When someone asked me today what my headache felt like, after I mentioned that I had a very infrequent headache, I said, "it's at the top of my head." Later, as I drove home after a long day, I came up with the following description. Can anyone relate?
The top of my skull is cut off, revealing the crown of my brain, with all the nerves exposed.
A hot iron is laid upon my head, for up to 15 minutes or so.
It begins to cool down, only now, the iron is pressing into the brain tissue, so much that I feel the pressure at the bottom of my eye sockets. My eyes begin to water.
Occasionally, a sharp kabob wire pokes into my right or left temple, usually the right, and it's difficult to not cry out.
The open brain is gradually released from the pressure, but then the "fluffy" period begins. It feels like the top of my head has become pillow fill, with a vise on the two temples, slowly increasing in pressure. That's where I am right now, and it's a place where I can function, but it's so uncomfortable!!
My ears are ringing, a consistent weeeeeeeeee, that is only interrupted when I am considering other things besides my miserable headache. Distraction is welcomed and necessary!
