Showing posts with label good day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label good day. Show all posts

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Tomorrow Was a Better Day

Crunching the Numbers

Today has been a better day.  The Headache is behaving itself, trying to spark back up with series of icepick headaches, but slowly dissipating as the day grows into night.  Was able to do my grocery shopping and even cook some low fat lasagna.  Woo Hoo!!!

I decided today to crunch some numbers, comparing where I am this year with the occipital stimulator to where I was last year at this time without the stimulator.  I get so discouraged when I have another "Bad Headache" day, I forget what it was like pre-stimulator.

When I use the term "Bad Headache" I mean that the constant headache I have reaches upwards to the stratosphere of pain, up to the point where I absolutely am unable to tolerate it without major intervention, either a doctor visit, rescue medication, or an ER or Urgent care visit.  The "Bad Headache" days are days when I cannot function at all.

I compared the period from January 1 to April 16th, last year (2009) to this year (2010).  There is a great deal of improvement, which makes me feel much better after my really sucky weekend.  I had 25 "Bad Headaches" in that period in 2009 and only 3 so far in 2010.  That is a huge decrease, with me going from having a completely disabling headache every four days to having one every 35 days.  My average pain levels are down considerably too!  Thank heavens for electricity. 

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Mission Accomplished [Almost!]


Second Good Day in a Row!

I think I may be on my way to setting a new record post Headache. I have now had my second good day in a row. I did finally have to medicate last night, but no medication at all today for The Headache or The Hives. Unfortunately The Hives had decided to increase since I have not been whacking away at them with medication but The Headache has behaved admirably! The sun room is looking much better too.

I was told it takes 8 weeks to really heal from the operation to implant the occipital stimulator. I am going into my eighth week this week. Could I have a working copy and it is helping? Could I be so lucky?? Or is it just the Windex effect, as I have gone through two bottles of original formula, plus a can of Pledge.

I was able to wash all 16 windows inside and outside. I got the floor and clutter 2/3 complete, with only the third by my desk and shelving needing final straightening up and cleaning. I would have gotten that done, but I had to make a three hour trip to Wally-World to get groceries, dog food, and material to make new valances.

My white lacy valances are now white and ecru striped valances - the dust was just too ingrained to get it out. I washed them several times but its hopeless, so I am going to sew some new valances. My sister said they didn't look that dirty and I replied "everything around them was so grimy you didn't notice!" Instead of white, I am going to make some striped valances with floral accents. The accent fabrics are because Wally-World didn't stock enough material in anything to make 16 valances so I will have to stretch the length with different fabrics. I would have preferred to buy already made valances, but alas it was much less expensive to sew them myself.

On the scale of dirty, the room was really just on the dingy side, not up to really grubby yet. It just had not had a deep cleaning for a couple of years - you know where the furniture all gets moved, and the tops of the door frames get scrubbed, and all the niknaks get washed, not just dusted. I think all the dirt moved off the sunroom and onto me. Eyeck! I will work on the living room after I get through with the sunroom. The sunroom is looking sunny again with clean shiny windows and a freshly scrubbed floor. Now to get my little corner done before next weekend. And to sew the new valances. Hoping I get more great days this week to finish up!

Saturday, July 18, 2009

I'm Effervescent


Light as a Feather, Floating Away

I'm bubbly feeling tonight. Light, relaxed, rising like carbonation to the top of the glass, floating on cubes of ice. I feel ready to fly away into the cool night air. Best day I've had in many moons.

The Headache is still there, but tonight it's behaving itself. I'm tired, but in a good mood, feeling optimistic, ready to roll again, shaking off disappointment and grumpiness. Dissapating the negativity - shredding it and discarding it.

Not sure what tomorrow may bring, but as Scarlett O'Hara said in Gone With the Wind - tomorrow is another day!

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Tomato Noodle Goodness


A Fine Day


I was able to work today! Not only did I work 5 hours but I had the brain power to solve several problems for customers. The Headache is down to its usual good day growl, and I'm not eating much so The Belly is feeling better too!

I felt well enough tonight to cook some tomato noodles for my mother and myself. My sister gave me the best Christmas present last Christmas - a year's supply of HOME MADE NOODLES! She makes the best home made noodles in the world (well except maybe my Aunt Nadine's). Instead of beef & noodles tonight I made tomato noodles which agree with The Belly better. Happiness in a pan. The picture probably looks yucky and maybe only my family would eat this but it topped off a happy day. I wish I had more days like today.

Of course, its my first day back at work after the trip to Cleveland. I guess one person was expecting me to come back with wires in my head. It was fatiguing to explain the same thing over and over and over. No, I didn't have a procedure. Yes, it was just to determine if I could have the procedure. No, I don't know anything yet. Yes I may have to take more time off work. They didn't mean to be tiring - its just that I have such a small store of energy it takes a lot to be "up" when working.

Bless their hearts they try to identify, but there is no way for them to know how much pain I can get in from The Headache. I pray I can maintain my dignity and not have them ever see how bad it can get - it's bad enough relatives have had to see it. It's bad enough I have to experience it, and I sometimes have to inflict it on strangers in ERs and urgent cares. I prefer my friends and co-workers to see me in control. It's one of the last illusions I have!