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My Experience With Migraine-Like Headaches

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One of the hardest situations I’ve experienced is actually something I am going through currently. Recently, I went to the doctors and was told my optic nerves were swollen. This means that the nerves behind my eyes are inflated, that could be due to a number of things. A few possible factors for the swelling include calcium deposits, pseudotumor cerebri, or a brain tumor.
For about a month, I dealt with constant migraine-like headaches. I took pain reliever pills daily, but even on painkillers, there was always the ghost of a splitting headache there. I even experienced blurred vision. My mother assumed my glasses prescription had changed, and scheduled to get my eyes checked. On the day of the appointment, we received some unexpected news.

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