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I've had Migraines since I was six. Was told by neurologists that it was impossible until I was 16(because children do not get migraines).

When I was 24, I had a migraine that paralised my right side and slurred my speech. Scared my then 16 year old brother so he took a chance, dragged me into the car(he had just gotten his permit the day before, which is how I remember when), and drove me to the hospital.
Our doctor saw him wheeling me over to the ER, and said instead to wheel me into his office(cheaper than the ER's he said). My brother said I was having a stroke, and he said he'd help me.
He gave me Imitrex and stuck me in a dark room for five minutes. Turns out it was not a stroke, but a migraine. I now have Imitrex for the big ones, and Midrin for maintenance medicine. Scary thing though.

You think, slurred speech and inability to move is a stroke. That's what I thought, that's what my family thought. Thank Goodness it was not.

Hope you feel better. Migraines are no fun. It's 34 years and counting of living with them, so I sympathise.

My brother had migraines when he was fourteen and younger.

DinkyInky wrote:I've had Migraines since I was six. Was told by neurologists that it was impossible until I was 16(because children do not get migraines).

When I was 24, I had a migraine that paralised my right side and slurred my speech. Scared my then 16 year old brother so he took a chance, dragged me into the car(he had just gotten his permit the day before, which is how I remember when), and drove me to the hospital.
Our doctor saw him wheeling me over to the ER, and said instead to wheel me into his office(cheaper than the ER's he said). My brother said I was having a stroke, and he said he'd help me.
He gave me Imitrex and stuck me in a dark room for five minutes. Turns out it was not a stroke, but a migraine. I now have Imitrex for the big ones, and Midrin for maintenance medicine. Scary thing though.

You think, slurred speech and inability to move is a stroke. That's what I thought, that's what my family thought. Thank Goodness it was not.

Hope you feel better. Migraines are no fun. It's 34 years and counting of living with them, so I sympathise.

One thing I have learned over the past 44 years. "Doctors do not know everything". I had migraines since I was 12 (at least that is as far back as I remember them)

I tried farming once. I grew wheat and oats. It was very tough work. I stopped once I got my grains.

*drops a John Deer hat in the pun jar*

shadowinthelight wrote:I tried farming once. I grew wheat and oats. It was very tough work. I stopped once I got my grains.

*drops a John Deer hat in the pun jar*

I understand you tried to be a fisherman after that, but gave it up after you got a haddock.

(drops a hook, line, and sinker into the Pun Jar)

shadowinthelight wrote:I tried farming once. I grew wheat and oats. It was very tough work. I stopped once I got my grains.

*drops a John Deer hat in the pun jar*

Did you mean to say you were bailing hay and pulled a grain?

Tosses coupon for truss into Pun Jar.

I've given up competing. But I do remember when we had to access the internet in Morse Code. . . .

I went and jinxed myself. I now have the Biggest Migraine I have had in years(the monumental amount of stress I am under the last few days has brought it on).
I actually do not want to answer the phone because someone will end up calling an ambulance(and I don't want to/cannot afford to pay for it).

Restating that I'd not wish this on my worst enemy(and sighing at the time, because I get to start the day, and get my wee one ready for school.

Stay healthy all.