Woken this morning at 3am with a head attack from hell. I had almost forgotten how painful these attacks can be and how long they can last for. My head started to throb on the left side and my left eye begun to swell and close whilst streaming with water. The sharp pain shot from the top of my jaw on the left over the top of the head into the neck. Again the neck feels like there was a ball stuck under the skin and the amount of pain is second to none. At first i thought about riding the attack out and see if i could handle the pain but it just got too much for me s i had to take one of my injections and jump onto the oxygen.
It’s been a while since i have needed the oxygen in the early hours. I am so grateful to have it at home to help me with the attacks and if it wasn’t for the injections to help abort the attacks i don’t know what i would do. I try not to think back to a time when i was having to manage them on my own with out the help of medication but it is difficult to forget such times. I can never forget the hours i have spend banging my head against the floor waiting for the pain to ease, being sick constantly due to the level of pain being so much. Passing out and them coming around again only to find myself still in pain and agony. In one way i am grateful for the help i now have as i know i won’t have to go through all that again alone.
A second attack started at about 6am this morning and lasted just under one hour. I decided to ride this one out with out the use of the injections but i did use the oxygen as it tends to half the time an attack can last for and also half the amount of pain you have to put up with. it doesn’t always work but when it does it works well. I believe we have a low pressure area above us at the moment witch explains the dark skies and miserable weather outside at the moment. With the cold wet weather being one of my main triggers i have to be careful what i do today. i have an appointment with the doctor at 10.30 this morning and hopefully we will be able to put a plan of action together to sort out my bowls and hernia as well as re-start the verapamil tablets and hopefully put theses attacks to rest once and for all.
The weather this month has been pretty good and we have had a good share of sunshine. With tomorrow and the day after also being forecast with good weather and sunny periods we have decided to go on another local fishing trip to Peterstone Lakes, i can’t wait! With the hernia it is making life difficult at the moment as i am unable to walk any distance with out ending up in agony and with my bowls playing up at the same time it makes for a very uncomfortable experience. I am just hoping we will be able to get to the bottom of it and some how get me back to the way i was before all this started. Its just crazy how something silly like medication can set of such a terrible condition like IBS.
