Wow! The end of my week and my weekend were pretty rough. I got a pretty bad headache last Sunday. I figured it was from being totally exhausted from all of the traveling I had done on Friday and Saturday. So, I spent the day sleeping. But on Monday, it was still there. A little better but still there. It stayed with me off and on all week. By Friday I had tried every kind of medication I had. When none of those were working, I tried to get into the doctor. Usually, when my headaches get this bad and won't go away, I can get the doctor to give me a shot. Honestly, I don't know what is in the shot but it puts me to bed all day and when I wake, my headache is gone - 90% of the time. The other 10% of the time it takes a trip to the ER and a series of shots from there. Anyway, haven't been to the ER in almost a year - trying to avoid that at all costs. So, anyway, called the doctor on Friday - of course, the doctor is out till the 23rd. So, I try to get in to the see the nurse thinking she can get the shot okayed by another doctor (in the same office). Nope - she is off on Fridays! You have to be kidding me! Then I am reminded that I can't really get upset because I don't work on Fridays either. Granted - the one person whose well-being depends on me is being taken care of by someone in my place!
This is when it dawned on me that Doctors are allowed days off but they should have someone cover for them. Not like on-call with on call rates but like 2 doctors share the same patient load but work opposite days. See - always accessible. But that is not the case. So, still trying to avoid the emergency room although I am now expecting it by the end of the weekend, I try to relax on Friday.
On Saturday, after having lunch with Mom and Mimi I took some different medication and then slept. When I woke the headache was but an afterburn. Oh thank goodness! On Sunday I woke feeling well.
Well enough that I spent the morning pulling weeds and cleaning up doggie doodoo. YUCK! Then I slept some more. Guess what - YUP! Headache is back. I got to really thinking about it and I haven't really been having problems with my headaches lately. This winter I did really well with them - but in the last 2 months they are getting a lot more frequent. The more I think about it - it was this time last year that I did my HEADACHE journal. I was having TONS of bad ones. Makes me wonder if it is the season or something about this time of year that is triggering them.
I really do try not to complain about them much. Especially because so many of my loved ones from BOTH sides of the family suffer with headaches WAY WORSE THAN MINE. I can usually catch mine before they get too bad. But this last week this one has been making me sick to my stomach and dizzy. I am chugging along - but painfully. Hope this week finds you all doing well.
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