The Headache

The headache was back again the next morning but not quite as bad so I went about my day. I went and bonded Kirk out of jail and then took him and Jami to their apartment. On the way home I noticed that my tongue was numb. Then my arms and then my legs went numb. I looked on the Internet in WebMD and found two things. A Complex Migraine, which fit the description perfectly, and a mini stroke which only would fit if you considered that women present differently with a stroke than a man so the symptoms might not be classic i.e. a woman might experience numbness on both sides instead of just one, so I went to the ER to be sure. I went to UMC and was impressed with the improvements that have made since I was last there a couple of years ago. The put me in a dark room and gave me pain medication through an IV for the headache and ran a smattering of test including a MRI of my head. The resulting diagnosis: a Complex Migraine. I've had migraine headaches off and on all of my life but have never gone numb all over from one. My oldest daughter went temporarily blind from one once so I guess anything is possible. I was sent home after two hours and feel much better although the numbness returned for a little while a couple of hours after I got home. Now I can't sleep. Depressed about a lot of things. Got the blues, maybe a hangover from the headache.