This morning I woke up with that horrible temple pain I get on the left side. I've been getting this type of headache on average about once a month for decades. I went down to Mayo several hours ago for spine related issues and Mayo thinks it's a form of migraine... my third form since I already have Classic Migraine and Migraine with Aura.
Anyway, this feels like someone is taking some sort of sharp object and poking at my left temple. It's horrible. I've had major surgeries (next to brain and heart surgery, hysterectomy is major and serious) and never complained of pain but there is something about this temple migraine headache that makes me want to bang my head against the wall. Nothing helps either, Advil, Tylenol, Ice, Heat, eating. Some of that combination can make it more comfortable until it goes away but when it decides to stop, it will stop randomly on its own. Sometimes it takes an hour and sometimes 24 hours. Thankfully it usually goes between 3-6 hours. This time around it took 4 hours. You can tell it wants to come back but I think it's gone, only to return in another month or so. I've had MRIs, CAT Scans, and there's nothing major going on even if it feels like it. I have a horrible neck and asked the Mayo specialist if it was neck-related and he was confident it wasn't based on my precise symptoms. He said it could be TMJ-related but with TMJ you typically get temple pressure, not the stabbing pain I get. TMJ would be the closest as far as "area" that is not migraine but pain type is off and not like TMJ. He said it's migraine. Oh well, I hate it, I know that much.
I'm thankful I am able to work from home quite often. With this type of headache I cannot function until it starts to fade.
So now I am working and starved because I haven't had a thing to eat today as a result. I am going to eat a little fruit now and wait for dinner tonight.
Hope everyone is having a good week so far.