I have a new 'symptom' to add to the long long list of strange things migraine does to my body... The last three or so episodes I've had, once the pain dissipates I am left with a vibrating sensation in my head. It feels like my brain is vibrating around in my skull. Strange right? I don't notice it much when I'm moving around, but when I'm sitting still or lying down it is very noticable. Also if I try to focus on a specific object I can 'see' the vibration. I consulted with Dr. Google and all I find is a lot of people with the same symptom and no answers. I'm going to track this and if it persists I'll be going back to the neuro (three hours away - yay!) for another consult.
Accompanying the vibration is facial numbness (used to go away by the time the pain subsided) and nausea. It's just a non-stop roller coaster of fun in my head! ;)
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Monday, March 8, 2010
Introducing Chronic Chili!
No, the blog name has nothing to do with any illicit substances... in case you were wondering.
I'm Chili. I'm thirty years old. Wife to a man who is (most days) the man of my dreams. Mother to a preteen girl and a toddler boy. From the outside, my life is picture perfect.
However, I live with two chronic pain diseases. Migraine and fibromyalgia. Oh, and I also have Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome. I'm starting to feel like I spend more time with doctors than I do with my best friends.
I decided to start this blog because I need an outlet. If you suffer from chronic pain, you know as well as I do that no matter how wonderful your support people are sometimes they just get tired of listening to your complaints. Hopefully with this blog and by reading other blogs I can build a virtual support network to take some of the burden off of my 'real life' support team. And maybe through expressing my thoughts and reading others thoughts I can help both myself and others through this sometimes extremely trying journey of chronic pain.
Thanks for joining me.
I'm Chili. I'm thirty years old. Wife to a man who is (most days) the man of my dreams. Mother to a preteen girl and a toddler boy. From the outside, my life is picture perfect.
However, I live with two chronic pain diseases. Migraine and fibromyalgia. Oh, and I also have Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome. I'm starting to feel like I spend more time with doctors than I do with my best friends.
I decided to start this blog because I need an outlet. If you suffer from chronic pain, you know as well as I do that no matter how wonderful your support people are sometimes they just get tired of listening to your complaints. Hopefully with this blog and by reading other blogs I can build a virtual support network to take some of the burden off of my 'real life' support team. And maybe through expressing my thoughts and reading others thoughts I can help both myself and others through this sometimes extremely trying journey of chronic pain.
Thanks for joining me.
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