Thursday, October 18, 2007

Migraine

THIS HAS TO BE A VERY SHORT POST AS I CAN HARDLY SEE.

What I do see, however is the most transcendently beautiful iridescent zigzags all over my visual field, esp. the left hand side. My eyesight is so faint I can barely read this at all.

The worst migraine I ever had was the time I stood up and - BANG! - I was 90% blind all bar a strip in the far corner of my right eye... that was the time that idiot poked his finger in my eye bc he did not believe I could not see. I took so many headache pills and could barely move my head for 3 days it hurt so bad.

Ever since then, however I've only ever got the aura without the headache. This, my old doctor told me was called a "subclinical" migraine.

Please let this be subclinical. Please. I really don't feel well...
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9 comments:

  1. Akelamalu18 October 2007 at 18:47

    I used to get migraines - the wavy lines and zig zags too. The only way I could relieve it was to - look away now if you're of a sensitive disposition - make myself sick!

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  2. robkroese18 October 2007 at 19:31

    Sorry about the headache. I get bad tension headaches once in a while (pretty much every time I have to drive to the SF Bay Area...), but thankfully not migraines. My wife gets them though. No fun.

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  3. Nicole18 October 2007 at 21:43

    Gosh, how awful. I've only had a migrane on a few occasions so far. Once I was in my car, driving back home after delivering a job and I had to pull over to the side in rush hour traffic to vomit. It was highly embarrassing. I hope you feel better soon!

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  4. Icarus18 October 2007 at 21:57

    Sympathies, hope you get through it quickly. Me, it's unpredictable seasons of cluster migraines, 2 hours into sleep, regular as clockwork for 3-6 weeks, only non-drug treatment I've found I can count on is ice-cubes on the eye and veins.

    The '20 years on' yesterday was referring to the Japanese project. Don't worry about it.

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  5. Bimbimbie18 October 2007 at 23:28

    Migraines are horrors, I don't loose vision but can't keep a thing down and yes three days seems to be the norm.

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  6. Squamer19 October 2007 at 00:47

    i've never gotten a migraine. As much as i have heard they suck, i would like to get one sometime becuase i think it could be considered a right of passage.

    "HEY MOM! I got my very first Migraine! YES!!!"

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  7. Peaceful/Paisible20 October 2007 at 18:23

    migraine is terrible yes...just have to stay in the dark, the silence with something cold on the head...

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  8. Gledwood22 October 2007 at 14:34

    Far better now, thanks everyone!!

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  9. Gledwood22 October 2007 at 14:35

    I felt really sick I might try your advice Akelam' of MAKING myself puke...

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