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Immediately after my heart cath, last Wednesday I experienced a few moments of shimmery vision and we attributed it to the dye or lack of sleep. I didn't think about it again until Monday evening when it happened again.
I had a thirty minute issue with vision. I was seeing a c shaped rope like thing. I couldn't look at it directly as it was in my left peripheral vision. It appeared to be like a checkerboard pattern that rotated. It is very hard to explain. I called my mom and googled it and came up with a visual migraine. I did have a slight headache when my vision cleared, but it only lasted ten minutes or so.
Tuesday afternoon the vision thing started again. This time I felt not well about five minutes into it and I got a bit scared. I had to lay down and called my mom again. This time it turned into a horrific headache that lasted from just after 7pm until 2am. A real migraine. Oh. My. Goodness. I have never felt so incapacitated. Nausea and sensitivity to light, wow!
I hope that was my one and only migraine. I feel so terrible for people who suffer these on a regular basis. I am hoping mine was because I had been without my CPAP machine for a few days. This adorable dog ate my mask. Then he ate the $40 used replacement mask I lucked into. Insurance won't pay for another $300 mask for many months and a new replacement part is $70.
My mom bought me another used mask today. She is a lifesaver. I napped a bit earlier and can't wait till tonight to sleep a full night again with the CPAP. We will be having a dog funeral if he finds this one I have hidden in my dresser drawer.
I had a thirty minute issue with vision. I was seeing a c shaped rope like thing. I couldn't look at it directly as it was in my left peripheral vision. It appeared to be like a checkerboard pattern that rotated. It is very hard to explain. I called my mom and googled it and came up with a visual migraine. I did have a slight headache when my vision cleared, but it only lasted ten minutes or so.
Tuesday afternoon the vision thing started again. This time I felt not well about five minutes into it and I got a bit scared. I had to lay down and called my mom again. This time it turned into a horrific headache that lasted from just after 7pm until 2am. A real migraine. Oh. My. Goodness. I have never felt so incapacitated. Nausea and sensitivity to light, wow!
I hope that was my one and only migraine. I feel so terrible for people who suffer these on a regular basis. I am hoping mine was because I had been without my CPAP machine for a few days. This adorable dog ate my mask. Then he ate the $40 used replacement mask I lucked into. Insurance won't pay for another $300 mask for many months and a new replacement part is $70.
My mom bought me another used mask today. She is a lifesaver. I napped a bit earlier and can't wait till tonight to sleep a full night again with the CPAP. We will be having a dog funeral if he finds this one I have hidden in my dresser drawer.
I have migraines now. I've found a couple of drugs that work: Esgic if it's early. If I get to full blown migraine it's Immitrex. They do suck. If it only lasted that long, I would say you're lucky. I usually have a "migraine hangover" that leaves a headache laying around for a day or 2 after.