Headaches

It troubles me that my manager is not very forgiving for migraine-related doctor visits and procedures. He informed me last week that my usage of unplanned paid time off should be reviewed. I think that’s a subtle way to say I’m too sick OR he doesn’t believe me about my Read more…

I had a friend this weekend tell me about a home remedy for migraines that seems to help! She instructed me to get some limes, cut one in half, and then rub it on my forehead at the onset of a headache. The lime burns a little on your forehead Read more…

I had my MRI this morning, what fun that was. There is something freaky about being in a long tube with who the heck knows how much voltage zinging around you. I swear my eyes twitched at least once or twice during it. I got copies of the “film” to Read more…

The past two days haven’t been that bad with the headaches. Typical isn’t it? My body knows I am going for an MRI tomorrow and it’s going to stop being bad until after it. Whatever 🙂 My employer has been surprisingly lenient on my time off for this stuff. I Read more…

Yesterday was a particularily hard day to deal with; the pain was never relenting except after chocking myself full of Excedrin and Ibuprofen. I have school three nights a week with working full time; it can be very difficult when trying to have a relationship full time as well. More Read more…

Well, here I am starting a blog. I don’t know if I’ll ever get any hits or feedback, but this is my blog of my so-called migraines. A little over three years ago I started getting headaches in my left temple. Doctors diagnosed them as paroxysmal hemichranial migraines very early Read more…