Day Twenty Five: Headaches and Hanami
I will be typing this entire entry in three minutes, which is the amount of time it takes for my birdseed arch to heat up in the microwave.
I have a piercing migraine, you see.
In fact, this particular migraine is the first runner up to my absolute worst migraine, which came about in October of 2000.
(Funny how one remembers these types of things, no?)
Let's see: My dad and Jeff dragged our (assembled!) Christmas tree from the garage extension to the family room this afternoon. A quick fluffing, and voila! Pre-lit tree! Does it make me lazy that I cover our tree with trash bags after Christmas each year so we can drag it out to the garage and leave it standing up until the next Christmas? I haven't had to assemble the tree in three years! (I do take the ornaments off. I wouldn't want them to break during the drag.)
Also, last night I had a dream in which a boy named Hanami mistook me for Kanye West. And when he asked for an autograph, I didn't have the heart to deny him. I wrote the following words on a napkin: "To Hanami. Best wishes forever. Love, Kanye West." A few minutes later, I found myself eating fast food hot dogs with the real Kanye West, and it made me very uncomfortable to think that Hanami might walk by, see us, and feel very confused.
Three minutes. Done. As you read this, I'll be on the couch with a hot birdseed arch around my neck.
Submitted by
kimblahg
at 11/25/2007 7:33:20 PM- I had a migraine last night so I know exactly how you feel. I cannot wait for November to be over so I can go back to intermittent posting.
Submitted by
Juniper
at 11/25/2007 8:06:58 PM- I'm sure you've gotten a million words of advice regarding migraines, but I just wanted to say I have a relative who found out she was legally blind in one eye and that was the reason for her migraines.
Migraines suck. Down with migraines.
Submitted by
Suebob
at 11/25/2007 8:14:03 PM- I'm sorry to hear it.
Shash over at Diary of a crazed mommy is having a migraine too. Going around, I guess.
Submitted by
Alli
at 11/25/2007 8:46:33 PM- Ack, migraines! I had one for five days once. I sure hope you don't. Relpax always worked wonders for me! Feel better soon!
Submitted by
Karen T-H
at 11/26/2007 3:32:20 AM- It was the dream -- eating FAST FOOD HOT DOGS in the dream!!!! Hit rewind and erase.
Submitted by
liz
at 11/26/2007 7:02:43 AM- Poor you - hope the migraine gets better. Hate those.
Obviously the dream is about your subconscious wish to knit the Hanami stole!
Submitted by
Surcie
at 11/26/2007 7:54:47 AM- Do we have your migraine to thank for that hilarious dream? Feel better soon.
Submitted by
witchypoo
at 11/26/2007 10:02:03 AM- Heat on the neck nevah worked for my migraines.
I would wet a towel with cold water, drape it on my head and neck, prop myself up in bed, making sure that the rest of me was very warm and do LaMaze breathing to lower my blood pressure until I either puked or fell asleep. Much easier to fall asleep after the puke.
I could never, ever digest any pain meds while having a migraine, although there used to be a suppository form of migraine meds for that very reason.
Submitted by
Heidi
at 11/26/2007 10:54:04 AM- A migraine suppository? Now, doesn't THAT end all... (Sorry.)
Submitted by
Meg
at 11/26/2007 12:35:33 PM- Adither: so true.
Persevere. Not much longer. You can do this.