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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]i had severe bilateral headaches in my 20s and 30s that most medicine did not help in any way.

i ended up developing a cyst in a sinus that triggered pain through my tooth roots, imaging also showed a small cyst on the other side, as well as large bilateral Haller Cells. fortunately, my surgeon was open to the research I had done with Dr. Google, which indicated that Haller cells can be linked with idiopathic/intractable headaches. surgeon removed all cysts, the Haller cells, addressed my deviated septum, and reduced my turbinates. I now get headaches maybe once every other month, rather than every few days or even for weeks on end. I haven't bought migraine meds (imitrex, zomig) since.[/quote]

Thanks. Will ask about this. The MRIs didn’t show cysts yet, but maybe they could miss a small cyst?[/quote]

To be clear, the headaches were caused by the Haller Cells. The cysts were causing new and different pain, but were what allowed the surgery to be covered by insurance. Correcting Haller Cells is generally experimental and wouldn't be covered by insurance on its own. The part of the surgery that corrected the Haller Cells also ran the risk of potentially causing blindness, due to being very close to the optic nerve. But I'm still very glad I had it done. [/quote]

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