Pretty! Poor Siobhan! I definitely know how she feels. I started having mine when I was around 5 and through my teens. My grandmother actually treated them with strong coffee, dark rooms and tucking me in with just that 'right' grandmother's touch *grin* My mother and most of the maternal line (grandmother, aunts, cousins and sister) all seem to have them to one degree or another. I just seemed to have them more severely as I aged especially after a car accident in college exacerbated the problem. These days I see a pain specialist monthly and keep Walgreen's in business.
Honestly, just realizing that it's not her "eye" that hurts and recognizing that she's in pain is probably half the battle right there. It doesn't make the pain go away for her, but at least she can tell you she hurts and knows that you hear her without thinking it's imaginary and she trusts you. It's amazing and wonderful to see that. I sincerely hope she feels better soon and that they get better as she gets older. :)
Yep. I had them too. Starting from around the time I was 4. It kills me to see her going through it because I remember exactly how horrible it was. To this day, I haven't experienced anything close to that amount of pain. Thankfully I grew out of them, but not until I was 19 or so, though I still get mini-migraines from time to time.
I do hope she is going to be okay! I started getting migraines when I was 8 years old, I don't know how soon they can start, if that is what this is. I am glad you are taking it seriously, unlike some parents, names withheld, ha!
If I hadn't had them myself, I might not realize how bad it is. We talked to her doctor about it already, and she said unless they become exceedingly more frequent, there's really not much we can do, just give her some Tylenol and have her go to sleep in a dark room.
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I went to art school, but I have to go look up Miro again now!
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Honestly, just realizing that it's not her "eye" that hurts and recognizing that she's in pain is probably half the battle right there. It doesn't make the pain go away for her, but at least she can tell you she hurts and knows that you hear her without thinking it's imaginary and she trusts you. It's amazing and wonderful to see that. I sincerely hope she feels better soon and that they get better as she gets older. :)
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