Journal for 9 Nov 2007: Migraine Week
One week ago–last Friday at about this time, actually–I got a mild headache that didn’t seem to respond to my normal course of acetaminophen. I had trouble sleeping that night, and when I woke Saturday morning the headache was still there. It stayed with me all day Saturday, and then all day Sunday, slowly growing worse by the hour.
I woke up exhausted Monday morning. I made my way into work and scheduled an appointment with my doctor for the next day. By late in the afternoon I was losing my ability to think and went home early. Lisa wanted to take me to the emergency room, but I said no and that I’d just go to the doctor the next day.
By early Tuesday morning I was in the bathroom throwing up. I made my way into my appointment and promptly found myself referred to the emergency room. I called Lisa, she met me at home, and we headed to Abbott Northwestern.
The diagnosis? I had either what was known as an adult onset migraine, or