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| Me, Jonathan & Ellie sticking her tongue out |
Being away from home for a week is stressful, and having to watch after Ellie made it even more so, as much as I love her. Surprisingly, I only had 1 headache during the trip. I was on my period (TMI, sorry) so I took Aleve the first 3 cycle days to try avoiding major cramps. Usually Aleve doesn't phase menstrual headaches/migraines, so the lack of headaches may have been because I didn't have school or work and was disconnected from technology and in the country. Plus I was able to walk Ellie every day and eat lots of good food!
A negative situation was that J's dad lives in a small house with no central air, and he smokes cigars in the house when it's cold outside without opening a window, so there's no circulation and the smoke is unbearable. Smoke has always bothered me, even before I started getting headaches, and the times I've stayed there in the past were days of constant pain. So this time, we got a cabin, and J's sister and brother-in-law stayed with me there while Jonathan stayed with his dad because he's old and needs someone there at all times. On Friday, J's birthday, his sis & BIL stayed with his dad so J could stay with me at the cabin, which was nice. Anyway, his dad was mad at us (except for J) for not staying with him in the house and particularly mad at me because he knew it was my decision. Eventually he got over it; in fact, one morning while we were at his house he waited for me to go walk the dog before lighting his cigar - though I was told that he mimicked me fussing at him for smoking inside while he smoked it, but I thought that was a little humorous.
I guess the whole thing just made me feel like J's family thinks I'm a snob for wanting to rent a cabin instead of staying with his dad, and I feel helpless trying to make them realize how awful cigarette/cigar smoke is to someone with headaches/migraines. I hate drama.
Of course now that I'm home, I woke up with a migraine this morning. I didn't drink last night so that's not it. It could be a letdown migraine from the stress of traveling/in-laws, the rainy weather today, or the city air. Who knows. I'm just happy I had a break the past week.
Here's hoping 2012 is a year for improved health for all of us! :)
4 comments:
Yeah, smoke is really a killer for me too. I wouldn't have made it staying in that house - so impressed that you did.
Always good to be home though, isn't it?
I have noticed before that my migraines are not as intense when I exercise every day.
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I am sorry about your struggles but I was happy to stumble across this post because it's an issue that I have over family holidays, too. I have chronic migraine (pain >15 days/month) and a reliable trigger is my severe dust allergy. My DH's parents are lovely people but huge pack-rats. Their house is like a dust museum. Their dust bunnies could beat up Mothra. I think they already believe I'm judgmental or high-maintenance because I bring my own anti-allergy bedding. Anyway, I had been doing very well - maybe 20 pain-free days in a row - and then we stayed with them over Christmas for a few days. After the first few hours there, I couldn't breathe from my dust reaction and I got a migraine that I've had ever since ... almost 60 straight days, 10 days missed from work. What am I going to do at Easter, or next Christmas? I know they will take it as a serious slight if I refuse to stay with them.... But how can I go back? I thought I was the only person in the world with this problem - not chronic headaches per se, but the social factors that make it even that much more difficult. Thanks so much for your blog post.
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