October 16, 2008 - Complicated Migraine - The first attack... and the LAST!

October 14, 2008

Typical day of work. Usual day than ever nothing special except that the next day is a pay day. I woke up right in time had a good breakfast with longanisa and rice. Packed some food for lunch. At 10 am I felt hungry I prepared oatmeal with milk and chocolate powder. Yummy yummy this is my favorite merienda especially when I am at the office where the temperature is so cold. I had my early lunch because I will attend the mass at Goodwill Building almost 50 steps away from our office. The weather is cool not so hot and not raining. Its definitely a very wonderful day until my head aches so badly. After my mass, I asked Kuya Archie to buy me Ponstan 250 because I can no longer bear my headache. I took one capsule of 250mg with the assumption that it will fade. Worst it does not it came to the point that I almost vomit. I am irritated for almost two hours, terrible headache, spasm, nausea and vomiting. Imagine all those feelings in one at a certain time. Whew!

I called my sister and tell her that I am having my migraine and asked her to go to my house because I will go home in few minutes. I decided to go home to take a rest. My MTC Family let Kuya Archie bring me home. Thank God because if not I dont know where I am right now. On our way home, I cant explain how I feel. I am floating, my head is like a balloon that is about to blow, my stomach is like a trumbling box with unexplained objects inside going at all directions, my mind is nothing. I cant say a word. I threw up on the car, again thank God someone from the office gave me a piece of plastic. After I threw up I am chilling, I remember Kuya Archie told me "Mam padala ka na kaya sa ospital". What I did I dialed the number of my brother I told him that we are on our way to the hospital and meet us there. Di ko rin alam kung saang hospital basta ang unang pumasok sa isip ko sa Quirino Hospital dahil yun ang alam kong pinakamalapit na madaling puntahan ng Kuya ko if he is coming from E. Rodriguez Ave. I almost faint when we are on our way. Sabi ni Kuya Archie he is asking how I am pero di na ko nagsasalita.

I know we reached the hospital but my brother is not yet there I told Kuya Archie, let us wait for my Kuya. I was rushed inside the Emergency Room and was given Plendil Flush ( ewan ko tama ba spelling). Still I am throwing up and the feeling is the same. My sister came, she is asking what happen to me. I dont know if I am responding to her questions. After several minutes that nothing happens to me at ER they decided to transfer me to St. Victoria Hospital in Marikina. My sister is holding on my body while I am on the cab. She said to the cab driver " Manong emergency mo na".

At St. Victoria the worst ever feeling that I had in my 30 years, the headache became worst, my left arm is numb, I am throwing up with nothing, then I cant remember the answers to the questions that the doctor is asking.

The doctor asked me if i had allergic reaction to medicine I said YES. He asked what medicine, I know it by heart because everytime I had encounter with a doctor I am religiously telling them that I had allergies on Ibuprofen, Advil, Alaxan and sometimes Paracetamol. Sa mind ko alam ko yun but I cant understand bakit di ko talaga maalala nung time na tinatanong ako ng doctor. Sabi ko pa pwede ba magsabi ka ng mga gamot sa sakit ng ulo. When the doctor mentioned Ibuprofen thats the time I said thats it. Then my sister asked me what did I eat prior to the attack, grrrrrrr weird di ko masabi ang oatmeal. Sabi ko pa daw kay Ate, "yung niluluto na pagkain, yung pagkain na niluluto" as in paulit ulit daw. Nag woworry na daw ang ate at kuya ko bakit sablay mga statements ko eh. Then another thing I told my brother to inform my boyfriend about my condition, he asked me what will he tell him, I said " LOBE" instead of Love. My gosh..... i am aware of all this. I know the words to say but when I utter the word its different.

I was admitted in the hospital after that incident and was under observation for 24 hours. Midnight I am still in pain, I am crying and chilling because I dont know what to do to ease the pain. My sister told me " wag ka na umiyak bakit ka ba umiiyak andito naman kami" My sister asked the nurse what pain reliever to give me in order to calm down. After I took the medicine I got a good sleep. I woke up its already early morning of October 15.

The neurologist explained to me what is complicated migraine, this is another type of migraine wherein the affected part of the brain is the sensory and the spatial. Try to visit this site so that you will understand more about migraine ------> http://womenshealth.aetna.com/WH/ihtWH/r.W===23/st.48340/t.48425.html.

Lessons learned iwas sa mga msg, chocolates, coffee, stress, sudden change of temperature, puyat at higit sa lahat mag relax. Guilty ako kahit sabihin na relax lang ako pero at the back of my mind ang dami kong worries. Ang dami kong inaalala at ang dami kong grudges sa mga nasa paligid ko. I think its time for me to unload. Prayer ko lang sana tumigil na rin yung mga toxic people na walang magawa sa buhay. Kahit kasi ignore mo sila in some ways affected ka pa rin eh. At some point of their lives marealize naman din sana nila yung value ng privacy at respect sa personal matters ng mga tao.

Ayoko na nga nag uumpisa na naman ang stress sa isip ko. Ayoko na mahal ma-ospital.

Sorry na lang! Bahala na si Batman, Robin, Superman sama na natin si Harry Potter sa birthday ko.

Happy birthday to me na lang!

Thank you pa rin kay Lord for His miracles.