Update on Migraines

[McGoddess09]

So I went to my regular doctor, as my symptoms were continuing. After explaining what was going on, the doctor told me that he wanted to take a pregnancy test.

Let's back track a bit to the time I went to the E.R.

Looking back on my visit, they never told me the results of the pregnancy test. They only told me that I was clear of infections. Before they told me this, they lost my paperwork and had no idea that I had given urine about four hours ago.

Back to the doctor visit.

I took the test and sat there for about ten minutes,just waiting. The doctor finally came in, looked at my results...

It wasn't pregnancy. Thank goodness.

However, he still had no idea why I would feel this way. So, he had blood drawn and prescribed me some meds that he wanted me to see if they worked. He told me that he would call me tomorrow with the blood test results.

The next day, I was over at a friend's house (the same friend that I was afraid that I would make a father) watching a movie and hanging out when the doctor called. Come to find out, I had a viral infection that would clear up within 10-14 days.

I feel better now, since they caught it during the last few days. So, in celebration of the fact that I am not a mommy yet, I've been drinking caffeine up the ying yang ( I cut down my caffeine intake significantly, just to be cautious) and I even started to learn how to fight in my Belegarth group.

Haha viral infection. I win.

[Plaidman]

You that shocked and surprised your not pregent? We all told you you weren't.

Anyway yeah, viral infections suck don't they? They really can take it out of people.

Well, back to normal, and back to being you, so yay.

[tropicsgoddess]

That's the first time I've heard of migraines being a possible pregnancy symptom. Glad you're not preggo although it sucks that your migraines are because of the viral infection.

[Greenday]

It wasn't pregnancy. Thank goodness.

Woohoo! Let's get trashed and make horrible decisions!

Hope your migraines go away1

[Der Cute]

TBH, I think the doc was ruling out ANYTHING. I dont think preg = migraines, but it's standard protocol for doc's to check if a woman's preggy when she says I has pain.

Hell, at my gallbladder ER day, the doc was asking me for a UA for pregnancy, I told him NO I am NOT pregnant. They still got it from me and I kept thinking, what a waste of .......money.

C

[malmalthekiller]

I think no matter what the problem with a woman, they still make you take a pregnancy test.

My mother is 51 and had gastric bypass surgery done last year. She is going through menopause and hadn't dated anyone in at least a year at that point, but the had to do a pregnancy test before the surgery. My mom pretty much told them there was no way she could possibly be pregnant.

The nurse came back in and announced "we'll you're not pregnant!" and my mom just had the "no kidding" look on her face.

[McGoddess09]

That's the first time I've heard of migraines being a possible pregnancy symptom. Glad you're not preggo although it sucks that your migraines are because of the viral infection.

It wasn't the migraines. The ER doctors didn't listen to me when I said that I had nausea and headaches only once in a while. It was the nausea that got me thinking I could be pregnant.

ETA: MY doctor said that the ER doctors didn't know crap. They weren't migraines at all.