Migraine

I hope everybody's OK. I can't believe I'm starting this thread this late.

I'm debating whether to walk or do yardwork. I know that I ought to do both, but I've also got errands to run.

We've increased the dog's narcotic painkiller and put him back on his doggie Vioxx as well. And re-started him on glucosamine. He's taking half a people pill, much less expensive than the beef-flavored doggie glucosamine he used to take. He was very insistent this morning, trying to get me to go on my walk. He walks me. He had a nice walk, but I made him turn around when he started hobbling.

Bad news in the next paragraph. Skip it if you don't want to read something sad this early in the day.

We got sad news yesterday. The daughter of one of DH's close cousins took her own life yesterday morning. She was 20 or 21 and had been in and out of jail for passing bad checks, drug possession, and prostitution. This is a girl from a good home. She'd been out of jail for several months and was living at home. Her parents thought she was addicted to some kind of drug, but she refused or flunked out of rehab several times. A very sad ending to a very sad story.

Had a #6 in my scalp yesterday. I've maxed out on Anaprox and Imitrex for the week, so I was stuck with Skelaxin, which wasn't much help. Wasted a lot of time reading transcriptions of wiretaps in the judicial bribery case. There's a hearing today, and if the wiretaps can be admitted into evidence, I think everybody would be crazy not to plea bargain.

I'll check back in to see how everybody's doing.

Gretchen in Mississippi

Hey gang -

Gretchen so sorry to hear about your DH's cousin. That is just so sad. Sometimes it seems nobody can reach a person, though we try our best.

My morning did not go as planned. I always have to get up early on Wednesdays, and didn't have enough sleep. Kids missed the bus, I take them off to school, R at the High School, get back in traffic, wait, A at the middle School, and as he's getting out realize he forgot his social studies project. So I drive back home, get the project, drive back and take it in to the school. An hour of driving altogether. Bright sun flashing through the trees. Head back home and barely have time to shower before a meeting with a colleague. She was here for 2 hours - I was jittery - my head not so good by the end.

I'm heading into migraine now - going to get a little to eat and take the Imitrex. I find if I take it on an empty stomach it makes me nauseous. Sometimes if I time my eating and triptan right, I can avoid nausea altogether. Lots I want to do today so I hope I can head this one off.

hope I can spend some more time on the forum later, I just wanted to say hi! My ticker's off again - fix it later.

- Megs

Morning, everyone! I can't believe no one else has checked in here yet this morning.

I'm actually feeling pretty ok so far today. Taking the Imitrex + ibuprofen combo on Monday night right before bed meant my pain never got above a 4 yesterday (yay!). This morning was more back to my "normal" - woke up with pain around a 3. I won't be surprised if it escalates throughout the day, but I'm enjoying the low pain right now.

I'm still not scheduled for the Botox yet. I called my insurance the beginning of last week and they said they hadn't received any request for pre-authorization - meaning, more than likely, they lost it. The scheduler at the headache clinic was supposed to call my insurance again last week and refax my info. I put a call into her voicemail yesterday to see if they've heard anything back. *sigh* It is *very* hard to be patient when I have to wait this long. It's been a month and a half already. Plus, I called the nurse's line last week to ask about adding the Topamax now, rather than wait, and my specialist wants me to wait until after the Botox to change my meds. Grr. I'm really not a fan of the nortriptyline.

Gretchen, so sorry to hear about your sad news. My thoughts are with you and her family today.

Everyone else, hope you're feeling ok - I'll check in later.

Megs, you snuck in there while I was typing. Hope you can head off the beastie and avoid the nausea all together.

Hi Ladies,

Where is everyone?

Gretchen-I am so sorry to hear the news about you DH cousins daughter. It is a very sad ending to a very sad story. My thoughts go out to her family and yours

I am so sad to hear about Sparky. Sounds like he still has a lot of spunk in him if he still wants to go for a walk for being so sick. Hope he feels better soon .(I would give him a doggie bone smiley, but we don't have one LOL).

Hope your head feels better today

Megs-Sounds like you have had a busy morning I hope it get better.

MJ-I am glad you are having a great day!!!

As for me, I have to meet with the CPA today. What fun!! Then run errands. My head is clear today. Yesterday had a 3 but not too bad. Changed some of my supplements dosages and I think I am seeing a difference. That's 4 days and counting without a really bad one.

Hope everyone is having a great day!!

Dar

Yea, I was kinda worried earlier when I saw no one had started it. But I saw posts about from most of the usual suspects elsewhere so didn't worry too long.

Gretchen - sorry to hear about DH's second cousin.

Megs - sorry you had to do all that driving around. I remember doing that when I was in school, having to send my dad back after some homework. Hope you feel better.

It's amazing how so much paper work can get lost or people can claim they don't get it. I've taken to doing almost all the record tracking myself which I shouldn't have to do but sometimes that's the only way it gets done. It's really frustrating though when you have to wait for lousy paperwork.

