The spring semester is over, and right now I’m more or less free of obligations except for work and the usual household chores. It was a hell of a semester, with nearly constant high-level pain and two family emergencies. But I don’t feel any better. I still feel unfocused, unmotivated, restless. All I want to … Continue reading »
Checking In
I’m afraid to say anything, because I don’t want to jinx it, but last week my migraine pain was so low I hardly noticed it. I’m starting to think that Neurontin (gabapentin) might be working for me. I began a higher dose on March 1, and every day I wake up expecting excruciating pain but … Continue reading »
February 2013 Headache and Migraine Blog Carnival!
The February 2013 edition of the Headache and Migraine Blog Carnival is posted at Diana Lee’s wonderfully informative blog, Somebody Heal Me. This month’s theme is Migraine Pet Peeves: What do people say about migraine disease or other headache disorders that annoys or angers you? This is a great theme, because all migraine sufferers and … Continue reading »
“Can’t They Do Something?”
This post is my entry for the February 2013 Headache and Migraine Carnival. This month’s topic is “Migraine Pet Peeves: What do people say about migraine disease or other headache disorders that annoys or angers you?“ Every person who spends enough time around me knows I have chronic migraines. When I mention my latest bad … Continue reading »
Cycle Breakers, or Things I Share With My Dad
When someone says “steroids,” I think of my dad. No, my dad is not a baseball player or other kind of athlete who uses steroids illegally to improve his performance. He’s an asthmatic who takes frequent courses of prednisone to keep his airways open. My dad takes “pred” frequently enough that my family has stopped … Continue reading »
A Workplace Migraine Survival Plan
When this post goes live at 9 a.m. Monday, I will be fulfilling one of my life-long goals: work in a library (not necessarily as a librarian). I am starting a part-time job as a library clerk in the Lawrenceville branch of the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. I get to be around books ALL DAY. … Continue reading »
A cautionary tale (Warning: contains poop)
You know how sometimes it feels like the universe is pooping all over you? Like a series of small, annoying events builds up and up until you feel like nothing is going right, and you fall into a funk and can’t seem to drag yourself out? And then you know how sometimes you get pooped … Continue reading »
More Active Migraines
Things have been incredibly up in the air for me concerning quite a few things, not least of those my health. In December, I had a set of strange episodes that lead to a trip to the ER, an MRI, and my doctor’s concern that I may have basilar migraines. I meet with her next … Continue reading »
Miss Migraine Gets Angry Part 2
If you read Miss Migraine Gets Angry, you know that my insurance company tried to limit my access to triptans, and that I planned to follow through with them and correct their egregious money-grubbing behavior. (Oops, did I type that out loud?) Unfortunately, I wasn’t entirely successful, partly because I’m currently unable to take triptans … Continue reading »
December Migraine Blog Carnival: CORGI!
Dogs are my antidepressants. I have two–a corgi and a German shepherd, but the corgi is my rock when it comes to migraines and pain management. The shepherd is definitely my husband’s dog, and she’s much younger (only two, whereas the corgi is going on nine), so I’m just going to talk about how the … Continue reading »