MRI

I haven’t checked in for a while. My mind doesn’t seem to function in complete sentences, lately, let alone anything thought provoking. I’ll keep it simple. Let’s try a list:
1. I got my MRI, freaky as hell, but I was very brave, especially for me.
2. MRI was clean. Dr. pronounced I have “chronic migraines” which is [...]

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The Acupuncturist

I want to write a very long reflection on these days but I can’t. I need to stay off the computer, which is the hardest thing for me to do.
I haven’t had a migraine in two lethargic days. My pain went away, but my energy and emotional stamina is zapped. Still, I have come up for [...]

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Mercy

I’m sitting here typing with one eye shut. The lack of depth perception does not help my already mediocre typing skills. It shouldn’t make a difference, but it seems to.
I am fighting with migraines, or some sort of horrible head pain. And it’s making my life hell. Ice packs and Advil have become my closest [...]

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Less & More

Poor blog. Not getting much attention lately. Mostly, writing short, pithy posts on my Etsy blog–less pathos, more Prozac.  Plus, I’ve been job hunting (again!), stock market hyperventilating, Excel studying (yuck!) & hiding out. No tango, just long walks with Zephyr. Long, long walks.
The weather is fabulous. It feels like April. Some days this feels [...]

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Rocket Fuel; Burn Notice

Hello. Yes, I’ve been the un-poster, the non-writer, the bad blogger. What can I say? These ever-so-fun migraines have leveled me flat. My biggest joy is the doc prescribing more caffeine–I kid you not. He, of course, does not know who he is talking to. My blood is transfused w/the finest Italian roast available. Throw a couple Excedrin Migraine tabes (all [...]

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Coffee and Candy Stripers: Surviving the Doc Office

It has been a rather long day. I got to crochet, but I was sitting in the med clinic while I was doing it.
The key to surviving a day of waiting amidst an array of sick, depressed and often deranged indigent folk is come prepared:
1. Large coffee, always good.
2. Pack a snack. I had PB&J and [...]

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