the Moore 4

I’m gonna post about this.

Please forgive me for my nastiness.

I’m in one of those moods.

So, my body decides to give me a belated birthday present last month: Migraines.

I’ve had a million headaches in my 38 years, it seems, but these are more like a full body assault and its rather tickin’ me off.

I, from what I can gather, have Migraines with Aura. (My doctor was a Boob & not much help. He sent me for an MRI, but, unfortunately, that would classify as a Claustrophobia post. I could only complete about 2/3rd of the test before I had to call it quits.)

Before the headache, I lose part of my vision; have a blind spot and also have a jagged white and black shimmery light/line that starts small and graduates out until it’s gone. It lasts about 20 minutes. I also have had a moment that my body feels like I am going to throw up and/or pass out all at the same time. This time seemed like just passing out. I try hard to be calm through the vision-thing, but I guess I must hyperventilate or it’s just part of the migraine coming on that I feel like this. I’ve had numbness in my hands and this time it was in my right hand and in my right leg. And I like to seek darkness.

I took Advil again and it has helped, but like I said, I feel crappy otherwise as well. And crappy for days! I tried Excedrin Migraine tonight and it seemed to help. It has caffeine in it, which I was a little concerned about. I’m not a coffee, tea or cola drinker, but I probably eat enough chocolate to choke a horse. I think it made my heart a little jittery. Idon’tknow. I am on day 2 on my Migraine Stay-cation. And my stomach is reelin’ a bit. Rick is probably right, it’s the Advil (or now the Excedrin) causing that oh so pleasantry.

I don’t have time for this!!

I feel like a person does when they have the flu. Or what a wet wash rag must feel like. And I can’t see well, it seems. And it’s like I want to walk around with my eyes half shut. Rick said it must be sensitivity to light.

This is stupid.

I don’t like this new challenge.

I’m wimpy enough.

I’m stuggling to know how to fit this in the ol’ life now. I’m not sure what my ‘triggers’ are, either. (Migraine lingo for what set off your head (and body) in a whirl).

Although… I made killer popcorn Tuesday on the stove. As well as ate too many buttermilk biscuits and bites of Top Ramen that day. Salt and I don’t get along sometimes, so I probably did this to myself.

I hope it ends soon and I’m back to my old self again.

Grrr…!!!!!!

Posted by Shelley