Living with Migraine

I am 36 years old . I have had migraines my whole life . I am now getting new symptoms . My mom thinks it might be from being pulled out by forceps at birth . It was a really bad labor . I was bruised down my face & the back of my neck . My left eye was swollen shut for over a month from them grabbing the side of my face & neck . My mom said I would cry & bang my head up against the wall when I was about 1 1/2 & 2 years old . Dr.’s said it was nothing .

When I could talk I would tell my mom my head was hurting . Still nothing was done . After having passing out spells on the play ground & when I was in high school a few times I finally got a CT scan of my brain . Nothing was found . I was told it was just migraines . Since that time I have been put on many different meds . Nothing really works .

About 4 years ago I had to quit all sports that had to do with running . I get the worst headaches of my life a few hours after running or exertion or tilting my head back for too long . The left side of my face gets tingly & starts twitching . A few months ago I awoke to a pounding headache in the back of my head , the back of my neck all the way up to my head hurt to touch . I had weakness down my left side & it was hard to walk , I had trouble breathing , My face & lip was numb , My sight was bad and I got the chills . My body was shaking so bad my husband could not hold me still . I thought I was having a stroke . I stayed up the rest of the night . Symptoms went away in the morning but migraine stayed for a few days with the usual aurora .

Couple weeks went by & it happened again . I mostly wake up in the middle of the night with a major migraine & they last days . Now I am having this burning sensation on my scalp . Not a headache but a warm burn . Sometimes my hair hurts so bad I can’t touch it . It’s like the nerves are all messed up on my head . I forget things quickly & my memory is getting bad . Probably from lack of sleep .

I don’t think I have had a real night sleep in many years . When I lie down at night I feel pressure in my head & neck . To rule out a brain tumor or bleed , my family Dr. ordered a MRI with contrast a few days back . Again , nothing was found .

I had to pull over the other day driving because my head hurt so bad I thought I was going to pass out . I got tingly & dizzy . After I save up some more money I am going to a neurologist to see if they can help determine if this is a head trauma that was caused at birth by forceps.

If anyone has had these same symptoms & found help , please let me know . I have lived with this way too long . I have kids & would like to enjoy life with them .