It started out fine.
Then, while eating dinner in a restaurant with THGGM, I suddenly was overtaken by weird visual disturbances. Really weird ones.
I was POSITIVE that my retina had detached, or something else equally appalling.
THGGM had to guide me out while I described to him what looked like funky prisms dancing around in my eye. This caused extreme dizziness and made me wish I hadn't just eaten.
I made it home and called my sister who has had a detached retina and survived.
My symptoms were nothing at all like hers.
I googled my symptoms only to find A PICTURE of exactly what I was experiencing. Suddenly it all became clear. It was a migraine. In my eye.
I laid down in a dark room and after about an hour the visual disturbances went away (where, exactly, i do not know. but don't think that i haven't thought about it).
While laying there, experiencing the onset of many other migraine symptoms (although not a headache) I recalled this happening to me before. I flatter myself by thinking that I rank slightly above stupid, but, perhaps not.
And people wonder why I am afraid to leave home.
So, backing up a bit, look at the picture in this post! I found a wonderful rocker at my favorite thrift store. It is comfortable. After spending a half an hour with Famke as she screamed in teething pain, I announced that I simply MUST have a COMFORTABLE rocker to calm her. Whether or not it calms her will remain to be seen. Just having one available calms ME. (it is extremely hard to take a good picture of a rocking chair that is the same color as the walls. notice, i did not let that hardship stop me. no. not me.)
And, that is my weekend as I remember it.
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oh my dear, I am so very sorry you had a migraine. Those are just never good. I have a severe and passionate dislike of them myself.
Oh, man. Sorry about the blurred vision and headache symptoms. I used to be plagued with migraines but they disappeared with the onset of pre-menopause and I haven't had any for several years now. The only one GOOD thing about these years, ha! As to the rocker, I have one stored like that in my basement. I would've given it to you, but by the time we paid shipping charges or you came here or I took it there, it'd be one EXPENSIVE rocker, don'tcha think?!?
HA!
I have incredible migraines but Ive never ehard of a migraine in the eye! Man Im glad you're okay. How awful!
That must have been scary!
I've had lots of migraines,but have never heard of one in the eye.
You definitely deserve that rocking chair. Enjoy!
No home with a baby should be without a rocker. For the very reasons you described.
As for the eye migraine: that's how I get mine. I pray you're well today!
I've had a migrain in the eye. I think it's called an Optic Migrain. I had it when I was pregnant and blamed it on that. Anyways, what is your favorite thrift store?
Barbara
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