1. How you've slept
2. Your period
3. Your health
4. Your dreams
5. Money
6. Diet
7. Route talk (how you arrived at the destination, traffic, etc.)
Well, sorry Mrs. Matthiessen, but I'm going to break one of your rules right now. Rule number three: health.
I completely agree that waffling on about your ailments is boring and self-indulgent. But as I think we've all learned by now, boring self-indulgence is just part of the Madgespace tapestry. There's no way around it, particularly considering my hasty vow to blog every day for a year. Take what you can get.
So, a bit of backstory: I've been getting headaches behind my left eye for just over three years. They last all day, getting progressively worse at night. They happen probably once every 10 days. On multiple occasions (including Andy's university's fancy schmancy 700th Anniversary Ball), I've had to miss out on cool stuff because of a bad, BAD headache. Sometimes I'll wake up in the night with one. It's the pits.
I like to think I am the type of person who gets things done. I can take care of business with the best of 'em. But for some reason, I have never walked myself to the doctor's office to share my sob story with a qualified, medical professional. Until today.
The doc is convinced that I have....ugh, it pains me to say it, MIGRAINES. Yep, I am one of those people. One of those annoying weaklings who suffers from headaches that are so bad, they aren't just a headache anymore, but a migraine. Ooh la la. A migraine. Look at me, I have a migraine. Migraine, migraine, migraine.
Being a vegetarian is bad enough for my reputation—add in migraines and my tough chick persona completely crumbles. It's even worse to be a migraine-sufferer over here because they pronounce it ME-GRAINE. As in, 'oh deary me-graine'! Bloody hell.
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| Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Migraine Therapy, apparently. Also known as 'mini alligator on head therapy'? Image via Wikimedia Commons |
Anyway, the doc gave me some medicine that apparently stops the migraine before it can get worse. It's not a painkiller (although he did give me some of those too - scary!), but a diagnostic tablet that stops the pain from happening, rather than just masking it.
Should I be skeptical that talking to the man, having my blood pressure taken, getting my eyes examined with a flashlight, being diagnosed with migraines and picking up my prescription took less than 15 minutes? Seems sketchy to me. I'm going to ease into my treatments slowly, with one eye on WebMD.
In other news, happy Halloween! I didn't even carve a pumpkin this year. Yeah, I know. It's like I don't even recognise myself anymore.
#TurkeyHat giveaway ends TOMORROW. If you haven't entered yet, what exactly is the matter with you? Do it now, or live to regret it forever.
Love,
Margaret
2 comments:
You have a migraine every 10 days? Oh man! As one of those fellow complainers - here are some tips that have worked for me.
1. Went to a neurologist - yes sounds very hypochondriac of me, but they will be your BFF. Went on a blood pressure regiment that I was only on for about a year, my headaches used to be 1 x 2 weeks, now are 1 every 2 months (if that).
2. Get some rosemary or peppermint oil (again witch doctor here), but sniffing these oils really does help, maybe it's in my head. DoTerra is a good brand.
3. Get an amazing cool gel eye mask. When i get a migraine, I can't look at at light, text, anything, even TV is too bright, so at least I want to make sure I'm comfortable and cool if I must do nothing.
Feel better, I feel for ya!
Thanks for the tips, Michelle! I have noticed that peppermint tea makes me feel better...so the peppermint oil is a great idea!
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