Migraines

I’d like to think that I have a pretty high tolerance for pain. Gods only know I have burned myself in the kitchen enough times to have Teflon hands by this point. But when it comes to migraines, let’s just say that if I had any military secrets, I’d talk. And this morning, one hit with full force right around 6:00am, waking me up in blinding pain.

 

How do I describe a migraine? Imagine that someone came along, plucked out one of your eyes, shoved a golfball into the cavity, and then smacked your eye back into place. While I cannot guarantee with any scientific accuracy that this is truly a correct analogy, it sure feels like it! Even after a migraine has settled, the pain is still present. Picture, if you will, blowing up a tire. The tire reaches maximum recommended pressure, but you keep on inflating. Even after deflating the tire, it still bears traces of being stretched out and put under pressure. That is how my head felt for the first half of the morning.

 

Migraines can be just debilitating. My vision becomes distorted, and my balance is thrown. Coddling and soothing doesn’t do anything. Fortunately, I am one of the lucky ones – Excedrin Migraine actually works for me. I sing the song of better living through chemical enhancement!

 

Now… how to keep these suckers from happening in the first place?