A rogue pain in my big toe has come and gone for six months. The pain moved to another toe. Then to my hip. I awoke in the middle of the night with a short but extremely painful jolt to the back of my head. Imagines of my grandmother grabbing her head just as I was doing now, jumped from my memory. She died of a stroke. āIām having a stroke! This is it! Dang it!ā My life and family passed before my eyes in seconds. Realizing it could have been a stroke I was up smiling in the mirror. I could smile. That was a good sign. I tried to speak to see if it was clear. For the middle of the night and being scared half to death I managed. So I researched. Stroke, mini-stroke, ice pick headaches. Days later I would be in for a CT scan to rule out an aneurysm and stroke. The doctor says it could have been a cluster headache. I have begun to wonder if the pain is associated with the other sharp short-lived pains I have been having. MS sure can play tricks on me and run up my medical bills as part of its joke.
About the Author
Melissa Cook
Melissa Cook is the author of www.MSsymptoms.me. As a retired high school teacher and school district administrator, she chooses to share her MS story in hopes of benefiting others.