A scared technical angel

[technical.angel]

Well, five days with a migrane, and no response to a bunch of different meds. So, I'm off to the hospital, where they're going to stuff me full of meds. If I respond, I'll get to go home. If I don't, I'll be admitted.

So, I'll update when I can.

Keep your fingers, toes and eyeballs crossed for me.

GK, yes, I will have my phone with me. I'll respond to text messages when I can.

I was doing fine until the doctor mentioned there was a risk of stroke.

My kitties are going to hate me.

Jenni :angel:

[NightWolf]

:eek:

Gosh... I hope it isn't that serious.

<crosses everything he can>

Get well soon.

[PuckishOne]

Tech, just bear in mind that the doc has to inform you of anything that could potentially be a cause, even if that thing has a 0.0000000794% chance of occurring. :) So try to relax (I know!), and know that all of us here are sending along all the good wishes, karma, virtual cookies and whatever else we can think of. Feel better soon, and keep us posted. :hug:

[Becks]

Jenni, I'm (as usual in these situations) crossing everying crossable AND braiding my hair.

[Barefootgirl]

Oh love. That IS scary, but like PuckishOne says, the docs have to mention all the probables, so its unlikely to be that. I have everything crossed for you nonetheless, and am sending good thoughts and prayers your way.

((((Jenni))))

[Rapscallion]

The apethecary next to me warned me that sudafed increases the risk of a stroke (it narrows all blood vessels in the body, apparently, not just in your nose).

I wouldn't fret too much about that aspect.

Rapscallion

[Ryu]

yeah
i was told i might have cancer on my leg just because it was slightly possible thats what it was although it most likely isnt

[MadMike]

Good luck. I hope everything goes well. I get migraines too, so I know how you feel. But mine only last a few hours. I can't even imagine what it's like to have one for days.

[LostMyMind]

Well, five days with a migrane, and no response to a bunch of different meds.
Ouch, sorry to hear that. I hope they find a med that works for you. I didn't have any response to my migrane meds either. Migranes sucks and anyone that calls them headaches should be sho..... ;)

Look at the bright side, you can always tell your boss it's his fault. :devil:

[The Gatekeeper]

Got a text from TA. Basically summing up what she said here. I will update as she lets me know.

[LionMan]

Hope it goes well for you. Chat isn't the same without an angel.

[RavenStarr]

Hugs TA. Crossing everything I can, even crossing some things twice.

[One-Fang]

Fingers, legs, eyes. Check. All crossed.

Gatekeeper, send Jenni heaps of love and good thoughts from all of us here. Hopefully it will all turn out to be something quickly remedied and she'll be back busting a gut over the stories real soon.

[The Gatekeeper]

I haven't heard anything since. I'm pretty sure it's stress related. She and I haven't been able to chat much lately, but I know the things with her house, and job were pretty stressful.

<in best Arnold Swarzenager voice> "It's not a tumor"

[stormtreader]

Sending good vibes to TA as well - migraines are no fun, but for days! :eek: Ow!
I hope the medical people sort it out for you quickly, and that its nothing too bad.

[Ringman]

:hug: :hug: :hug: :kiss: hugs for Jenni hope you feel better soon

[protege]

I get migraines too, so I know how you feel. But mine only last a few hours. I can't even imagine what it's like to have one for days.

Another migraine sufferer over here! Mine too, usually last for a few hours. Usually, that is. Several months ago, I had one so bad, that it was like someone had scribbled over my eyeballs, and was hitting me with bricks :eek: Needless to say, getting home from work was "interesting" and involved "tossing cookies" in the local police department's parking lot :D That damn migraine lasted until the next day. Good thing I was able to call off work.

BTW, caffeine, such as Mountain Dew can be used to relieve some of the pain--it opens up blood vessels. As a result, I tend to live on the stuff :)

[Sphinx]

I hope you get better soon
(((((Jenni)))))!! I have migraines as well. And when I get them , I GET them.:cry: I have yet to find any medicine that work so I usually try to go to sleep. I've found that its the only thing that works for me.

[morgana]

I get 'em too, but I'm lucky; I get warned.

I guess they call it "aura"; it's like that mirage you get that looks like there's water ahead on the highway. Starts at the outer edge of peripheral vision and moves in. If I notice it before it gets too far inward, and take about 1000 mg of ibuprofen immediately, I never get the migraine itself. Lucky.

I can't imagine having one for five days. I'd shoot myself about day three.

Hang in there, TA. Sending you lots and lots of virtual dark-and-quiet.


