Patient Ambassador Program
The Reed Procedure®: A Potentially Permanent Surgical Migraine Treatment
The Patient Ambassador Program at Reed Migraine Centers includes many former patients who want to share their migraine stories and experiences with the Reed Procedure®. Since Dr. Ken Reed invented the Reed Procedure® in 1992, thousands of patients worldwide, all suffering from different forms of chronic head pain, have undergone our procedure with results that most consider life-changing.
Though we at Reed Migraine Centers are happy to share information on our process and assist with questions, we also recognize the value of speaking with someone who truly identifies with your suffering and what you’ve had to sacrifice as a result because they’ve endured a similar path. It’s with this in mind that we created the Patient Ambassador Program.
Many prior patients of Reed Migraine Centers are featured below. Each has experienced a dramatic result with our procedure and is committed to helping others looking for relief from long-term, debilitating pain. If you or a loved one are considering the Reed Procedure® as a long-term solution to your chronic head pain, we invite you to reach out to these ambassadors. Each has provided basic information on their medical biography and a unique email address that you can use to contact them. They’ve volunteered their time to share their own experiences with the Reed Procedure® or help in any other way. And we are so very thankful for their immeasurable support.
Audra
Age: 44
Diagnoses: Menstrual and chronic migraines; nausea; muscle fatigue
Onset: 15 years old
My Story: At age 15, I had menstrual migraines beginning 3 days prior to my cycle. At age 20, I was diagnosed with "walking migraines". My migraine pain was at times debilitating; headache pain, muscle fatigue, and nausea daily.
Permanent placed: July 2019
Katelyn
Age: 23
Diagnoses: Chronic migraines; tension headaches; nausea; emesis; blurry/spotty vision
Onset: 11 years old
My Story: My migraine diagnosis changed from unspecified to chronic when I was 18 due to arthritic changes in my C2/C3. I had tried several medications and saw multiple doctors.
Permanent placed: April 2019
Joy
Age: 47
Diagnoses: Chronic migraines; nausea; sharp pain prior to the start of the migraine
Onset: 6 years old
My Story: My migraines lasted for 38 years.
Permanent placed: January 2018
Jennifer
Age: 44
Diagnoses: Atypical migraines; loss of vision in my right eye for months; nausea; emesis; memory lapse
Onset: 7 years old
My Story: My migraines lasted for 36 years.
Permanent placed: September 2020
Matthew
Age: 51
Diagnoses: Chronic migraines; vertigo; nausea; sensitivities to light, temperature, noise, and smells; loss of appetite
Onset: 36 years old
My Story: My migraines lasted for 13 years.
Permanent placed: December 2019
Vicki
Age: 56
Diagnoses: Chronic migraines
Onset: 30 years old
My Story: I started out with a few migraines a month, but they progressed to almost daily.
Permanent placed: 2019
Jill
Age: 60
Diagnoses: Chronic migraines; nausea
Onset: 10 years old
My Story: My migraines lasted for 49 years.
Permanent placed: January 2019
Cassidy
Age: 34
Diagnoses: Chronic migraine with neural involvement; nausea; tingling in my face; loss of speech and motor function; dizziness
Onset: 20 years old
My Story: My migraines lasted for thirteen years.
Permanent placed: June 2020
Lacy
Age: 45
Diagnoses: Migraines with aura; nausea; emesis; intense pain; fatigue
Onset: 35 years old
Permanent placed: July 2019
Mike
Age: 60
Diagnoses: Occipital neuralgia
Onset: 9 years old
Permanent placed: December 2019
Leah
Age: 36
Diagnoses: Chronic migraines; fibromyalgia
Onset: 6 years old
My Story: I suffered from migraine pain my entire life, but they became chronic at age 14.
Permanent placed: June 2017
Whitney
Age: 39
Diagnoses: Migraines causing distorted vision in right eye
Onset: In 2nd grade
My Story: My migraines began when I was in second grade and got increasingly worse and debilitating by age thirty.
Permanent placed: July 2019
Kay
Age: 60
Diagnoses: Intractable migraine; trigeminal neuralgia
Onset: Childhood
Permanent placed: April 2012
Christy G.
Age: 56
Diagnoses: Meniere’s disease; bilateral benign positional vertigo; persistent migraines; headaches
Onset: 20 years old
My Story: I had my first migraine approximately college. I experienced them again with my pregnancies. They worsened after my third pregnancy.
Permanent placed: October 2020
Tessa
Age: 46
Diagnoses: Occipital neuralgia, chronic (daily) migraines, herniated disc, nausea
Onset: 40 years old
My Story: My migraines lasted daily for five years.
Permanent placed: January 2020
Deborah
Age: 62
Diagnoses: Intractable hemiplegic migraines; episodic right-sided paralysis
Onset: April 2003
My Story: I suffered for 15 years with migraines and had 5 strokes (CVA). My intractable migraine episodes began once every 3 or 4 months, but they increased in frequency over time. By the time I reached out to Dr. Reed, I was having them daily.
Permanent placed: June 2017
Michael
Age: 34
Diagnoses: Chronic migraines
Onset: 14 years old
My Story: I suffered from migraines for 5 years. I don't know how they started, but one day they came on and never went away. They increased when I had seizures, and I had thought they were causing the episodes. When I had surgery to stop the seizures, the migraines did not stop. We tried every medication in the book.
Permanent placed: January 2011
Laura
Age: 43
Diagnoses: Chronic intractable migraines with and without aura; chronic headaches; occipital neuralgia
Onset: 38 years old
My Story: My migraines started in 2016 as hormonal and progressed to daily headaches and then to daily migraines.
Permanent placed: March 2019