I had a bad migraine yesterday. As much as I was reeling in pain, I managed to chronicle the event. This would enable me to furnish my specialist with more deatiled information and to diagnose my condition with greater accuracy. The last appointment, he asked many questions, some which I never had given much thought or taken note. I sure the next appointment, I'll be able to to answer most of the questions.
My right periperhal vision started to see some "aura" at about 8am. I can't exactly explain what it was I saw but they are definitely not helping in my vision. By 8.20am, I had a total loss of vision in the right eye. I could not focus and all I saw was those "aura" stuff. My left eye was still well.
The vision blurring subsided at around 8.25am and the left side of my head began to throb. I remebered that distinct pain. I immediately downed a painkiller. Guess what? For 8 painkillers, they cost $77.40! Works out to be $9.60 per pill. The painkiller didn't seem to help and the pain intensified.
By 9.30am, it had reached its peak and no matter how hard I hammered my head with my fist, the external pain pales in comparison with the internal one. At that point in time, I wished someone could just knock me out cold and render me unconscious. I somehow managed to doze off amid the terrible pain. The sleep was interrupted every now and then.
I woke up at 10.50am. The pain had subsided a lot but a dull, throbbing pain still lingered. It was not that painful; it was more of a nuisance than anything. By 12om, the pain ceased totally. However, if I shake my head forcefully, I can still feel the left side hurting. This triggered pain ceased totally by this morning, after a night's rest.
From this attack, I realised something. I used to think that I was only sensitive to light during an attack. I was wrong. I had to distance myself from the blaring radio yesterday. I'll take note and update the specialist accordingly.
My right periperhal vision started to see some "aura" at about 8am. I can't exactly explain what it was I saw but they are definitely not helping in my vision. By 8.20am, I had a total loss of vision in the right eye. I could not focus and all I saw was those "aura" stuff. My left eye was still well.
The vision blurring subsided at around 8.25am and the left side of my head began to throb. I remebered that distinct pain. I immediately downed a painkiller. Guess what? For 8 painkillers, they cost $77.40! Works out to be $9.60 per pill. The painkiller didn't seem to help and the pain intensified.
By 9.30am, it had reached its peak and no matter how hard I hammered my head with my fist, the external pain pales in comparison with the internal one. At that point in time, I wished someone could just knock me out cold and render me unconscious. I somehow managed to doze off amid the terrible pain. The sleep was interrupted every now and then.
I woke up at 10.50am. The pain had subsided a lot but a dull, throbbing pain still lingered. It was not that painful; it was more of a nuisance than anything. By 12om, the pain ceased totally. However, if I shake my head forcefully, I can still feel the left side hurting. This triggered pain ceased totally by this morning, after a night's rest.
From this attack, I realised something. I used to think that I was only sensitive to light during an attack. I was wrong. I had to distance myself from the blaring radio yesterday. I'll take note and update the specialist accordingly.
posted by hg @ 21:20
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