Morgana

[LostMyMind]

Nice for ya morgana, I get those "aura" sometimes. But ibuprofen don't work for me :( Worst for me is when half of my head is in migraine mode and the other half is nice and calm.

Dark-and-quiet and lots of sleep is how I live now :lol:

[Broomjockey]

I used to get migranes, but haven't had any really since high school. Just a constant low headache pretty much everyday. Amazing what you can get used to.

Anyway, on to the important thing. TA, hugs, loves, and wishes of the best. Get better, the sooner the better. We don't know what to do without you!

[Banrion]

BTW, caffeine, such as Mountain Dew can be used to relieve some of the pain--it opens up blood vessels. As a result, I tend to live on the stuff :)


Me too, when I get a migrane I have to lock myself in a closet. Everything drives me nuts and makes me nauseous; light, sound, a gentle breeze. But caffeine helps me alot, hence the wonderful barista's near home and work love me. I start each day with 5 shots of espresso to keep the migraines at bay, since there is no way I could stand a 90 min train ride if one should come on at work. I just had one last weekend, and it was the first time since I moved in with my SO. He wanted to take me to the hospital, but he just doesn't understand how someone who is sick want to be left totally alone, in the dark.


My heart and thoughts go out to you Tech Angel, I hope everything is all right, and they find something to drive it away!

[The Gatekeeper]

Got a text from TA earlier today. She had been released from the hospital and was sleepy. That's the last I heard. Hopefully she'll surface long enough to type a few lines.

[technical.angel]

I live.

I got released around 9am yesterday, after hitting me with three or 4 different pain meds. My doctor had listened to my Mom after the ones he wanted to try didn't work, and gave me the only med that works for her.

I went to sleep, and when I woke up, I didn't have a headache! So, now I have a perscription for that.. if I can find a pharmacy that carries it.

I got hom, went to sleep, and didn't wake up until close to 6:30pm. Since Walmart's pharmacy closes at 7, I had to rush.

It was scary. My blood pressure got really high, and it took it's sweet time to come back down.

Further proof that I am, indeed, falling apart.

So, lets go see how long I can last at work!

Jenni

[Crazyredhead]

I'm glad you are feeling better. I have had to go to the ER on occasions for migranes that lasted more than 24 hours that wouldn't respond to medications.

I get two different types of migranes. The one that hurts and the one that doesn't. The ones that hurt I take Imitrex for, the ones that doens't just cause me to be blind for about an hour or so. They are called retinal migranes. Sometimes I get a warning sometimes I don't. Usually it is just a small spot in my line of vision that gradually puts me in tunnel vision and then blocks all sight from one side or the other. The first time I had it, I actually thought I was having a stoke, cause it make the right side of my face numb and then my right arm and I was very confused to where I couldn't dial a phone number. Usually stress brings them on but they also appear out of the blue. I have to be carefull when driving, cause I have had them come up with no warning. One minute I'm driving fine the next I can't see.

The painfull migranes usually come on a day or two before my period, but sometime I get them at different times.

I once had one like yours, that lasted about a week. It started out small, then peaked painfully and then gradually went away. I went to the hospital and they just told me it's a headache and to go home and sleep and take tylenol. I could barely get out of bed.

But I am glad you are better, I know what a bitch they can be.

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[Tikki]

Jenni, I hope this medication continues to work for you but when did the high blood pressure thing occur? Does your doctor know about it? If not, alert him or her to it because it could be because of the meds (which you probably already know to do but I just had to say that.) It would suck if it is and you have to find something else, but sudden high blood pressure could cause problems too. (I had to say that too.)

OK, lecture mode off. I wish you the best and hope those nasty migranes stay away. Hugs!

[technical.angel]

We think it was me freaked out about being in the hospital, conbined with the heat. As soon as they started getting meds going, the blood pressure started falling.

But yes, I will be talking with the doctor about it next week. If I don't, my mom will start yelling at me until I do.

Jenni :angel:

[Primer]

I'm glad you are feeling better. I have had to go to the ER on occasions for migranes that lasted more than 24 hours that wouldn't respond to medications.

I get two different types of migranes. The one that hurts and the one that doesn't. The ones that hurt I take Imitrex for, the ones that doens't just cause me to be blind for about an hour or so. They are called retinal migranes.
Ditto. My docs called the second kind "ocular" migraines. My sight just goes to a fuzzy gray, and it's worse than pea-soup fog. The first time that happened scared the crap outta me, but that's when they finally diagnosed my migraines and got me on Imitrex. I can now usually head off the painful ones, but like Crazyredhead said, the other kind come without warning. Luckily, for me, they are a lot more rare.

