Headache Pressure during Flight to Colorado

[Stargazey]

Just checking in. Hi all, I will be seeing Dr O on Feb 9th. Thankfully. I hope he can help me. I've been on 100mg of Topamax a day has helped a little with the headaches but they are still there, just not as strong. I am a little concerned about the flight and cabin pressure and the pressure I feel already in my head and ears. Any answers? or advice appreciated. Thanks in advance....Stargazey (Mary)

[LG0526]

Hi Stargazy,

I just saw Dr. Oro 2 weeks ago... and he is WONDERFUL!  I am having surgery on Feb. 24 for 1 of my 2 probs.  I have DDD and am having a metal rod put in my neck before I have decompression surgery.  I had trouble on the flight.  I threw up the whole time and i felt bad, but that is normally how i feel.  I took pain medication, but honestly did not have much worse pressure than I normally do except for the desent.  I agree with Selma and the desent was the most trouble for me and where I felt bad.  When we were up in the air I felt better.  Hopefully, it won't be worse for you.  I am sure you are used to feeling bad all the time, I am, so the flight did not make the pressure much worse for me except at the end.  Where are you flying from?  I flew from DFW in Dallas to Denver and the flight was 2 hours.  How long will your flight be?

LG

[selmaS]

Hi Last Jan I went on a flight to Guatemala I had no issues on the two flights down...we had a layover....however, I developed problems while there....not sure of the  pressure because of the altitude ot feet above sea level it was...but CO u will be up there too.

Now the flight back I was miserable...but I felt like I had a cold....and the pressure coming down was the problem...once up I was fine.I tried chewing gum...no help.....again for me it was only on the return flight and on the desent.

Good luck
"Selma"