migraine log entry
sleep: 1am-5am asleep // awake 5am-8am (but stayed in bed) // 8am-10:35 am asleep
food intake: 2 16 oz iced coffees // a tomato sandwich on peasant bread with veganaise // two chocolate baked donuts // a half cup of chia pudding with mango // half an order of tofu bi bim bap // water
medication taken: zyrtec // lexapro // klonopin // vitamin b complex // iron
activity: sitting at library researching // reading books and computer screen
location of pain: sides and back of head (most concentrated in occipital area)
unrelated pain: anxiety attack caused chest pains and pain in hands/wrists, along with skin abrasions from scratching open hives
pain sensation: numbness in hands and arms, neck // constant pain in back of head and neck (difficulty moving neck) like being squeezed in a vice // frontal/temporal pain extends to inside of ears, feels very disorienting // very stiff spine // hard to concentrate // difficulty swallowing // pressure feels off in ears // light sensitivity and halo aura, as well as seeing fine light beams (diffraction)
at seventeen, I was diagnosed with a chiari type ii brain malformation. everyday I am supposed to record an entry in a diary tracking my pain, diet, sleep, and activity. this would amount to 4380 entries.











