I thought having a tension headache was a lot, but having a migraine was worse. I wish I could describe just how bad the migraines were, but I can’t. What I can say for sure is the pain was extreme and unrelenting.

One morning, my headache was so severe that to lift my head off my pillow became a bother. I took whatever over -the-counter medication I had, but no relief. This upset me, still in bed unable to get up. However, I knew I needed to be patient to give the medication time to work, but I was exhausted from the pain.

I don’t know how, but I slept for a bit. It was my cell phone that jolted me back to my reality. I don’t know why I didn’t put my phone on silent mode, I knew I needed to rest. Plus, I still had a killer headache!

At the point before I found out I was suffering from migraines, the fear of having a tumor in my brain was constant. Those thoughts haunted me so much that I decided it was time for me to go to the emergency room.

My time in the ER was long. However, I was seen by the first doctor quickly. I was examined, x-rayed and CAT-scanned. One of the doctors that came in to look me over, thought I need to stay overnight for observation. However, when the shift neurologist came on and examined me, he didn’t think I needed to stay over night. Before I left the emergency room that night, he referred me to an outpatient neurologist and neuro-ophthalmologist.

Several weeks later, at my appointment with the neuro-ophthalmologist. She assured me after my eye examination that despite the elevated pressure in my eyes, she didn’t detect anything further. My appointment with the neurologist confirmed that the headaches I was having were indeed migraines. The CAT-scan showed that I didn’t have a brain tumor. I was relieved and grateful to God for that blessing.

The neurologist put me on medication to manage my migraines. While the medication seemed to be working, it was messing with my short term memory. Something I wasn’t expecting, so I made an appointment with my neurologist. We talked about the effects the medicine was having on my short term memory and he found a suitable solution.

But really, how about those side effects. Their sometimes harmful, sometimes deadly, sometimes side effects make you constipated and sometimes give you diarrhea. Are the side effects to our medicines worth it? I guess they are sometimes.

Until the next blog be blessed