Next week is Valentine's Day, followed closely by Presidents' weekend. DBF and I have planned a short little vacation for next weekend, since we both have Presidents' Day off from work. Next weekend falls conveniently between Valentine's Day and our two-year anniversary, so we decided to take a little vacation even though my... Read more
I've been in a bit of a funk the past few days, so I decided it was time to get some of it off my chest. I'm still (mostly) keeping to my diet: no wheat/gluten, dairy, MSG, caffeine, alcohol, artificial sweetners; minimize sugar, salt. The most recent change was the wheat/gluten, dairy and sugar. I haven't noticed a difference... Read more
This past week has been very strange. Last weekend, I had back-to-back bad migraines, with pain topping out at a 7 both days. Then I had five low-pain days, with the pain a 5 or less every day. (5 doesn't sound like low pain, I know, but I consider pain background noise until it gets above a 5.) Each day, I was only at a 2-3 until late... Read more
This weekend was a back-to-back migraine weekend. I had severe migraines both days. Saturday's got better after some Imitrex + ibuprofen and a nap. Sunday's I just had to sweat through as I was at my triptan limit for the week. I iced my head and it kicked the migraine down enough to be tolerable. I hate spending the entire weekend on... Read more
After last night's acupuncture appointment, when my acupuncturist followed up the "how are you feeling?" with "have you talked to your neurologist yet about stopping your medications?", I decided I had had it. She is a great doctor, but we disagree on the value of medications. She doesn't like them, and thinks they do... Read more
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