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Migraine from Hell!

1/21/2021

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Whew! 
This has been a tough week! 
Sometime Sunday afternoon a headache came against me. 
I fought it best I could. But to no avail.
The night came and I laid on what felt like a block of concrete. 
Then, a migraine headache from HELL overwhelmed me on Monday. 

I have headaches a lot, always have. I don’t remember a time before having headaches. 
Mostly due to sinus/allergies, or stress. 
When I was about 18 I went to Six Flags over Texas with a church group, and we rode The Shock Wave. Which messed my neck up horribly! I spent a week in the hospital with all kinds of specialists working over me, tests were run, I was sent to a brain specialist in Dallas.  Suspected brain tumor, or brain cancer. But, it was all because of severe pinched nerves in my neck. 
And those nerves flare up ever so often, making me have horrendous headaches. 
I am also highly allergic to cigarette smoke, since I was a little girl, and when I breathe it in - well, a sinus infection sets in. 

Even though I have had some #10 headaches in the last few years, it has been a LONG time since the wavy spot and bright lights. 
Sitting at my computer Monday morning, writing in my prayer journal and enjoying a cup of coffee - 
And BAM! 
There appeared a spot about the size of a half-dollar that was like looking thru a glass of water. 
It was on the left side of my left eye, and when I tried to look directly at it, it would move up. 
It grew larger and larger. 
When it was about the size of the top of a coffee cup, the broken and brightly colored lines appeared all around the edges. 
It continued to grow.
This lasted about 30-45 minutes.
Then, it just went away - as quickly as it had come. 
A breath of relief. 
Short breath.

Because then the absolute WORST headache I have had in the last 7 or so years hit me. 
The nausea began as well, with a mouth of what tasted like hot salt water. 
(I don’t throw up very easy, takes a LOT to make me. But oh the nausea HURTS!!!)
I made it the 5 ft from the computer over to the futon. 
No noise at all in the apartment. I could not take even the heater on, too loud. 
I have a neck pillow that I now am in love with - and I put it behind my head.
Gingerly got the blanket I made from Rick’s t-shirts and covered up with it.
And I forced myself to swallow carefully and slowly.
As well as to breathe deeply in and let it out as slow as I could. 

At some point, I fell asleep. 
A couple of hours later I woke up, cold and shivering, yet feeling hot.
Temp was 98.9 - so that’s ok. 
Headache was down to about a 10 at this point. 
And most of the nausea had subsided. 

I opened a can of cream of chicken soup, heated it and ate it slowly with a few crackers and cheese. 
The rest of the day was pretty much spent on the futon until my back was hurting too bad, then set in the desk chair with the heating pad on my back until I felt like I was going to fall out of the chair 
- so back to the futon. 
Bedtime came early. 
Just too exhausted to make it past 9 p.m. 

Tuesday I just felt weak and weary. 
Did go over to son’s house and help with granddaughter getting connected to the Wi-Fi for remote learning. 
- it was good to get out of the apartment, and REALLY good to see them! 

Wednesday I was feeling better, but the headache was a dull roar. 
Literally a roar that I could hear when the apartment was all quiet. 
So, I tried to sit still more than move about. 
Grew agitated by the evening, and exhausted.
So bedtime last night came at 8 p.m. - practically unheard of for me, so I knew I wasn’t feeling good. 

Today, I felt like taking a shower, hoping the hot water on my head would make it feel better, and that soreness from the headache was gone enough that I could enjoy the shower. 
So, at least I am clean now, LOL. 
Feeling some pain and pressure when I move certain ways.
Ears are still hurting, especially the left one. 
And I feel like there is a band around my head that is tight then loose, then tight again, oh wait, it’s loose. 
No - tight. 
Today I have worked on the website and blogs, a few emails and chat messages. 
Of course the daily Facebook posts and comments - but of course ;) 
Just not a lot of movement, and being careful when I do move about. 
Not wanting the bad part of it to return! 
Tried to take a nap, but the cigarette smoke from neighbor is somehow leeching thru to my apartment, and it is making it more of a challenge to get rid of the migraine and the nausea keeps cycling back around, too. 
So, I sat on the futon with my face buried in the blanket of Rick’s t-shirts for most of 2 hours. 

I’m sure the cold, rainy weather with wind blowing more hard than not, hasn’t helped any either.
But it is Texas, and it is winter time. 

It’s been a doozie of a headache this trip around! 

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