Monday, May 28, 2012

migraine

By hearts41 Monday, September 17, 2007

I began a migraine on saturday.   I thought perhaps I finally got rid of today around noon.   I woke up with it again but took a Maxalt, I did feel somewhat better afterward but slowly today I felt it coming back.  Its like a monster, waiting for me.  And now this evening here it is.  Back!   I am so tired of this.   So, now what.   I don't want to have to call the nerologist tomorrow and tell them, guess what its day three and no luck with the home medication.   So so tired of this.   I know my family means well but when they ask "how are you feeling, do you have a headache today"  "is it gone"?   Seems like such a simple question doesn't it?   And yet it puts me on edge sometimes.   Ecspecially when a well meaning family memeber says things like "try not to get a headache"  well duh!  

My husband, he's wonderful, he understand so much about my migraines, he has educated himself well.  

 

Migraines are the enemy.  And my enemy is visiting again.  Later. 

My doctor visit
9/19/07 7:37pm
I called the on call doctor for my nerologist.  He said he can't do anything for me over the phone and told me to go to the ER if it was bad enough.  He told me to go to the ER that my nero has privledges at so they could call him when I got there.  So, I waited hoping upon hope that my pain would get better, that the monster would go back in its cave, it didn't.   So, off to the ER I go.  I felt uneasy going to this Er, I guess because I had never been there before, silly I know.  I arrive and I was the only one in the waiting room.   This looks promising.   I was taken into a room in short order and it went downhill from there.   The nurse was a snot.  She asked the appropriate questions and when she foundout  I had been to the other ER she  asked what they gave me I told her they gave  me Magnesium, Benadryl, Zofran, and pain medication she says "well we won't be doing all that here"! She said it very nasty.   I asked her to call my doctor, she said they don't do that either!   When the doctor came in I explained my history (not my whole 15 years of migraine history) but particually the last six months when they have changed pattern and began lasting beyond 72 hours and I have passed out twice with them.  I explained my nero ordered home health IV infusion twice for them, the Er doc couldn't believe it.   I knew then I was in for a rough ride.  I asked the doctor to please confer with my nerologist, he said they don't do that!   Anyhow, I felt like they thought I was there seeking drugs, they were not warm and caring and were just matter of fact couldn't give a darn attitude.   They started an iv, missed the first time, jammed it in the second time, and they gave me something for naseau and demerol.   I made up my mind I was leaving no matter how I felt.   I did feel better but the migraine was not gone, on a 1 - 10  I left feeling about a 4.  I could handle that and was going home!  By today I woke up migraine free, thank God! 
By hearts41— Last Modified: 09/04/10, First Published: 09/17/07