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bronwynrhI'm on day 5 of this migraine, now. Really, please. Just cut off my head. I swear I'll feel a lot better if you do. I had a headache on the 19th, but managed to keep the migraine at bay with Frovatriptan. Monday though, it came right back in the afternoon, full-on migraine. The Frovatriptan didn't even put a dent in it.
Tuesday, I wake up with the migraine still drilling into my skull. I made it through a presentation (I sat the whole time, but did a great job) and half of my class before I had to leave my students and go to the health center for a shot of Toradol. The Toradol brought the migraine from an 8 down to a 4 or 5, but at least I was functional for a few hours before it came roaring back. I took a Vicodin and was soon unconscious - who cares about a migraine if you're unconscious, right?
Wednesday morning, I was all right, although I had what I call a "migraine scar". By afternoon, there it was again, full strength.
Same thing Thursday, but this time, the Vicodin I took last night did absolutely nothing. Nada. Didn't even make me drowsy.
Sure enough, I wake up this morning with it still drilling into my head. The Feverfew and coffee have done nothing to help. I can barely keep my right eye open, both eyes are watering, and the pain is starting to spread from my brow through the side of my face.
I am sick of this! How am I supposed to function with this constant, awful pain? I tried to get an appointment with another neurologist, but she's not taking new patients until JUNE! So I'm stuck with the neurologist I have now, and he's fed up with me because none of the pills he throws at me do any good. Not once has he said, "this is really bad, Bronwyn, why don't come in to see me now and we'll see what we can do."
No, it's "go to the ER or health center, I'll prescribe some phenergan suppositories for you." My next appointment with him isn't until June or something. I don't even know.
Honestly, right now death seems a nice, viable option. At least a head transplant.
Tuesday, I wake up with the migraine still drilling into my skull. I made it through a presentation (I sat the whole time, but did a great job) and half of my class before I had to leave my students and go to the health center for a shot of Toradol. The Toradol brought the migraine from an 8 down to a 4 or 5, but at least I was functional for a few hours before it came roaring back. I took a Vicodin and was soon unconscious - who cares about a migraine if you're unconscious, right?
Wednesday morning, I was all right, although I had what I call a "migraine scar". By afternoon, there it was again, full strength.
Same thing Thursday, but this time, the Vicodin I took last night did absolutely nothing. Nada. Didn't even make me drowsy.
Sure enough, I wake up this morning with it still drilling into my head. The Feverfew and coffee have done nothing to help. I can barely keep my right eye open, both eyes are watering, and the pain is starting to spread from my brow through the side of my face.
I am sick of this! How am I supposed to function with this constant, awful pain? I tried to get an appointment with another neurologist, but she's not taking new patients until JUNE! So I'm stuck with the neurologist I have now, and he's fed up with me because none of the pills he throws at me do any good. Not once has he said, "this is really bad, Bronwyn, why don't come in to see me now and we'll see what we can do."
No, it's "go to the ER or health center, I'll prescribe some phenergan suppositories for you." My next appointment with him isn't until June or something. I don't even know.
Honestly, right now death seems a nice, viable option. At least a head transplant.
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Date: March 26th, 2004 06:50 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: March 26th, 2004 06:52 am (UTC)I hope it gets better soon.
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Date: March 26th, 2004 08:25 am (UTC)Sorry, this is useless, but I hope it subsides soon.
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Date: March 26th, 2004 12:32 pm (UTC)