When Humor May Help? - A letter to my my migraine.

[ncrainbowgrrl]

Dear Migraine:
Perhaps you don’t know whom you’re dealing with. I’ve beaten other things, and I’ll kick your butt too!



So, don’t come to me and tell me that you’re going to ruin another one of my nights, ‘cause you’re not. That I assure you. Your days of ruling have come to an end, and I’m in control now. Seriously. I have too much going on in my life to spend my hard earned cash dealing with your sorry pain-riddled emotional roller coaster. It’s going to be okay, and guess who will emerge the victor? Yeah- that’s right- me. So- with each medicine you make me buy, you’re just giving me a tax deduction for next year. With each trip to the ER, you give me more material with which to write my life story.

With each test of our strength as a couple, my partner and I will prove that we can get through anything together. Thanks for giving us the opportunity to bond and grow, and learn things that we hadn’t known about each other even after many years together.

Not what you had intended, huh? Sorry to break up your fantasy- someone had to do it. I know that you had intended to make me miserable. Well- I have a message for you. It’s not going to be that way.

Thanks for your time.

Sincerely,

ncrainbowgrrl

[emmajane67]

1. Know the feeling!

I nearly called my Naurologist at 5am the first week after I got my Imigrin self given shots. I got my life back!
After many ER visits feeling like a drug-seeker or whatever they call them, being able to shoot myself in the leg and wake up and hour later feeling fine was a miracle.

I Hope things get better for you and that you succeed in kicking some migaine buttt!

[ncrainbowgrrl]

2. Thanks for responding- Glad to see a DUer who did kick migraine butt!

Unfortunately, I had another fun trip to the ER today. I'd had this migraine for 2 1/2 days now and it was getting a little scary- couldn't shake it. I have an appt w/my neuro next week- can't wait to try something else- the ER trip was not fun by any stretch of the imagination... However, I had some of the best nurses and doctors that I've ever had at the ER for a migraine visit- they realized that i wasn't just drug seeking and they really tried to help. However, when I got home, I had an online argument with someone who was yelling at me for driving myself to the ER- even though my partner had been drinking WAY too much last night and would have been a hazard on the road...

I feel like crying... This is someone whose opinion I really respect and value. However, since I'm not a moderator on THAT forum, I was able to say EXACTLY what I wanted to say :evilgrin:... and in the tone that I wanted to use also. Perhaps I'll regret that in the morning. I sure don't right now though.

[emmajane67]

3. I used to have this doctor who only charged $5 for a visit

and had this really nice older nurse. This was when I was about 19/20 (not so many years ago) and they knew me as I was often in there with migraines. I used to drive there (if I could) or get there somehow and the nurse would give me a shot or two and some anti nausea meds and put me to bed in a dark room they had with blankets and stuff and come and dote on me for an hour or two since I lived away from home and she figured I 'just wanted my mum'.
I've had some hilarious trips to the ER. Once my flatmates came home with some friends to find me in a ball in the dark on the couch throwing up. A very staunch, emotionally crippled male friend was designated to drive me to ER with a pot so I could throw up the whole way. His face was priceless!
Another time I only lived about 5-10 mins walk from an after hours clinic and didn't want to wake my boyfriend up so I stumbled lamp-post to lamp-post all the way to the ER, looking like a drunk throwing up on the pavement!
I can laugh now as they have pretty much gone. One thing someone mentioned was posisbly wisdom teeth. Don't know if this applies to you but I definately haven't had a migraine since I had impacted wisdoms removed? Maybe nothing, maybe worth looking at. Hell, anything is worth trying, for sure.