Saturday, January 7, 2017

Starting to feel better.....but

After a shunt revision, laparoscopic surgery on my peritoneal region, and the worst cold in five years, I am starting to feel better.  I'm not sleeping 12 hours a night any more, more like nine or ten.

However, today I awoke with a monstrous headache of unknown origin.  The barometric pressure isn't currently changing, so it can't be a weather migraine.  I don't remember what I ate two days ago, but after taking two migraine pills the headache was as bad as when I awoke.  I tried an Advil cold & sinus (taken for a gluten headache,) no relief.  I then tried 4mg of  Zanaflex (a muscle relaxer) and a nap.  When I awoke, the headache was STILL with me, but down to a dull roar.  I've eaten regularly today, so maybe this is just a headache, that all people with hydrocephalus suffer with.

Despite the headache, I was able to get out and run some errands.  Most of the time I don't let a mere headache get in the way of my life.  The last thing to try is some mindful meditation.  That might help to relax the headache away.  Hopefully there won't be a repeat tomorrow.

Maybe this will be the last hurrah, after this headache I can start to get back to feeling like myself. :-)

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