now this too? ... migraine

[East Hill]

The joys of migraines. I am certain many of you have similar stories, especially if you are over 40 years of age--

Teenager--I've got really bad headaches. Is there something wrong?
Male Doctor--you're a girl.

Young Adult--I've got really bad headaches. Is there something wrong?
Male Doctor--you're a girl.

Adult--I've got really bad headaches. Is there something wrong?
Male Doctor--you're a girl.

Adult who has visited the local emergency room several times in the last few years due to 'really bad headaches'--I've got really bad headaches. Is there something wrong?
Male Doctor--you're a girl, a hypochondriac, and we think you're coming here because you're addicted to Demerol. We're going to recommend that you have a CAT scan.

Adult who has now had CAT scan--I've got really bad headaches. Is there something wrong?
Male Doctor--well, you don't have a brain tumour, so you must be a hypochondriac. Oh, and you're a girl.

Adult who has had second CAT scan--I've got really bad headaches. What is wrong with me?
Male Doctor--after having me point out that the magazine I had just read in his waiting room would seem to indicate that I was suffering from migraines--Oh, do you get really bad headaches? Are they one sided? Do you get nausea? Do you get aura?
AWHHSCATS--yes, yes, yes, no.
Male Doctor--Well, you might have migraines. Here, try this ergot and see if it works.

Sigh.............

Fast forward to the present. Yes, I am a migraineur. Lots of triggers, too numerous to mention. Not chocolate, though!

Oddly, the last year and a half I have started having migraine fortifications, but without getting a migraine following the phenomenom. Here's a simulation for those you who don't know what we are talking about--although the image is static, and the fortifications are moving constantly. Mine also appear more as big jagged zig zag lines (it's about 3/4 of the way down the page):

http://ohiolionseyeresearch.com/simu...n%20Phenomenon

Duck, I hope your doctor will find the cause soon. Migraines are a horrible thing to have to go through, and yes, they can increase your chances for having strokes.

East Hill