Working a shift couple months back. standing in the rig, suddenly my vision goes weird on the left side. not blurry exactly - more like screen tearing when a game glitches. flashes and then this shimmering line spreading across my vision.
first thought: stroke. i’ve done enough assessments to know neurological stuff. facial droop check, speech check in my head - i was fine. but the visual thing wouldn’t stop.
two minutes of this hanging there, just flashes. called in that i needed to sit. twenty minutes later the visual clears and pressure starts behind my right eye. didn’t know that was a pattern.
next day my neuro was like “that’s textbook aura, you probably had migraines before but missed them.” found out if i catch it early and take a triptan right when the visual starts, i can abort before headache. but that first time? genuinely scared. anyone else think their first aura was something serious?