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About me: All in all I have to admitt I am a very lady. I have a wonderful husband who is a doctor. He is so supportive.

I have had migraines since I was 11. But they did not reach the level they are at until I was assaulted. At 21 they were at the point where they were uncontrolable.

My motivations for joining WEGO Health: To raise awareness about a particular condition, To connect with leaders in my condition-specific community, To connect with leaders in the health community, To gain access to WEGO Health's professional seminars

Second personal website: http://migrainecommunity.blogspot.com

Blog 1 I recommend: http://MIGRAINCOMMUNITY.BLOGSPOT.COM

Blog 2 I recommend: http://DEBORAH-WEATHERINGMIGRAINESTORMS.BLOGSPOT.COM

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Well, for now I seem to really like this forum. I also see that people are talking about dystonia (which is something i have). My cervical dystonia makes my migraines just all the worst. But I like how everything is organized, I just need to get the hang of it. I would love to hear from any of you. Hope you all have a pain free day lisa

Posted on April 9th, 2008 at 10:26pm — 4 Comments (Add)

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At 5:22pm on May 6th, 2008, Lisa Bratcher Carley said…: Yes Megan, I would like to talk with you more as well. It is always great to speak with someone that does the same thing you do. Two heads are better than one

At 2:53pm on May 6th, 2008, Megan Oltman said…: Gosh - that's the opposite of what I meant. Thanks for responding! I'm a big believer in communication too - though emails & on-line comments can have their pitfalls when its hard to convey or detect tone. Oops! Anyway, I'd love to be in more communication. I work with migraineurs as a coach - helping to set up and create structures and habits to support them in managing their lives with migraine. I'm not a therapist, but I think we have some things in common in our work. Best,
Megan

At 2:19pm on May 6th, 2008, Lisa Bratcher Carley said…: Thank you Megan. Yes you did clear it up. Your comment sounded as if a shrink has no business helping those with migraines if they have it themselves. Thank you so much for clearing that up. I always believe in communication so everyone was/is on the same page. Thank you! Best wishes to you! Hope you are having a pain free day!
Liz

At 1:28pm on May 6th, 2008, Megan Oltman said…: P.S. Reading down a little further, I'm wondering what I did say - in no way did I intend to have an unkind tone. I wanted to support you in doing what you do. Hope that's cleared up!
- Megan

At 1:25pm on May 6th, 2008, Megan Oltman said…: Liz - No, no I absolutely agree with you. In no way did I mean to imply you shouldn't counsel people with migraines - my point was exactly the opposite. I had just read a comment you left on the main migraine page - I don't see it there now. I'll have to rely on faulty memory at this point, I believe you said something about how can you help people when you struggle with this yourself? I meant to say you are especially qualified to help people with these issues since you do struggle with them yourself.
- Megan

At 4:11pm on May 5th, 2008, Lisa Bratcher Carley said…: Thank You Ellen so much for your kind words. I want to say something about being a therapist and having to deal with migraines.
1) You never 'advise' someone to do anything!
2) You tell them the positives and negatives of the choices they want to make.
3)They make the choice without judgment from you.
4) You are a constant support system
5)In dealing with a person with migraines you help them deal with the pain

Also I do not have that many migraine patients, afew, but I deal mostly in rape victims, and marriage and family.
I had a comment posted earlier that was not very clear, but I don't think it had the most kind tone. I just wanted to make clear what a psychologist does that has migraines.

At 9:48pm on April 16th, 2008, Megan Oltman said…: Hi Lisa - I love your page. Look forward to reading more and getting to know you.
- megan

At 5:51pm on April 12th, 2008, Migraine Chick said…: Thanks for stopping by my page. I loved what you said about "picky brains." That sums it up fairly well!

At 12:16pm on April 11th, 2008, Ellen Schnakenberg said…: Lisa,

Your patients are SOOOO very lucky to have you! To understand Migraine and Dystonia, you have to really have experienced them. No stories, poems, or paintings can begin to describe what goes thru the mind of a migraineur in the throes of an attack, or the feeling of muscles that are beyond your control, but you know from experience. Sometimes you don't have to experience something to know how to "fix" it. Understanding and treating someone with migraine or dystonia is one of those things I think goes beyond the scope of "I don't know what you're feeling, but I can guess and here's what I think you should do". Much like having an Obstetrician who has been thru childbirth, you can understand, and for some migraineurs and dystonia patients, that is the door for which they have been searching a long, long time.

Welcome to WEGO! We're so glad you're here!

At 6:06pm on April 9th, 2008, deborah scripa said…: Hey, Lisa. Nice to see you over here!

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