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Only a Migraineur could Understand…
April 1st, 2009
Last year for April Fool’s Day I hosted the Weirdest Migraine Triggers Ever contest. We had some doozies 
submitted - the winning entries are worth a read. Weirdest Migraine Trigger Winners. I’m not feeling very ambitious today - I am in post-drome from a major two day Migraine, so I don’t know yet if this will be a contest or what. But it’s a question, anyway. Please respond! Oh, and by the way - gross-out alert (or maybe just t.m.i.) - not for the squeamish.
How would you complete the sentence: only a Migraineur could understand ___________.
Here’s my example. I was terribly nauseous all day yesterday, and at one point I got up and scrubbed out the toilet bowl. This struck me as a truly insane act, but completely necessary nonetheless. I had pounding headpain and excruciating nausea, but the bathroom hadn’t been cleaned in a while and I thought, if I’m going to be on my knees in front of this bowl, at least it’s going to smell clean.
“Only a Migraineur could understand getting up with a pounding head and heaving stomach to scrub the toilet bowl so you can upchuck into a clean-smelling toilet.”
Come on, bring it on, what else could only a Migraineur understand?
- Megan
By the way, I’m sure there are other chronically ill folks who could understand this one as well… you can fill in your illness here if you like.
Cleaning supplies image courtesy of Collin Anderson.
Tags: April Fool's, migraine, nausea
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April 1st, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Been there, done that one, Megan! As I read once, “Nothing says love like a clean toilet to throw up in!”
As for my own… will have to think on that…
April 1st, 2009 at 2:07 pm
Only a Migraineur would understand if a fellow Migrainuer were taking Topamax and then walking around looking for the TV remote that she has in her hand.
April 1st, 2009 at 2:10 pm
being sure that you’ve finished your sentence while having a conversation while prodromal, and having to have someone else tell you that you’re doing the virtual equivalent of standing there with your mouth open.
Saying “I need a blog” and starting 6 of them, and not remembering where you put the passwords or usernames for any of them
knowing you have more icepacks than the local drug store has on their shelves at any given time
April 1st, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Only a Migraineur (more specifically a Migraineur that gets an aura) could truely understand Aura. I’ve seen good videos and pictures of an Aura, but unless you experience them, you really can’t fully describe what it’s like.
Pictures and video help, but actually having one, be it visual or olfactory - I don’t think you will ever really know what it’s like to have one.
Great question Meg!
April 1st, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Only a Migraineur could understand wearing sunglasses inside.
Only a Migraineur could understand that Migraine is not just a bad headache or sometimes even a headache at all.
Only a Migraineur (perhaps on an anti-convulsant) can understand what it is like when you are having an argument and the other person asks you to explain what you are upset about, but you can’t remember…and that makes you mad.
April 1st, 2009 at 3:36 pm
Only a Migraineur with a visual aura could drive herself crazy trying to figure out what the security code is to post this
April 1st, 2009 at 4:06 pm
Sorry ’bout the security code, hon, I don’t know any aura-friendly way to keep from getting 100 spam comments a day!
But aside from that - love your comments - you guys are making my day!
- Megan
April 2nd, 2009 at 2:39 am
Only a migraineur would understand smacking you head against a brick wall because you’re trying to make it quit hurting.
Only a migraineur would understand having a huge icepack on the front of your head and a steaming hot heating pad on the back.
Only a migraineur would understand why sleeping on the cold, ceramic-tiled bathroom floor is sometimes better than walking back to your own soft, comfy bed.
April 2nd, 2009 at 9:43 am
Only a Migraineur can understand not taking abortive meds in the face of clear signs of migraine. There are two reasons: wishful thinking that it will go away on its own. My migraines rarely go away without intervention, but I continue to chase this elusive dream. I have to ration my meds. I only get 3/week and because I get more than 3 migraines/week, I have to guess at which are the bad ones and which are not. Usually it is a crap shoot.
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Only a Migraineur could understand never being able to make plans ahead of time, in fear of making your friends mad when you cancel them.
Only a Migrainer could understand repeating yourself constantly to your boyfriend, because your short-term memory is shot from the drugs!
Only a Migrainer could understand feeling like a jerk, because I was sitting next to an older woman yesterday having a blood transfusion, while I was having magnesium pumped into me!!!
Thanks Megs!
April 2nd, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Only a Migraineur can understand the plethora of pill bottles in my drawer that were or are supposed to keep me from having migraines at all, reduce migraine frequency and/or pain, or alter my body chemistry because that is surely what is out of whack and is causing my head pain. Not to mention the number of ice packs in my freezer, microwaveable and scented shoulder or neck packs in my closet that are supposed to reduce stress and relax muscles, the books and cookbooks that are supposed to guide me toward a headache free life, and the websites that are bookmarked on my computer that put me in touch with communities or medical research to help me not feel so alone. Only a Migraineur can understand.
April 2nd, 2009 at 7:53 pm
Only a Migraineur could understand being great at something but not knowing how to put it into words. Whether it be school or work I can do really well at a particular thing but when asked what I’ve done I can’t explain it.
I can relate to so many of these responses. Great question Megan.