Another migraine has me feeling blue

Monday, March 14, 2011

Once again I feel awful and am taking pills to try to keep a migraine at bay. I never should of jumped into a day full of activity after I got out of the ER on Saturday because I wanted to spend some quality time with Gary. That has worked for me before, but this time it backfired.

My doctor is supposed to call me this afternoon to discuss my treatment options. It has been determined that I should not get Nubain more than once a month, but there are three other drug regimens to try. I'm sick of having to go to the ER and being addmitted into the hospitals because some of these treatments are given over the course of every 6 - 12 hours, and one of them requires about 3 days.

Just when I got my life back, it has simply vanished again. I am in too much pain to exercise today or run any needed errands. Besides, it's dangerous for me to drive with a migraine. I can only see what the doctor recommends and go from there, while trying to keep the emotional eating monster from rearing it's ugly head. I want chocolate. I really, REALLY want some chocolate. I'll go make myself some greek yogurt or oatmeal instead.

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A New Workout

Sunday, March 13, 2011

Today my DH and I walked over to Target because I read in Secrets of Success about Target's Archer Farms High Protein Cinnamon Cereal and wanted to buy some. Alas, they had none. As we walked around the store we made our way to the electronics department and I started looking at the Wii games.

They had a title called "new u Mind Body Yoga and Pilates Workout" for $19.99. My DH bought it for me. I have been doing the Wii Fit Plus Yoga and I think I'm ready to take it up a notch, so we'll see how I like this.

I have an old friend who is taking classes to become a certified personal trainer. I asked him if he would come up with a workout for me, and he volunteered to train me. Another alas, I feel I may have been premature in contacting him given the frequency of my migraines lately. I really don't feel well today, but have stuggled mightily to make it through. That's why we did nothing more challenging than a walk. I can't decide if I should do the yoga routine that I'm already used to or challenge myself tomorrow with the "new u." I guess it will all depend on how I'm feeling when I wake up tomorrow.

I did cook a really, nice, healthy lunch today that Gary and I both enjoyed. It was a light shrimp scampi linguini made with olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, wine, cherry tomatoes, spinach, parsley, shrimp, red pepper flakes and parmesan cheese. I got the recipe out of last month's Prevention magazine. If I get ambitious, I will add it to Spark Recipes.

Oh, well...the laundry is ready to get out of the dryer and then it will be time to just rest and try to get to bed early so I can get up at 6:00 tomorrow morning and get adjusted to DST.

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Night Terrors and Emotional Eating

Saturday, March 12, 2011

It's currently a little after 4 am and I have awakened from yet another nightmare. Two hours after I went to bed I actually had a night terror where I bolted up in bed screaming. I thought there was at least two people in the room trying to harm me and I couldn't convince myself that there were no intruders. Finally, after laying there a while and holding my husband's hand, I got up to check the house for peace of mind, give the cats some treats, and feed myself a treat to calm my nerves. I ate three handfuls of a fruit and nut trail mix. I certainly didn't need those extra calories; I should have made myself a cup of tea instead.

I have enough trouble with insomnia without having a recurring nightmare repeatedly through one night. These bad dreams awaken me and increase my heart rate and leave me shaken and afraid to go back to sleep. I will have a rough go of it today because I am sleep deprived and have that hangover feeling that comes from eerie dreams.



Maybe I'll try to go back to bed in a little while and wish myself sweet dreams.

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Rejoining the land of the living...sort of

Thursday, March 10, 2011

This is my second day home from the hospital and I am still wiped out from being in extreme pain for so many days. Yesterday I didn't even get out of my pajamas. I just moved from the bed to the couch and watched TV. My husband usualyy comes home for lunch and I make something for him. Yesterday he made lunch for me.

I have an appointment with my primary care doctor in order to try to avoid something like this from happening all over again. However, I am not entirely optimistic.

The real bummer is that I was making such stides with my exercise regimen and, now that this is the 6th day I am laying off, I feel I have had a real setback. To add insult to injury I have gained several pounds from the inactivity and emotional eating. I know the setback is just temporary and the Spark philosophy is one step back and two steps forward, but I find little comfort in that at the moment.

I am laying off the physical therapy because I felt it was contributing to my migraines. I would awaken with a migraine every morning following a PT session. It's a viscious circle. How am I going to gat better without going to physical therapy because I have so many joint and soft tissue issues in my head, neck, shoulders and back? Yet how am I supposed to cope with PT triggering a migraine twice a week?

At the moment I just feel like taking a nap, so I think that's what I am going to do...along with hoping I have some energy tomorrow.

I wish to thank everyone who gave me the emotional support I sorely needed when I was in the hospital. I would have gone nuts and been so lonely otherwise. I'd also like to thank everyone for their prayers. One day, in God's own time, this burden will be lifted.

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Why, oh why, oh why?

Monday, March 07, 2011

I have been battling my current migraine since 6:00 Friday morning. It has taken a trip to two different ERs and a three day hospitalization for the medical pros to finally give me Nubain as I had asked for in the first place. Sine my pain is so intense and has been going on for so long, I am going to need a second dose to entirely rid me of the migraine. The docs want me to stay another night to keep ah eye on me and be sure the migraine is gone.

I think I've figured out why they call one who sees a doctor a "patient." It's because that is what you have to be in situations like this. I can tell you my patience as a patient is wearing thin.

I feel like I am in prison and can't wait to be on the outside to start living again. My body is craving exercise, I want good healthy food, and I miss DH, my kitties, and my nice comfortable bed. I hate hospitals.

I reply can't figure out why they wouldn't give me the Nubain in the first place. Now it has me concerned that I may run into additional problems getting it from my primary care doc in the future. I shouldn't worry about it and keep myself focused on just one day at a time.

My doctor from the Diamond Headache Clinic in Chicago suggested that I ditch physical therapy for a few weeks to see if I can stop this downward spiral I am in. This is because I kept getting a migraine the day after I had PT.

Still I wonder, why, oh why, I had to endure so much pain for so long?

I wish to thank everyone that held a good thought and prayed for me. I love my Spark family.

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