Migraine

Hi all,

I suddenly realized today that I had not logged in to this site in almost 2 months! I knew something was missing...

When I left you all in May, I went to Sevilla, Spain, to do dissertation research for a little under a month. The last time I lived in Spain, my migraines were terrible (between the walking in the summer heat, the constant smoking by the population, and working in odd little archives). I had been concerned about going back, since my first stay there had been so incredibly painful. I am happy to report that this trip was 100% better!

First, my preventive meds work awfully well these days, and, unlike the last trip to Spain, I have an abortive that can actually stop the migraine. Despite working in the archive 6 hours a day, plus tons of walking, sight-seeing, enduring the ridiculous amounts of cigarette and cigar smoke, and eating foods I don't normally eat, I only had one migraine per week. The first one was mainly due to the 36-hour trip to get there, and the other two were stopped within an hour by the abortive.

The trip was amazing, and it was so much better because I felt good! Since then, I've been teaching a class to very unmotivated students at the university.

I am sorry that I am hopelessly out of date when it comes to how you all are doing. I pray July is a great month for all of you. It's so nice to be back!

~Rachel

Wow! I'm so excited to hear all this good news! I'm glad that this trip was So much better than your last trip- and you have a true comparison- and can tell how much better you're doing!

Having an abortive that can actually stop the Migraine is priceless IMHO! Sounds like you were exposed to a lot of triggers, and did really really really well- and the abortive was there when you needed it!

Sorry about the unmotivated students... such is summer school, I suppose. Get those classes out of the way so that you can take things that you care about in the fall? That's the way it was when I was in college, anyway...

Welcome back! We're glad you're back with us, and I personally can't wait to hear more about Spain! I want to go traveling-but alas, income-deficiency.

Totally awesome!

Sweet! Let us have cake in celebration!

It's nice to see you back. I hope we managed to keep your spot just the right amount of warm for you.

Rachel, that is fantastic news! Thanks for the update! I'm so happy your trip went so well and that your head was more cooperative!

Kelly

Rachel,

What a wonderful trip and how great your head cooperated. I guess unmotivated students and a paycheck is better than no students and no income!! Maybe you could paint little dollar signs on their forheads.

Welcome back,

Cindy