The crazed ravings of Splinter (Tony Castley)
Ok so the doctor gave me the results of my MRI today. All is ok, the spot in my brain is old and inactive. Probably from an old fever or a birth “mark” I’ve had all along.
Now as for my headaches, looks like the drugs are working fine and that I will be on them for a few months. At that point they will try and wean me off them and everything should be ok.
As some of you might have noticed not much has been going on with this website or my photos on Flickr. Well unfortunately that is because I have been and still am quite sick at the moment. I will include a few details here just so everyone is up to date.
I have been suffering continual headaches since the beginning of February at least. I saw the doctor in Mid Feb and also saw my Optomotrist and and Eye doctor as we originally thought it might have been related to my “bung” left eye that I have had since I was a teenager. However all that came up clear, no inflammation, infection or pressure in the eye itself.
My headaches continued daily and I visited my doctor again. He then thought I may have had a Chronic severe sinus infection. Ten days of strong antibiotics (with all the wonderful side effects) did nothing for the pain in my head. So on Tuesday the 24th of April my doctor got me to get a CT scan of my brain.
On the 27th I got my results and a little bit of a surprise. I have a 5mm “dense” area in my right frontal lobe, now this spot could be anything. It could be a hemorrhage, it could be a tumor, very old scar tissue or just a natural spot I have had since birth. Since I have no older scans there is no way to tell. I was then sent to hospital to see if there was a urgent need for a more detailed scan and an evaluation of whether this spot was causing my headaches. The doctors at the hospital did not believe the spot is causing my current problems (and I agree with them, it is most likely and old scar from a childhood incident when I ran full tilt into a metal pole).
On Wednesday the 2nd of May I saw a neurologist about the spot and my headaches. He concurs that the spot is not the cause of the headaches but did schedule a detailed scan to confirm exactly what it is. In relation to my headaches he believes I am suffering from a episode of Chronic sustained migraine. I have suffered from migraines in the past and understand the impact they have on me. These headaches although not as severe as a short intense migraine, they have all the same symptoms:
Now remember I have been having this issues for 3 months now and I am seriously worn out and very concerned. I know Dani is worried about me and is finding it very hard. I love her so much and hate to see her so affected.
So the neurologist now has me on anticonvulsants and blood pressure tablets to attack the migraine from two angles. The anticonvulsants should stop the brain signals starting the migraine and the blood pressure tablets should expand the blood vessels in the brain and ease the pain and the feedback loop.
I will keep you posted on how it goes.