Migraine Redux: The Shape Shifter
I usually don’t post when I get an attack but I think that it might give a non-sufferer an inkling into what happens.
Yesterday was a day of freedom. On those days I have the fantasy that I will never have a day of migraine again.
Wrong.
This morning after breakfast I went to my studio to work on a project. Everything was fine.
And then:
My eyes wouldn’t converge;
The room began to spin and I thought, “OK breathe, you’ve got this. Stare at your finger.”
I did. It got worse, I was in free flight from a rocket spinning so hard and fast that I got sick to my stomach. That hadn’t happened in years. (Luckily there was a wastebasket with a plastic bag next to my desk).
For at least 10 minutes I was totally non-functioning as my body took over. I felt like I had a massive fever, that my body temp would have broken a thermometer. I went into a sweat.
I managed to get to bed, while walking on the Titanic-listing-deck.
I got cold.
I fell asleep for a few hours. Just awoke. It feels like my forehead has fingers tapping all over it. The feeling moved to the top of my head. Thumping.
I hadn’t felt this way since the very beginning of all these weird migraine symptoms about 5 years ago…symptoms which propelled me to a balance-vertigo-ENT who tested me for 2 days and announced:
“I’m sorry, I can’t help you.
You have migraine.”
Send a life boat, please.
Dear Susan, I’ve followed all your migraine-related posts and feel so helpless. I’d give my best jewel to be able to help in any way. Don’t give up: a cure is in the pipeline, I’m sure <3
I am so sorry for you Susan. I don’t understand that nobody can help. Big Hugs.
How terrible! Especially to a nice person like you!
I just want to wrap you up in bubble wrap so you can’t feel this way. Xoxoxo
This sounds like an exceptionally bad one. How do you do this every day?
It’s been quiet on the mom front lately. How is she doing?
Oh gosh. How awful! ((Hugs))