Well, it's Monday, and it's been a typical Monday. I often start off the week with a migraine and that was the same today. It wasn't too incapicating and I was able to empty and load the dishwasher, clean the kitchen sinks and finish reading a book.

We (my husband and I) had a nice weekend. The weather was great and I was able to go out both days without too much inconvenience. I started taking Lyrica last week and am feeling some relief. It's been a long time coming.

So back to this weekend. We went for breakfast on Saturday and then walked around a local lake. It was wonderful. On Sunday Shane made me pancakes in bed. I woke up with a migraine at 4 am and was still suffering at 8 am. I ate breakfast and went back to bed for a few hours. Then we headed out for lunch and stopped to look at some townhomes for sale.

I was so proud of myself, I made it out of the house even though I had a migraine Sunday morning. I have become quite a shut in during the last two years - I'm not working, on disability. I am ever afraid of getting a migraine and being stuck somewhere.

Well, all wasn't to be well. I had a bowl of soup for lunch. I kick myself now because I know soup often has msg in it and that sends me off the deep end, just as it did this time. I could feel the migraine returning. The nausea started, then the pain on the right side of my head and then my stomach shut down. Of course my stomach shut down while we were looking at townhouses. I tried to persevere but knew I wasn't going to make it, so I politely ask the sales agent if there was a bathroom I could use. So that really was the end of it. Everything I had eaten in the last few hours vacated my body leaving me feeling even worse. I signalled to my husband it was time to go and we headed home.

It took me a few hours to recuperate but I was well enough to cut my husband's hair and watch Big Brother before calling it a night.