Ocular migraines suck

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 08/10/2018 at 13:09 • Filed to: None

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Especially when you are trying to edit pictures in Lightroom.

Azrek > ttyymmnn 08/10/2018 at 13:16

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I wear those yellow tinted glasses. Helps my headaches and eyesight.

However,  my Colonel called me “Shooter” as I accidently wore them in a meeting. I’ve had the nickname for 3 years now with him... “Go get Shooter...” 

ttyymmnn > Azrek 08/10/2018 at 13:21

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It’s not so much a headache as it is a swirly, crystally sort of blurry spot in one eye. Makes it hard to focus on things. 

facw > ttyymmnn 08/10/2018 at 13:25

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I’ve had them a couple times, sort of appearing similar to this:

The first time was the worst, because it happened while driving (though less than a block from my destination), I didn’t know what it was, and I couldn’t read about it online, because I couldn’t really get my vision to focus.

ttyymmnn > facw 08/10/2018 at 13:28

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That’s actually an excellent representation, though mine don’t have colors. It’s sort of like looking through a kaleidoscope with one eye. Mine seem to come in bunches. I’ll have one a day for a couple of days, then go weeks or months without one. I’ve probably got a tumor.

facw > ttyymmnn 08/10/2018 at 13:30

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The ones I’ve had are colorful (I didn’t have the strong black like in the image above), and a bit more shimmery, but definitely with that sort of jagged, pointy arc, as opposed to some of the other representations people draw.

user314 > ttyymmnn 08/10/2018 at 13:55

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Had two of those within a few days back in May;  freaked me out the second time more so than the first, simply because the first time it’s Just One Of Those Things™, but twice? Call the doctor!

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ttyymmnn 08/10/2018 at 18:48

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I remember the first time I had one of those about f our years ago and it freaked me out. I didn’t know what was happening, thinking that I was having a stroke or something similar. I have landed in the ER at least three times for migraines, once via ambulance, but ocular migraines were quite unlike any previous experience mostly because they were pain-free.

Combined with a mild case of temporal lobe epilepsy, there are some weird things happening in my brain...

ttyymmnn > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 08/10/2018 at 18:59

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When one of my twins was young, he was having some gastric issues and the doctor said he was having stomach migraines. Go figure.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ttyymmnn 08/10/2018 at 19:09

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Given the etymology of the word migraine , I hope you thought twice about going back to that doctor. Unless, by chance, his specialty was neurology, but even then he’s pushing the limits of credibility...

ttyymmnn > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 08/10/2018 at 19:22

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Abdominal migraine .

ttyymmnn > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 08/10/2018 at 19:23

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Migraine: (2) : a condition that is marked by episodic bodily dysfunction (such as cyclic vomiting, abdominal pain, dizziness, vertigo, or unilateral weakness or paralysis) and may be accompanied by headache abdominal migraine vestibular migraine

My son was suffering from cyclical vomiting.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > ttyymmnn 08/10/2018 at 19:37

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I was looking at the early Greek roots of the word, but I suppose any word can evolve over time to where its current use doesn’t necessarily correspond literally to the original meaning. When I think migraine I think of the head, but I guess the word could have evolved . I just wonder if ‘migraines’ outside of the head will actually be found in the ICD-10, or if this is a more colloquial use of the word.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > facw 08/13/2018 at 09:49

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Yup. Thought I was going blind the first time.

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 08/13/2018 at 09:53

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Yup - thought I was going blind the first time. How back does a migraine have to be to go to the ER, and what do they do for you?

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/13/2018 at 10:41

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The first time it was head pain that had lasted for days and I didn’t know what it was. I spent several hours on several buses between counties to get to a good hospital near my neurologist and my family in case it was something life-threatening ; I went where the money lives instead of near my crappy neighborhood since a doctor or ER visit cost the same if it was in network. When I described my symptoms they took me in immediately and rushed me into the CAT scanner (or MRI - I forget which) thinking it might be an aneurism or something more serious . It wasn’t, and some drugs and a few hours of rest later I was back on the bus.

The next time I had come into work at what was then a fairly new job. I was still on probation and didn’t want to go in, but after a couple of days I thought I was feeling a little better. My boss took one look at me and called the paramedics and had me hailed to the ER. They gave me some strong meds via IV and I was out of there in a few hours. I have the same meds now in pill form and take them whenever a migraine hits, but there is a side effect - they have to be taken with Benadryl for some reason, and that stuff  just plain knocks me out. I either call off or leave the office, go home, take the pills and zonk out for a few days...

davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com > Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. 08/13/2018 at 10:49

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Damn... I get migraines, and they’re hard to shake sometimes, but nothing like this. Sorry you have to live with this.

Full of the sound of the Gran Fury, signifying nothing. > davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com 08/13/2018 at 11:01

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Yeah, this combined with an odd and rare (but mild) form of epilepsy just means I’ve hit the genetic lottery, albeit in reverse. I’m still allowed to drive thankfully , but not fly, so I’ve had to seek alternate career paths.