tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100388196141829299.post5370048895714812658..comments2023-05-16T01:14:03.658-07:00Comments on Head Wise Woman: Being Complexstephhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10376314727233594908noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100388196141829299.post-72327010279853220362011-02-28T10:26:09.914-08:002011-02-28T10:26:09.914-08:00Jessica, I tried a lollipop at Hempcon, but I'...Jessica, I tried a lollipop at Hempcon, but I'm really much more of a brownies and cookies kind of girl. :) <br /><br />Sue, me too. I think we need all the voices we can get in our quiet din. Maybe so many whispers will sound more like a roar.stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10376314727233594908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100388196141829299.post-41299338946278923002011-02-27T19:22:28.105-08:002011-02-27T19:22:28.105-08:00It totally infuriated me when people belittled her...It totally infuriated me when people belittled her for "just" having a migraine! Fucking ignorant people!<br /><br />My last ER trip, the nurse claimed I had left sided facial drooping along with my other symptoms. Although...I didn't ever look in a mirror to see.<br /><br />My main speech problem is mid sentence completely forgetting what the heck I was saying! So frustrating!<br /Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01674502605710098012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100388196141829299.post-61596426158996975622011-02-27T15:35:53.441-08:002011-02-27T15:35:53.441-08:00Thank you both for helping me to feel less alone a...Thank you both for helping me to feel less alone and less "odd". The words "just" and "headache" when spoken in the same sentence are enough to make me scream (quietly, if my head hurts). <br /><br />Serene, and both of you, make Headache (capital H) much more real and serious. As horrible as the experience of such aura/migraine symptoms are, this reporter had the Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03407981987874669303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100388196141829299.post-58640454776021696952011-02-27T12:34:42.501-08:002011-02-27T12:34:42.501-08:00I don't know exactly if it's part of the a...I don't know exactly if it's part of the aura. I pretty much call all of my non-pain symptoms aura, which is probably inaccurate, but since I don't have a clear beginning middle, and end to most of my migraines, it's hard to say what different symptoms are attached to, if anything. <br /><br />You handle your health with such grace and humor, Winny, you are an inspiration. Truly.stephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10376314727233594908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9100388196141829299.post-69949946582654643842011-02-27T12:21:53.994-08:002011-02-27T12:21:53.994-08:00I always had this symptom with migraines, but neve...I always had this symptom with migraines, but never as an aura but during the migraine. I did it once during a presentation at work, and just remember the confused faces around me looking at me and the more I said the worse it got. <br /><br />I have gotten over all the shame and embarrassment over the years. If I cry in public, so be it, if I vomit in front of you, can't help it, if I WinnyNinny PooPoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13237156887425609665noreply@blogger.com