An All Night Vigil

It has been a long day and night, and now in the early morning hours I find myself still in pain. Dear God, the pain is bad and I can only hold on for another day. I do not know why I have pain, but I know you are faithful, and I will trust You. I know you make the rain fall on the just and wicked.

My stomach is wrenching, my head pounding. I wish I could have some relief from this, give me strength please. Holy One heal me of this pain.

Let me find some sleep Lord.

Sleepless fatigue

Most of the time when I get a migraine I have extreme fatigue, and in most cases just collapse into a chair and sleep for several hours. I had a day like that on Tuesday.

However, today is different. I feel extreme fatigue but so far I am not able to get to sleep. I wonder if it is because my intestinal tract is all screwed up this morning?

In the book, The Migraine Brain, I learned something interesting. Apparently migraines can affect your intestinal tract and can cause either constipation or diarrhea. In fact in children who get migraines, their most common problem is this. They rarely have the headache that accompanies the migraine, which is what makes diagnosing migraines more difficult in children. According to The Migraine Brain, doctors have to eliminate all other causes to make a diagnosis of migraines.

So here I sit in a listless state, my intestinal track rumbling like a logging truck over rough roads.

Another day, another migraine

Wakefulness came early today, around 4:30 AM. While I could not fall back to sleep, I still felt the nausea and pain that a new migraine day brings with it.

Today is interesting, that annoying high pitched whine is predominant in the right ear. Noises around me are bothersome; for example we have an under cabinet blower for our FHW heating system in the kitchen. I am two rooms removed and still the blower noises bother me.

Light is an issue this morning too.

Around 7AM　I started to drift back off to sleep, slipping into that migraine stupor that leaves you feeling lifeless.