can seem frightening to some, it can be quite liberating. Don't be afraid. They are providing a service and are quite friendly, I assure you. If this idea is still daunting, take a friend or a family member for support. #migraine
Days 32 & 33 #daithpiercing 2 more migraine free days. What more can I say? I was a chronic migraine sufferer. Now I am not. I am feeling liberated from the daily pain that was taking over my life. This is for me, not a placebo as some might suggest. I am about to take the next step in my journey and lower my Topamax dosage once again 50mg to 25mg. I realize I hit a rough patch last time I lowered it, but I want to get off it completely. Wish me luck. Still loving my daiths. #migraine
Day 34 #daithpiercing Another migraine free day!!! I was looking at This Day on Facebook from 2014 and I actually mentioned having a week long migraine and going to the doctor to break it. Of course the kids had strep that week too. I remember that week. I have been blessed with great kids that are so sweet when they are sick. That was one bad headache though. All the things that have to get done, taking the kids to the doctor, getting their medicine, car line for the well ones, laundry, cooking, and homework. I hope that I never have another week like that one. The love I have for my family always made me carry on. Now I can look forward to being my best self without a migraine dragging me down. I am loving my daiths! #migraine
Day 35 #daithpiercing Another migraine free day woohoo!!! I am loving my daiths! #migraine
Day 36 #daithpiercing No migraine today either. This might be my new normal. I like it. I am loving my daiths. #migraine
Day 37 #daithpiercing This is 19 days migraine free. I only had 1 bad migraine day in 37. What!!! Is that right? Are you fo' true? And you are getting off your daily migraine medicines too? YES, THIS IS TRUE! I went back and reread my past posts and I also realized that, I am not having any tension or pressure that I was having at the beginning. It is just gone. It was like letting it all out slowly. I think I may have had rebound tension and pressure trying to give me a headache from all the ibuprofen and Excedrin I was taking on a daily basis. As I approach 40 days, I am amazed at how different I feel, how my outlook has changed, and how now, I have to form new habits. Whether we chronic migraine sufferers like to admit it or not, pain does shape you. Our tendencies to hide are so ingrained in us it is hard to break free. Then now, that I am free of the chronic migraine pain, I am fighting this daily battle of. I just don't want to, because I FINALLY FEEL GOOD, just let me enjoy it. I find myself procrastinating on everything. I just want to have Fun. I need to work on this.Pray for me. I am so loving my daiths!!!#migraine
March 31, 2017
Day 38 & 39 #daithpiercing I did it 21 days in a row without a migraine or any kind of headache. That is right, no pain, no ibuprofen, no Excedrin, now I have no more excuses. I have to say though, just when I think okay, I think I have done enough blogging (on Facebook) about my daith experience. I get more people asking me, my husband, or my parents, is it true? So even though I don't know how much more I can say other than, yes this is working for me. Weather changes, pollen counts, hormonal swings, are not going to give me a headache anymore. I don't notice it. I feel nothing. Actually my ear canal was itchy today. I couldn't wait to come home and use a q-tip. If that was my sign, I almost missed it. I love my daiths!!! ❤️❤️❤️ #migraine
Days 40 & 41 #daithpiercing Yesterday I worked in my flower beds for about 3 hours (doesn't look like it). Usually I end up with a migraine afterwards. It doesn't matter how much water I drink. The last several times I worked outside, I would just be exhausted and the migraine would just set in. This time, it didn't. I had more running to do and some family came for a visit. So by the end of the day, I did have a headache. At first, I tried to stick it out and kind of pretend it wasn't happening. It's like admitting defeat at this point. I finally caved and I took my medicine. It went away. Really, it was gone in about 20 minutes. It hasn't come back, either. Awesomeness!!! No migraines today either!!! I love my daiths!!! #migraine
Day 42 #daithpiercing Another migraine free day! Ok it's time I give credit where credit is due. My Lord and Savior, Jesus. I never prayed for relief from my migraines. I don't know why, I just never did. Then I felt called to do more in my church. I already have been a 1st and or 2nd grade Sunday School teacher for about 7 years now. However, I wanted to do more and take on some child care in the evenings for some missions at my church. I talked to my husband and kids about it and they wondered how I could manage it. They knew my daily struggles with my migraine pain. They had doubts as to whether I could physically do the job and make that long of a commitment. I just said, "God will give me the strength to do this." Then I saw this daith piercing thing within a day or so of this decision. I just decided to do it very quickly. I didn't know anyone personally at the time who did this. I really couldn't see a down side to try it, so I just went for it. This for me has been a blessing. God gave me strength not just for those evenings, but every evening now. Thank you God for lighting my path once again. #migraine
Days 43-46 #daithpiercing I have had some minor headaches yesterday and today, but I took my medicine and they went away. I also just started stepping down my Topamax. I delayed this 2nd step down due to the weather I knew was about to move through and my cycle starting. This 2nd step down isn't too bad. I am one step closer to getting off my maintenance medication that obviously wasn't doing enough, but was doing something. Thank you again for all the real life support I have been getting. I pray that by doing this blog,(on Facebook) I have helped people with their migraines and giving them hope for something besides another prescription. #migraine
