Migraines and Me
I was eleven when I got my first migraine.
This is my story about migraines and me.
This month has been my worst in a very long time. It would
be easier for me to count the days I haven’t had a migraine
than the days I have. If I don’t have a migraine it will be a headache,
along with dizziness and a feeling of nausea.
I managed to travel around the other side
of the world for two and a half months
and only have two migraines. Yet when
I come back to the comfort of my own
home I manage to immediately go back
to square one.
I recently received an email from
someone who had read my articles. He
asked if I knew about PFO? Have you
ever heard it? It is Patent Foramen Ovale
which can also be known as a hole in the
heart. Unfortunately, several members of
his family have had a PFO.
When a baby is born, and it takes its
first breath, the foramen ovale closes.
Within a few months the hole has sealed
completely. However, for about 1 in 4
people the hole doesn’t close. Most
of those people go a lifetime without
knowing about it. Some people find out
about it during a routine check-up for
something else.
Before this reader found out they had a
PFO they had suffered with migraines.
Since having an operation to close the
hole the migraines have dramatically
decreased (from having one every month
to one every six months).
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It amazes me how widely spread the
cause of migraines are and it has made
me wonder if, perhaps, I have a PFO.
I don’t want to scare anyone, but I do
believe the more we are aware of, and
have an idea of what could link in with
migraines, the closer we will get to
preventing them for good!
If you have come across anything,
and made a change in your life
that you’ve found has changed
your migraines for the better,
please let me know.
I love receiving your emails and
researching what else in this
world could be the cause of my
migraines, as well as hearing
the stories of how you have
overcome your suffering.
If you suffer from migraines I would love to hear from you.
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