Headache Log : MRI of neck - RESULTS

I don't think I've ever gotten results so quickly!  Only 6 hours after my MRI the neurologists office called to tell me the scan of my neck was normal.  No issues with my vessels there.  Nothing to be concerned about.

Headache Log : MRI of neck

Had an MRI performed on my neck VERY early this morning.  I had to be at the clinic at 6:30 AM.  I am going to be tired the rest of the day. 

No contrast this time though.  I was all prepared for it - mentally - and they didn't use it. 

They are looking at the blood vessels in my neck and signs of an impending stroke.  I'll keep you updated on the findings. 

Headache Log : Migraines & Strokes

So I was looking on the internet .....

I know, that's not always the best source.  But it's so difficult at times to get answers from a doctor - especially without an appointment.  And even then they often seem so rushed. 

So I was looking on the internet at a site that is all about migraines and headaches and I saw a link regarding migraines and strokes.  Well, since I have migraines and am about to get some tests run to ensure I'm not susceptible to a stoke it really caught my attention. 

I learned that people who suffer from migraines are more likely to have a stroke.  The good news is that migraineurs (as we're called) have more warning signs of an impending stroke than most people - one of those warning signs being the migraine itself.  So the bad news is that the migraineurs who are the most susceptible to suffer a stroke are those who get a migraine without a visual aura.   I've never had a visual aura with my migraines.  :(

Headache Log : Blood & MRI Results

Vitamin D levels are fine.

MRI......not so fine.  There was a white spot.  It's on the right side of my brain either on the back of my frontal lobe or the front of my temporal lobe - kind of hard to tell exactly which lobe it's on.  Nothing to be TOO concerned about Paula the PA tells me.  It's a "non-specific white spot".  These things are common in migraine sufferers. 

She warns me that if I google it I'll find all sorts of scary things about white spots being an indication that I have Multiple Sclerosis, but the radiologist doesn't believe there's any reason for us to be concerned about that.
Multiple Sclerosis - even though she said I don't need to be concerned I can't help the shiver that just went through me at the sound of those words.

She also wants to run more tests.  She wants to make sure I'm not susceptible to a stroke.  This is another word that causes me to shiver.