My headache was getting worse. I started notice something is not right some time in
July 2019. I went for a blood test and found out I had low blood counts. The doctor gave me a 500mg dose of iron pills for daily intake. I couldn’t take it, it makes me feel worse, nausea, vomiting, and even diarrhea.
I tried to change my diet, which seems to work for a few months.
In May 2020 this year, I started feeling my headache is coming back, and it is getting worse. In Sept 2020, I could get it up to 3-4 times a week! It always started with a blur vision, like bright light, followed by a headache.
I went to see a different doctor in Sept 2020, to do another blood test. He prescribed another type of iron pills to me. The same things happened, I still cannot those pills.
A few days later, I went to get my test result, sure enough, my blood count is still low. And the doctor prescribed me with different pills, folic acid pills this time. Plus 3 different types of migraine’ pills.
Thank God I haven’t had any headaches for the past 5 days now. Hopefully, I did something right this time. Here’s what I did differently. Pre/post headache:
1. I try to go for a walk in the park or cycling daily. Note the word ‘try’.
2. Went for the traditional massage at my kampung.
3. Start taking folic acid 5mg pills, daily.
4. Try to take oatmeal and omega milk for breakfast. Cutting down on kolo mee and laksa, and tea.
5. Spiritual side, keeping blessed salt and holy water close by, both all the way from Jerusalem.
6. Never go to bed with wet hair. I invested in a new hairdryer.
7. Trying my best not to think too much about work once I am home.
8. Started to wear spectacles.
Do you have any other advice for me?
Emmett, when he saw me wearing spec for the 1st time.
Emmett: Mom, you look so different. Like someone that deals with a website or something.
Me: Son, that’s my job.