I'm too old for this!!

My first day on the boards; I've skimmed thru the site and come across some harrowing stories of folks who are suffering so much more than I ever have.  I've always known I was fortunate.  The things I've read and heard about migraines that I don't have, scare the heck out of me!

I've personally known people with much worse pain than I...they were going to the ER on a regular basis for shots. I couldn't afford to do that at the time and I was having weather-related migraines. We live in a tornado-prone area of the country and the severity of my pain was indicative of how bad the coming storm was going to be.  We've had some monsters hit our area over the last thirty-plus years! 

During that time, I found out that I'm allergic to codeine and all variations of it...does nasty stuff to my body!! One doctor told me years ago that there was nothing else...it was codeine or suffer.  So I walked the floors and cried and hid beneath my pillow...you know the drill.  Until 1996, when Imitrex came along.... it IS my miracle drug.  I used the tablets for several years until they stopped being effective.  The spray won't work if I wait too long to take it.  As most of you know...migraine meds are not cheap!!  I still remember the day I took my first Imitrex tablet....the instant relief was so amazing...I was stunned!  I don't remember my first driving lesson or my first kiss or my first love...well...maybe I do remember that...but, you get the idea.  That little pill was my best friend.

Now, I'm dealing with another type of migraine and I'm not a happy girl.  These are our GOLDEN YEARS for Pete's sake!  Arthritis and high blood pressure and Social Security going bust is enough to worry about already!  So I'm here to find out about Ocular Migraines and why mine don't seem to match the typical traits I've found so far.  Any information will be treasured and shared!

Just when I thought I was getting it all together, I am reminded once again, that you can't take ANY pain-free day for granted!!  But I'm glad to be here!!