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[unixronin]

The bad news:  I just spent seven hours in the ER at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center with a blinding, skullsplitting migraine.  IV, CAT scan, spinal tap, vomiting, the works.  I had to have cymrullewes stop the car four times on the way home so that I could open the door to throw up.

The good news:  It wasn't either an aneurysm or meningitis.  The various tests found no organic cause.  (Which of course means we don't know what caused it.)

Comments

[micheinnz.livejournal.com]

Oh _dear_.

I hope you feel better soon!

[unixronin.livejournal.com]

I have a slight residual headache and a lot of dehydration today. I'm hoping the headache is just low blood sugar, and I just made myself a soft-boiled-egg sandwich, easy on the stomach, and a pot of Castleton Estate darjeeling tea.

In my experience, and from what docs have told me

[dakiwiboid.livejournal.com]

It's your vagus nerve that's acting up, more than your stomach. If your head keeps hurting after you eat, it's probably because the blood vessels are still a bit out of whack. Try a cold pack for a while. Don't do too many acidic foods today if possible, and rest as much as you can.

Re: In my experience, and from what docs have told me

[cymrullewes.livejournal.com]

No. It's his stomach. Morhpine tends to have that affect on him. Unless you are stating that morphine acts on the vagus nerve...

Poor thing! The vagus nerve is probably involved as well, though

[dakiwiboid.livejournal.com]

Dr. John Ewing, a friend who treats a lot of similar cases, says that most violent migraines do leave the vagus nerve as sensitive as the eyes. Just as the eyes are sensitive to the light after a migraine, so the vagus is sensitive to acids, etc. There's a documented connection between vagus nerve problems and migraines, hence the frequency of nausea during migraines. The vast majority of migraineurs experience mild to severe nausea during many migraines. Most of us have an emergency compazine prescription as a result.

As for the morphine, my sympathies. Did it help the pain at all?