For those lucky folks who’ve never experienced a migraine, you may think it’s just a “bad headache.” But it is so much more. A bad headache can be beaten by extra-strength aspirin. A migraine is a debilitating experience that leaves you in pain, in tears, exhausted and struggling for hours, and sometimes days on end.
Since I cannot physically transfer the many symptoms of a migraine and give you a sense of what it’s like, I thought I’d show you. Picture #1 is me on a normal day. When I took this photo, I was wearing comfy clothes and no make-up. It is me, ordinary me.
Picture 2 is me after nearly 18 hours of pain, nausea, exhaustion, muscle-tightness, crying and light-sensitivity. It is the migraine version of me.
Sunday’s migraine lasted for no less than 32 hours. I couldn’t work. I couldn’t read. All I could do was suffer and sleep.
Today, the migraine diminished, but it is still not gone. As you can imagine, fighting the pain has left me utterly drained. But as one of my “firsts,” I vowed to share this side of my life. And so now I have.
2 Comments
Vicki Hinze
Jade, my sympathy and empathy. Looks like it was a wicked one. Sure your scalp is sore, too. I hope that you’re able to eat now.
Hugs. Been there, know that misery, and it’s just awful.
Blessings,
Vicki
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