The ER for a Migraine or Headache - Your Experience?

I tried to take your poll, but there's no "Submit" button, and I don't think my results saved.

K

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The following info comes from my family because I was aphasic when I was taken to the ER. Upon my arrival the ER personnel immediately tested to make sure I was not suffering a stroke. I wasn't. After that the ER was somewhat dismissive toward a migraine causing my problems. The ER doctor inferred to my wife that she possibly caused my condition by causing me stress at home, (far from the truth!). The ER was not treating me for a migraine, it appeared they did not know what to treat me for, so were doing nothing but watching me. When my son arrived he took control, he admonished the charge nurse in ER, then the ER doctor for the treatment I was not receiving and the way they treated my wife. The doctor became apologetic and friendlier, tests were started to try and find out what was going on. (Incidentally, my son had given the ER doctor his business card, he's a litigation attorney in Orlando, I believe it helped me.) My son asked the neurologist if a migraine could have caused the aphasia and my present condition, he answered "no". However my son said the doctor must have done some reading after hours, the next day he came back to my son and said, "yes a migraine could have caused my condition". After the initial dismissive attitude about my migraine, everyone was helpful and very nice to us. However, I received no headache medication, nothing for my migraine. They were focusing on why I was suffering confusion, not my migraine. I was admitted for three days. The headache and aphasia had left by 6am the day following my admission.
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Teri, My previous comment was in response to your ER poll, but I don't think it worked correctly. Hope you can put the posts together with your poll. Subsailor566
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