So much for a pain free day yesterday! I decided to go up my mothers yesterday just for a visit but while i was there the beast decided to come calling. I didn’t have any signs of an attack coming or any pains in the back or the neck that would hint that there was one building yesterday. Now considering my mother only lives 10 minuets away by walking, it’s not really far and doesn't take long to get back in case of emergencies but yesterday it felt like it was miles away.
I was in mid-conversation with my mum when suddenly i broke out into a massive sweat, like someone had switched on a tap, it was pouring off me. Immediately i knew what was happening even though i didn’t get any warning signs that it was about to start. I made my excuse and exited rather sharpish and ran as fast as i could home before the attack became too much to bare. Unfortunately i am not that fast and the attack hit me half way home.
Firstly the pain came shooting out from behind my eye over the top of the head into the back of my neck, the left eye began to stream and i couldn’t see out of it, this made the journey home even more difficult. I know i must have been about one minuet away from my flat but it seemed like it took me hours to reach home i was in so much pain. As i ran towards my flat all i could do was massage my head vigorously hoping that it would ease the pain just long enough for me to get indoors. It didn’t help that the temperature has dropped a lot over the last few days and the cold always makes the attacks worst than what they are.
As soon as i got in the flat all i could do was sit by the oxygen tank breathing in as much as i could, then i decided to take my injection to abort the attack. I grabbed the injector and pushed the needle into my leg as i normally do and injected myself. It took about 2 minuets for the injection to take effect but when it did it didn’t stop the attack like i was expecting it too. This has only happened a couple of times as normally the injection works wonders, but for some reason it wasn’t working this time. The pain just kept building in strength and there was nothing i could do about it.
It was just over an hour before the attack decided to stop on its own and i was absolutely exhausted by the time it did ease off. The amount of pain i was in was unbelievable, when ever i try to explain to someone how painful these attacks are, i am sure they don’t believe me, that someone can be in so much pain for so long. Today is another grey and bleak day with low pressure and rain through the day so i am sure i will have a few attacks today. I have the shadow, the feeling of pressure on the left side of the head so i know it will definitely play up again before the day is over.