Good luck with finding a med that works for you!

[XCashier]

I'm glad you're feeling better and found a good medication for you. I hope things continue to improve. :)

[Retail's Bitch]

Glad that you're okay hon. I know migraines aren't any fun. I got hit with one on Tuesday and I was out of my pain meds. Out of desperation I bought a bottle of those stupid advil migraine pills as per usual, nothing... So I sat it out, since I was in the middle of the roommate's nephew's birthday party. Usually going to bed works for me. Unfortunately I don't know what triggered mine on Tuesday, and I can usually pin point it exactly. Most likely it's all the stress I've been under lately since I avoid food and smell triggers as much as possible.

What are your triggers?

[technical.angel]

What are your triggers?

I don't know. None of the few migraines I've had have been around something I could call a trigger. We're tentatively blaming a sinus infection.

Jenni :angel:

[Retail's Bitch]

I don't know. None of the few migraines I've had have been around something I could call a trigger. We're tentatively blaming a sinus infection.

Jenni :angel:

Ah... Well that's definitely a cause I'd say... But the ridiculous thing about migraines is that most doctors say 'stay away from triggers'. Which is all fine and dandy except triggers can range from MSG to stress. LOL. Glad that you're all better. <hugs>

[BlaqueKatt]

Glad the TA is feeling better!!!!<whispering>yayness!</whispering>
one of my triggers is coffee, the other is impending "that time of the month" ok the coffee I can avoid, can someone tell me how in the heck I'm supposed to aviod the other for the next 20 years?*:D

strange thing is if I drink coffee, I get a migraine within hours, but if I drink it after I already have one it goes away-what the heck?

*not looking for suggestions, just noting the absurdity of the medical profession at times.

BlaqueKatt-migraines are caused by an overload dealing with other peoples stupidity, I'm sure of it.......:p

[One-Fang]

* - there are ways and means. I haven't had that 'time' for over 10 years. But everything comes with a price.

[Ree]

What about sitting at a computer screen as a trigger?
I noticed that you seemed to have spent a lot of time online and had about 30 posts or more in the couple of days prior to mentioning you'd been suffering from the migraine for about 5 days.
Is it possible that may have aggravated things any?

I know I tend to get a lot of headaches, (not actually diagnosed as mmigraines, but bad enough to cause me to feel sick to my stomach), and I read something in one of my books that dealt with headaches:
Many headaches are mistaken for sinus when they are really brought on by things we do in our daily life.

Your Computer

Staring at a computer screen for long periods of time can leave your head aching. A computer screen is much like a television but you sit much closer to it. The light coming from the monitor can cause eyestrain if you stare at it for too long. This can lead to a headache.

To avoid eyestrain and the ensuing headache there are things you can do even if you must use your computer all day for work. The most important thing you can do it take frequent breaks from your monitor. Get up at least once every fifteen minutes and focus your eyes on something that is at least twenty to thirty feet away. Adjust the brightness and the contrast on your monitor so that the glare is not hard on your eyes. You should also have your monitor set up so you are viewing it at eye level and keep it at least a foot and a half from your face. The closer you are to your monitor the worse the strain on your eyes. I adjusted a lot of things at my desk so I am sitting differently, and have tried to change my internet habits a bit. Don't know if it helped, (because I still haven't eliminated other factors such as stress), but I think it made some difference in the frequency of the headaches.

Just a thought. Glad you're feeling better.

[technical.angel]

strange thing is if I drink coffee, I get a migraine within hours, but if I drink it after I already have one it goes away-what the heck?


It's the caffine. The same thing happened with me, except they were just headaches, and not migraines. I did notice that soda after a soda caused headache didn't help.

Brains are weird.

Jenni :angel:

[Der Cute]

Ree:

On computer screens, you have options to change the Refresh rate.

If the refresh rate is set at 60Hz, (low, easy for computer) many people have a very hard time with it.

Try right clicking on your desktop (xp) and going to properties.
Go to the Settings Tab
Advanced button
Monitor Tab

Change refresh rate to 70Hz or above.


Mine's @ 85, the fastest this clunker will do.

I dont get headaches as bad as I used to.


Also, make sure to change eye range periodically...like after typing something, look away at other room, thingy, away from puter, to change focus and brain.

HTH

Cute

[technical.angel]

And I thought I had a good system!!

Mine goes up to 85.

Jenni :angel: