(b)(6) placed a medtronic zotarolimus eluting coronary stent endeavor in an 80% blockage of a large branch of left anterior descending artery on (b)(6) 2013.In mid (b)(6) i began having headaches.They developed over a few weeks to being nearly constant.(previously i might have 2 headaches a year.) they were mild to start the day and would grow to moderate by midday every day.In (b)(6) 2013, a brain mri was done by breast cancer oncologist.This got me a consult with a neurologist.She disagreed about the mri results and proceeded to treat the chronic daily headache (cdh) with prescriptions and intravenous injections, which only added to my discomfort.Nothing alleviated the ongoing headaches.In (b)(6) 2014, they diminished and we were gone completely by (b)(6).It was (b)(6) 2014 when i suggested my hypothesis of a correlation between the stent and the cdh to a (b)(6) pharmacist.He confirmed that a side effect of zotarolimus was headaches.All of my doctors were informed of my headaches and knew of my stent but i ended up putting 2 and 2 together a year and a half later.I don't want this to happen to anyone else.
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