Days 47 & 48 #daithpiercing Last night I had a migraine right before bed. It was on my left side, which isn't my normal side. It was a dozy for about an 2 hours. I took my medicine and went to bed. It didn't keep me up. It didn't come back either. Now I was expecting some back sliding since I stepped down my Topamax. So I am not discouraged. I have a lot of people taking this journey with me now. I pray they get the same results if not better. #migraine
Days 49-53 #daithpiercing I am loving my daiths. I have only had 2 migraines in over 50 days. The last one was a dozy, but short lived, 2-3 hours tops. If I do have to take medicine, it works a lot better, since I don't take it on a daily basis anymore. I know I have tummy problems so I periodically will feel the digestive headaches. They don't go into migraines anymore though. Awesome! Sometimes I let them ride and they just go away, also awesome. I know I posted this picture before, but I find it very helpful. Now that I am getting a grip on the migraines, I can try and focus on my other headaches. I know that I have said it before, but if there was any reason for me to get a headache in the past, I would get one. Then it would go into a migraine. Some would last days or even a week or more at a time. There were times when I would take medicine every 20 min or hourly until it went away, or I was numb. I was just hoping for some kind of break from the pain. When this first started, I was in my early 20's. I was broke and the doctor told me I was addicted to ibuprofen. Weird right? I was getting rebound headaches, which then turned into migraines, because I now needed ibuprofen to get through a day. It was a double edged sword. I was broke and I remember having ibuprofen stashed everywhere, my purse, my car, my knife kit. ( I was working under an amazing Chef at the time) When payday was approaching, I would be almost out. I remember searching every bottle I had for ibuprofen, so I could go to work. I remember it not working and tears of pain sliding down my face as I tried to make it through some of my shifts. The funny thing is no one noticed, and I never left in the middle of a shift. I called off once and was severely chastised. This is where I learned to hide. This is the first time I heard the words, "How convenient," unfortunately with migraines and hiding your pain, it was not the last time I would hear this. I am so grateful for the relief I have found with these daith piercings. I pray that my story helps others on their migraine journeys. I know several people who have taken this step too. I pray they find relief from the pain too. I also hope that by doing this, it brings awareness and acceptance for my strangely pierced ears. These piercings are medicinal, and I am Not taking them out. #migraine
Days 54-57 #daithpiercing More migraine free days!!! I am approaching 60 days with a new lease on life. Now I did wake up this morning with a digestive headache. It is not however, going into a migraine. I am sure this has something to do with Easter candy and rich foods left over from Easter dinner. I can approach my day with confidence that this will pass. I am so very thankful to finally find, what I think, is an easy solution for a life long battle with pain. I am praying for all those that have started this journey too. I love my daiths!!! #migraine
Days 58 & 59 #daithpiercing I have had 2 more migraine free days. I have had several friends ask me about cleaning my daiths. The first day or so, it was hard not to touch them. I wasn't aware of how much I touched my ears until I did this, however, try not to. If you do, try and at least flush with water. I also didn't move them or scrub them for a day or so after. I know that they say to do this, but I waited until they weren't so tender. I just flushed them with water, and used the cotton balls soaked with the salt water solution. Then I did soap them up and move them once a day in the shower or under running water in my sink. I do this in the morning, and then in the evening I use the salt solution on cotton balls just stuffed in my ears for anywhere between 10-20 minutes. Also wash your hands before touching them. Then I use a q-tip to clean the area. ---Also realize that phones are dirty. -- -Clean your phone/ work phones too before putting them to your ears. -Clean your pillow cases and bedding regularly. - Make sure you use the right soap for the job. (I use dove sensitive skin because I am allergic to a lot of soaps) - Watch out for your shampoo or conditioner, it could get into your piercings and cause problems if they are not helpful to wound care. Keep them clean. #migraine
May 30, 2017
Over 90 days #daithpiercing and still loving my daiths. I get a lot of people wanting me to talk to friends or family members about my daith success. They don't understand why they won't talk to me or try this new thing. People who suffer with migraines try or have tried so many things over the years. Some have minor relief or don't work at all. We get jaded. We get frustrated and quite frankly sick of it all. This daith thing works wonders for some and minor relief for others just like every other remedy. Now we are telling them to put holes in their ears that take 6-9 months to heal, risk infection, and it might... might work wonders. Why!?! Well the people doing these piercings are not acupuncturists or doctors. It would be absolutely amazing if an acupuncturist did do these daith piercings. The success rate would be even better than it is now. Everyone has different ears so an evaluation of your daith area would be a fantastic idea. If we could go to an acupuncturist get our spots marked then pierced... that would be an idea in the interim. Hopefully someone out there is listening to this idea and can do something with it. I love my daiths, thankfully my daiths were well placed, and I will fight to keep mine in. I never want to go back to the pain of daily migraines. #migraine
