Feeling Delicate

Feeling Delicate

Well it has been a rough couple of days. During the night on Monday, I woke up feeling out of breath and as if I couldn't breathe. I got up to get a glass of water and was stumbling all over the place, off balance, disorientated and my eyesight was blurry. I managed to get myself back to bed and tried to sleep it off. 

Today was even worse! I woke up this morning feeling truly awful. I had such a bad migraine I couldn't stop crying I was in so much pain. After spending most of the morning next to the toilet seat (I stopped counting how many times I was sick after 15), I called my mum and she came home from work to see how I was. She ended up calling the doctor out, who managed to put me out of my misery by one tiny little injection. It's amazing how after 45 minutes I was feeling so different and the migraine has eased off considerably .... If only I could have my own secret stash of that injection!!


Laura x

Update :)

Update :)

Hello again! It has been a while since I have posted about how I've been getting along so thought I would update you all as I'm having a night of blogging :) I've had quite a few days to catch up on with the NMAM Challange!! I've been taking the pregablin now for almost two weeks and I haven't noticed a difference yet. With some medication, it does take a few weeks for them to work so I'm hoping they will start kicking in soon. I have got the doctors tomorrow so I'm hoping for some good news. I had a sports massage on Wednesday to try and relieve some neck and back pain so I have been very tender and sore over the past few days. If I didn't have a hot water bottle on, I had a hot bean bag or a thick layer of deep freeze. I'm still quite sore but feeling a lot less pain in my neck which is good and I've got to go back over a week to get another one. 

Hope you've all had migraine free weekends 

Laura x

NMAM Challange #10 Name the Spokesperson

Name the Spokesperson

Choose any celebrity to represent Migraine (whether they have Migraine or not), who would it be and why?

I would choose Marcia Cross who is more commonly known as Bree Van De Kamp from Desperate Housewives. I think she would be a good representative as having suffered from migraines herself, she understands how terrible they really are. Starring in a major show such as Desperate Housewives, Marcia could spread the word to other 'celebrity' friends and encourage more people to talk about it. With over 200,000 followers on Twitter and thousands of 'Likes' on Facebook, she already has the capacity to inform others about migraines. Every little helps :)

Laura x

NMAM Challange #9 Day Dream Believer

Day Dream Believer

Describe your dream day - without a Migraine to hold you back. 

Mine would actually be quite simple ... Waking up in the morning to go to work and having a busy morning there. Walking home at lunch on a sunny day to feed my gorgeous little cat. Back to work in the afternoon. Dinner and cocktails with the girls at night would complete it. It's the simple things you miss the most.

I can almost smell the mojito!!

Laura x

NMAM Challange #8 Let there be light

Let there be light

Most migraineurs have issues with light sensitivity. What do you do to cope with it?

Where to start?! 

• I always have my vertical blinds closed in my room to keep out the light
• I always carry sunglasses with me no matter what the weather
• I always have the tv and laptop brightness turned down
• I avoid going shopping due to the bright lights
• I never go to the cinema

Pretty wild lifestyle if you ask me! In all seriousness, the bright glare from lights can make you feel 10 times worse so its much easier to block it out as much as possible.

Laura x