As for me, I am hoping the head will just say normal today. Nothing much planned except for work and then taking care of the dishes and stuff piling up in the sink.

Tried to go over to the inlaws last night for dinner but only lasted about 45 minutes. F-I-L decided to light up a cigarette in the living room and in 5 minutes my head was at a 7.

I was here earlier today but just forgot to start the thread!

It's very cold here, and windy. I texted Kath to tell her I would pick her up at the bus stop. I wouldn't want to walk home in this.

Tomorrow is supposed to be wintery weather - snow and sleet. They haven't committed on accumulations yet. It's already a short week because of President's Day, we don't need a snow day, too.

Gretchen I am so sorry about your dh's cousin.

Megs, I hope you avoided the migraine. BTDT with the school project. Luckily, we're five minutes from both kids' schools.

Oh, speaking of schools - I had to take Kath to the library yesterday, she's doing a report on Korea. Everyone in the English class had to pick a country and the girl sitting in front of her chose Russia and Kath said, "Oh, can I have Russia, my brother is from Russia," and before the girl could say yes, the teacher said, "OK Susie, you get Russia." I know her teacher heard her. You wouldn't believe all the Russian stuff we have here!

Anyway, we're at the library and Kath does nothing. I'm typing in search words to search the library books, I'm thinking of different combinations of words to try to find what she wants, she's even got her little brother searching using the Dewey decimal system because she doesn't know how.

Next time she needs to go to the library, I'm driving and that's ALL I'm doing. I'm gonna throw her in the deep end of the pool and let her figure out how to swim - she should know this by now.

Hey - I got the migraine, all right, but took Imitrex right away like I'm supposed to and lay down after taking it like I know I need to for it to work (doesn't say that on the package - but I know it's true for me) - only had to lay down 45 minutes and then I could get up and do some stuff.

Good news is I made an appointment at Jefferson! Dr. Young participates with my insurance (lucky me!) so he's who I'll be seeing. Not until 1st week of June. But hey, people have had worse waits than that.

Laurelin are you talking about insurance paperwork? I swear my ins co loses things on purpose - I'll send a stack of 5 statements from the same doctor - they'll pay on 3 and act like they never got the other 2. Once a month or so I have to call them and go through the list - this year I finally started keeping a chart on the computer with what I submitted when and what the outcome was, so i don't have to go back through all the stacks of paper. it's so discouraging and time-consuming - this is worth a post in the gripes folder! We are self-employed and pay three arms and four legs for our insurance and then they are so stingy and tricky about what they pay on. Dont' get me started - i'll get the migraine back!

See ya!
- Megs

Hi guys -

Hi to all of you I didn't see before!

Apparently I just tripped the word trigger - never happened to me before. Not sure what I said... but I was complaining about my insurance co. Anyway, wanted to say hi again. I did get the migraine today, but Imitrex worked real well. And my big good news is I have an appointment with Dr. young at jefferson in early June. I'm excited!

- megs

Just popping in to say hi to my forum buds!

Just got back from the dentist's office. My older son is absolutely terrified of the dentist (long story). Unfortunately, he broke a baby tooth and we had to go to get it checked out. The dentist lectured me because my son hasn't been brushing the area near that loose tooth. He absolutely refuses to let me brush it, either. So now the dentist has given my son two weeks to get the tooth out on his own or he's gonna pull it.

The dentist was a little short with me today. And not particularly patient with my son. He's 7 but has had a lot of medical/dental intervention in his life. He is so afraid of the dentist that he actually shakes and tears come to his eyes. I'm just not sure about this dentist (I've felt a little weird around him in the past). He's supposed to be the best pediatric guy in the area, but I just may have to fire him!

Thinking of all of you today, particularly Gretchen. You and your family will be in my prayers! I lost a very close friend to suicide...it's such an awful thing for a family to endure.


No more time to write--got kids to take care of!

hugs to you all!

jenny

Hi guys,

Hey Megs, don't feel bad...I tripped the word filter, too!! (Didn't curse or say anything naughty--unless I did it by accident!!! )

jenny

Gretchen, I'm sorry to hear about your cousin. I know it's hard. My thoughts and prayers are with you.

For those of you still monitoring school projects . . . I'm so glad I'm not doing that anymore! What a headache (if you don't have one to begin with )

I woke up with a dull headache but nothing severe. I usually have a headache when I wake up so this was my norm. I hope it doesn't progress.

I ran my disability packet to the post office and sent it off, certified mail. I now get to sit and wait. They (the teacher's retirement system) said I should hear something in 4 to 6 months.

The last few hours I have been writing. I have decided to use my time doing what I always wanted to do, write! So I have starting journaling and we'll see where it leads me.

I just received a nice plant from my coworkers. It is very nice and I appreciate their thoughtfulness. I wish I could have enjoyed that thoughtfulness while I was there but that is water under the bridge so I'm letting it go. Forgiveness is what I do for me. Right?

My husband gets back from Korea tonight after being gone a week. I look forward to seeing him and my black lab will stop moping around once he gets back.