After different treatments I was offered Botox as a preventative treatment to my headaches and migraines.
I had to complete a headache diary for 3 months, reduce the pain killers not that I took them regular as I am a firm believer in them causing headaches and problem if taken to often.
The Botox entails 31 small injections just under the skin, starting at above eye brows going over the scalp and the last 4 in the neck. It is very quick and can sting. Some hurt a little more than others, for me near the greater occipital nerves but of course each of us will think differently on this.
After it has been done it can bring on a migraine but it is not a given and once it starts to work you should feel the headaches reduce is pain scale and frequency.
For me one large bonus was the reduction in scale pain.
The procedure is repeated every 3 to 4 months now and I can tell when it is due.
My vision is awful, very dark and the bit I have is blurry. It is mainly my right eye that is effected but the left isn't great.
It started just before bed and was worse this morning so I phoned the optician for an emergency appointment but I couldn't get in. Covid has changed squeezing people in.
As I needed to be seen we phoned a different optician who where able to see me after an over the phone triage so we went as soon as my carer came at 12.
They did the appointment as a medical assessment, rather than an eye test which was ideal. Due to this he solely looked at the problem, looked at the back of my eyes, took an OCT and concluded there was no damage or swelling.
This was just what I needed to hear. I have a history of papilledema (swelling to the optic nerve at the back of the eye) and if this had returned I may have needed a lumber puncture to reduce the pressure around my brain, in my CSF. One of the things i fear is the possibility of losing my vision and needing surgery that could help but also has a high failure rate.
We decided the vision was probably due to a migraine with mainly being one sided but could also be FND related.