Migraines suck!

November 14th, 2013

There I said it. Migraines suck! I have frequent headaches due to a drop in hormones once a month and the occasional tension headache. I have not had a migraine in a long time and I could go... say never having another one ever again!

Life turns up side down and the simplest things become complicated when you have a migraine. Of course last night is the long art class night (hour and a half for the Lawyer) so I have to pick them up from after school Spanish at 4, then rush her home, and get something in the toaster oven for her so she can eat dinner. All the while trying to juggle what the rest of us are having for dinner. Thankfully, I had made beef stew on Sunday, and crock pot pork on Monday, Fajitas on Tues and had plenty of left overs. I had also thawed some white beans and ham I had cooked a few weeks ago. It was a good thing too. Hubby ate the beans and I was so nauseated from the migraine I didn't eat for fear of seeing it again....in the toilet.

I woke up with the headache yesterday but I honestly did not think anything of it as that can happen a lot but we had had a recent cold snap down into the 20s at night and 40's during the day, plus a monthly visitor came at the same time so I was up the creek without a paddle this week on good luck! All was well until about lunch and it began to get worse and not respond to anything I took. By evening it was beginning to make me sick at my stomach and that is NEVER a good thing or a good sign. I picked up the girls, took them home and threw some food at both of them to eat. Thankfully hubby was home doing a virtual class so I could leave Monkey to eat in piece. I ran Lawyer to class then came back and made sure Monkey got into shower. Then I sat and stared at my iPad and scrolled mindlessly thru Facebook until it was time to go get her. Normally hubby gets the task of picking her up so I can make dinner but he was knee deep in broken servers and other IT techy words that mean a long evening for him....

6:15 the timer screamed at me so I drove back over and got my child, who is always last to clean up her stuff. My cousin was in the same class unbeknownst to me and of course I had to be cordial and sane at the same time....see when I get a migraine my words don't come easy and I slur them. (I am sure having a conversation with me during an active migraine are a blast!) So I finally get slow poke out of there and get back home. Make sure Lawyer got into the shower and then I went to bed....at 7pm. Me, my nightgown, pj's over the night gown, socks, an ice pack, and advil pm all laid in the bed with the blanket warmer on...and collapsed. I vaguely remember hubby coming to bed at 9:30 and saying something. It was either then or midnight that I woke up roaring hot and began to strip back down to my nightgown only and lay back down and pass out again.

Right now many are taking the time to state daily what they are thankful for on Facebook. While I am the consummate Grinch on Facebook at this time of year about that, I will say I am very thankful for a wonderful hubby, who gets the kids put in bed, the kitchen cleaned and the dishwasher started while I lay comatose in pain in the bedroom. He is awesome. I think that is how I get thru my crazy days when the Lawyer makes me want to start drinking and Monkey makes me want Xanax! I do not need those types of crutches or habits because I know that hubby will pick up the slack when I just can't. No he didn't dry their hair, not sure when they actually got to bed, but it doesn't matter. I don't have to worry when he is around.

Tonight my oldest still has a nasty cough and my youngest is running 100 fever. I dosed them both up and of course my throat is sore....I keep telling myself it is all in your head you are not getting sick again and my mind says yes you are right, it is in your throat so it is in your head dummy! I have these kinds of arguments more than I care to admit....

So I still have a bit of a dull headache but I saw my wonderful massage therapist today and she made me feel SO  much better. I think I will retire early tonight a happy woman because next week is off to the races for what seems like all the way to the new year! I love the holidays but man is it hectic! Here's to hoping no more migraines this year!