Yesterday, while I was at work, I started to get a vague sense of unease. \u00a0That vague \u00a0unease soon turned into a distortion in my vision. \u00a0I’ve heard this called an “aura” – but that’s bullshit. \u00a0An aura is glow surrounding a person or object. \u00a0This was a sparkling effect in my field of vision. \u00a0It started as an oblong that expanded and then went out. \u00a0The distortion was gone, but my visual centers weren’t processing everything. \u00a0I was already in the grip of a migraine.<\/p>\n
I took an ibruprophen early on – hoping I could get a handle on it since I had an important meeting late in the afternoon. \u00a0I went and got some food and ate that quickly – reasoning that I was likely to be throwing up before too long and it hurts way less than with food than on an empty stomach. \u00a0Also, there’s a odd sense of accomplishment that way. \u00a0Sorry.<\/p>\n
I was doing okay with dim lights and my monitor at 50% – but then the nausea kicked in. \u00a0Past time to send an apologetic email and head home. \u00a0My head was hurting pretty bad, but the vision was back to normal. I made my way carefully home and went right to bed.<\/p>\n
Then got up a few minutes later to make myself throw up. \u00a0 \u00a0For me, I don’t really start getting better from one of these until I’ve tossed my lunch and once that was done I had a sore throat and a sore back – but I was finally settled enough to get some sleep.<\/p>\n
I slept the rest of the day away and got up after one of my friends stopped over to check on me. \u00a0I fixed some dinner, did dishes and laundry, and some paperfolding before putting myself to bed. \u00a0 I’m much better today and was back to the pool today.<\/p>\n
I wish I knew what the trigger was for me. \u00a0I also need to get some stronger drugs and take them earlier in the cycle. \u00a0It’s been a couple of years since I had one of these and I guess I got lulled into a false sense of security. \u00a0 \u00a0You win this round, migraine, but I’ll be ready next time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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