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With every change, I hope...

By jennyc Wednesday, October 10, 2007

I'm not handling today very well.  For some reason, some days I feel like my emotions are just there, right below the surface.  Any little thing, and they come flying out. 

 

My husband called and told me he loves me and he'll wait for me.  He wants me to feel better so much.  He told me that things will get better sometime soon.  Now I find that I can't stop crying. 

 

I made plans with a friend to go to lunch today, but I met her and then left.  My stomach and head are not a good combination today.  Once again, plans broken by me.  I wonder if others feel they can't rely on me.  I never wanted to be an unreliable person. 

 

These medicines are a lot for me to handle.  I take 8 of them daily, and several affect mood or sleep.  Sometimes I feel crabby and impatient.  Sometimes I can't wake up (I mean like the entire day).  We try different doses, we try different times of day.  We try gradual changes, quick changes.  I just feel very not-me.  It's tough to explain.  I wonder if anyone even understands what I am describing...

 

So my husband says things will be better sometime soon.  I wonder if he really believes that, or if that is just his hope talking.  Well, I know I hope...with every medication change, I hope...

 

Heart jenny

Today is going to be good!
10/11/07 7:23am

Hi jenny!

Honey you are not alone! I promise you that. I wonder the same things all the time. I have 2 of the very best friends a girl could ask for and a hubby that is loving and honstly tries to understand what I'm going through. I feel I let them down all the time. There are days and sometimes weeks that it is all I can do to get up and maybe take a shower.

And the meds...oh brother...what a nightmare! One change after another after another. Mood swings, upset tummy,muscle stiffness and pain, confusion, dizzieness wanting to sleep all the time, NEEDING to sleep all the time!And the list goes on and on.

Just do your best to let them know how you are feeling. Let them read info about migraines and the things you go through.And stop feeling guilty about things. It is not your fault! We did not ask for this mess that's for sure!

Take care of yourself.

Prayers and hugs,

Anita

10/14/07 10:51am

Hi Anita!

 

It sure is nice to hear that others understand my feelings...

 

I'm working hard to not feel guilty about being sick, but it's tough!  I so want to be the perfect mom--the perfect wife...I guess I've got to learn that there's no such thing as perfect!

 

I hope you have a wonderful day!!!Big Smile

 

Heartjenny

 

10/13/07 7:06pm

Jenny

I can completely relate to what you are saying and what you are feeling.  Since my wreck July 11, 2006 that has been my life.  I never know what my day will be like.  Which Michelle is going to get out of that bed, if she even gets out of the bed at all.  There are so many days when I wonder why my friends even bother to talk to me at all.  I am constantly backing out of plans because I feel to bad to participate.  Like tonight.  I was supposed to go to a family dinner.  Instead, I stayed home because I have yet again another migraine, that is just now starting to ease up on day 4.

 

And the meds....oh the horror of the meds.  I have been on them all. The only perk to the med-i go-round is that i have lost 150lbs this year.  But I am always tired, sick at my stomach, have diarrhea or some other side effect and i still get the migraines.  Believe me, you are not alone (hey isn't that a song?).  Wink

 

Just hang in there.  Remember we are all in the same boat and someday we will all get better.  "If God brings you to it, He will bring you through it"

 

Sending hugs and prayers,

Michelle

10/14/07 10:54am

Hi Michelle!

 

Thank you so much for sharing your feeings with me...

 

I think for me the medication side effects are the roughest part of this whole thing!  I really never know how I'll feel on any given day.  Like you said, the meds often leave me nauseated, tired, grouchy, etc. 

 

Someday soon the doctors will find the right medication combination for both of us!!  I love that quote--God definitely will bring us both through!!!Big Smile

 

Heartjenny

By jennyc— Last Modified: 09/17/10, First Published: 10/10/07