Standing on the platform yesterday morning, my eyes watered in the in icy wind. On the tube ride in I noticed that I couldn’t focus on my book. A small ball of light surrounded by little flashes was bang in my line of vision. I struggled to look at anything close, far away the lights seemed to disappear. By the time I got to St James’ Park, I was convinced I had a brain tumour.
First in the office, over porridge and tea I answered emails and set up the day as the small ball of light spread out to a wider circle. I felt like I was looking through one of those kaleidescope viewer things that make patterns when shaken. Over the course of the morning I became increasingly aware of a small dwarf hammering a nail into my eyebrow and hissing in my ears. And then the nausea took hold. Is there a worse feeling in an open plan office? How the hell do women suffering from morning sickness cope?
At close to 11am I found myself in the awful position of travelling home on the tube, praying I didn’t spew (particularly after my little rant earlier this week). Science Guy had closed the curtains and made the bed and left me to pass out for the best part of the day. I emerged in the afternoon feeling much better. I think/hope it was a migraine. Weeks of long hours and a healthy dose of stress perhaps?
It’s not a tumour.
Or a baby.
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Definitely a migraine. Prior to a migraine (in the days when I had them), I could always smell that unmistakeable smell of new carpets. I know not why.
Absolutely a migraine. The first time that happened to me, I thought I was going to die. But then my honey, who had been suffering from the same problem for years, exclaimed, no, that’s just a migraine (as he knew it).I had always had the severe headache migraine that would disable me for a couple of days, but the flashing light one is over more quickly for me. I’ve grown to see the jagged shiny revolving circle one as a gentler kinder type of migraine, as long as you give up trying to do anything and just lie down and wait for it to pass.Stress, a cold head (wet hair in the wind), bright lights, or too much chocolate (??) are all possible culprits for me.
Oh yeah, that’s familiar! Sometimes it’s blank spots in the vision, sometimes it’s sensitivity to light and the worse (for me) is when I get super sensitive to smells. Ugh & ouch! Good to see SG is taking such care of you. Hugs, T.
I concur with everyone. It sounds like a dreaded migraine.Ughhhh…. I have had a few in my time and they are horrible.I hope you feel much better now sas.Lots of love, Amy x
Def a migraine sas. The sight thing is called an aura. I get migraines once or twice almost every week and have since I was 15.
ewwww, migraine.Glad you recovered.And thanks for not chunking all over the train.