If you have never had a migraine,
you have never truly experienced what it’s like to be in so much pain you can’t
even move. I have been having migraines since the third grade and they just
progressively get worse. I can’t eat chocolate because that gives me migraines.
Aspartame (artificial sweetener that is in almost everything) gives me
migraines. Some cheeses give me migraines. MSG (monosodium glutamate which is
in basically everything as well) gives me migraines. Even nitrates in certain
meats gives me migraines! Basically, anything I eat will probably spark a
migraine. The doctors think that I have something called pseudo tumor cerebri,
which is when my brain thinks it has a tumor but really it doesn’t, but it is
usually caused by an excess build up of spinal fluid because my brain is
failing to regulate the fluid. I had spinal tap done back in December. Let me
tell you something about that spinal tap. IT HURT!!! The needle they used for
the numbing medicine had to be at least 6 inches. Having any long sharp object
stabbed into your back is not fun at all. The doctor said “You are going to
feel a little sting.”
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