What are Hemi-plegic Migraines? Hemiplegic migraines are rare and serious type of migraine headache. Many of its symptoms mimic those common to stroke; for example, muscle weakness can be so extreme that it causes a temporary paralysis on one side of your body, which doctors call hemiplegia. Basically, it’s the worst type of headache you…
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IVIG, Easter, Curry and Casualty – Keeping it Real
IVIG Today I’m off to the hospital to have my IVIG. Just in case you are wondering it’s intravenous immunoglobulin and it’s an infusion which is one of the few treatments for my condition, Stiff Person Syndrome. It’s not bad, I go in, sit in a recliner chair and have my weight and bloods tested…
School, Snow, Crochet and Reading
Back to School Half term seemed to fly by so quickly, how long until Easter? The kids went back to school today and I went to pick them up. Hubby had to take eldest daughter to a very important meeting on the other side of town so it was down to me to fetch the…
A Medical Zebra, a Post for Rare Disease Day 2018
Where it all began When I was in hospital two years ago I became a medical guinea pig. Most of the time I didn’t mind, it was a teaching hospital and the young doctors needed to learn. I was a rare case and difficult to diagnose. When I first arrived at the hospital the first words…
Happy New Year!
Happy New Year to all my readers! I know I’m a little late but we had an awful Christmas and New Year’s Eve, so last night we had our traditional munchies, film and family time and it was much more relaxed and finally we can celebrate the New Year. Although it was a really tough…