Last night I had a bit of a scare. I was watching tv, lounging on the sofa, when all of a sudden I felt the most excruciating pain in my head! It hit with such force that it completely incapacitated me. I immediately felt very nauseous, and thought I was going to become quite ill. Because the pain in my head was so severe, I also immediately thought I was having a stroke. I called out to my husband several times before he heard me, but once he did, he must have thought the same thing because he asked if I wanted to go to the emergency room. I told him to give me a few minutes, see if it subsides first. Stupid, I know, because if it was a stroke every minute counts, but I hate hospitals and usually do everything I can to avoid them. I also noticed my two girls standing there, looking very scared and upset, so naturally I didn't want to scare them even more by telling my husband to call 911. Instead I asked him to bring me 4 extra strength Tylenol, a glass of water, and the trash can in case I started vomiting. After downing the Tylenol I also asked for an ice pack for my head. That cold felt so blessedly good on my pounding head!
Thirty minutes later I asked for 3 more Tylenol and more water. A few minutes after taking those I told my family I was very tired and just wanted to go to sleep. They of course wouldn't let me; they kept talking to me, asking questions, making me answer them. Finally, an hour later, the intense pain was gone though I still felt a bit nauseous. I told them I felt much better, and kept to myself that I still had a bit of a headache; it wasn't nearly as bad but it was still there.
Finally I fell asleep, not giving it another thought. When I woke up this morning the headache was gone, but the nausea remains. Aside from this I feel fine. I have no idea what caused this; I only know that the pain in my head came on very suddenly and was the most excruciating pain I've ever felt. As I'm writing this, I'm waiting for my doctor's office to open. I'm going to call for an appointment and have myself checked out. I don't know what happened last night but I sure don't want a repeat! This episode scared me more than I was willing to admit last night. I need to find out what's going on, and if this headache was not just a headache.
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