Sunday, December 16, 2007
I am 27! What in the world happened to me....... I began having muscle weakness and pin and needle sensations in my right arm and leg. This kept coming and going. I was originally thought to have MS. Then after seeing a nuerologist and going through 10 different tests (that all came up beautiful) I went to bed the Monday after Thanksgiving with a slight headache.... the aftermath of a migrane from the day before........ I went to sleep only to awake and not be able to move anything on the right side of my body. After a week in the Nuerological ICU I came home and my whole life has changed I have physical Therapy 3 days a week. I am no longer able to drive. I lost vision and hearing on the right and I am still using a cane and am exhausted very easily. I am not sure what to think sometimes.... I have never had a migraine until about 4 months ago.... This doesn't make sense but I am bound and determined to find out more..... because Life goes on and my life will NOT go on without me. I need any info about this..... The nueroligist is calling it Migraine Syndrome.....and that I suffered a migraine stroke...... any one with answers please!!! Thank you
Hello, and welcome to MyMigraineConnection.com!
I'm sorry you are going through all this, it sounds horrible.
The first thing that strikes me is that you need a new doctor! There is no such thing as "Migraine Syndrome." A neurologist who comes up with that doesn't know much about Migraine disease and as we like to say here his sorry butt needs to be fired. If they aren't sure what is going on yet, time to find a doctor who will figure it out.
Were you having Migraine pain in addition to your numbness? Did your pain last more than 72 hours? There is a condition called Status Migrainous that can put us at in increased risk of stroke if we have unrelented, untreatable pain for more than 72 hours. This means you haven't have at least a four-hour pain-free break while awake and the pain lasts longer than 72 hours. This needs immediate medical attention. Status Migrainous - The Basics.
Having said that, I don't mean to freak you out, just give you the information. Please consider seeing a Migraine/Headache specialist to help properly diagnose you. If you are not able to see one of these specialists, do you have a University near you with a headache clinic? Most universities have some kind of pain, headache or neurological centers where really good doctors teach. Sometimes they take patients at reduced rates too. Click HERE for our patient recommened list of Migraine specialists.
Please let me know how you are doing, ok?
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