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Jul. 22nd, 2008 10:59 pmWe had C. and her son over for dinner Monday night. It was laid back and generally pleasant. The two kids played together in the back yard, in Cordelia's room and in the basement, and the adults talked, taking turns with kid wrangling. We're all hoping to get together again soon.
My biggest difficulty with having guests for dinner was that that low level headache I've had for the last week or so spiked yesterday. I didn't want to cancel, not with no idea when the headache will actually stop. Looking back, I haven't been headache free for more than a handful of hours at a time since the beginning of Safety Town (and the week before that was borderline due to having company). I can't seem to get back all my spoons or even enough of them to make an effort to spend some to get some.
Cordelia has nature center camp this week. Yesterday was miserable (part of the reason for the headache spike). It was humid, and there was almost no wind. I forgot to take insect repellant, so both Cordelia and I got multiple bites. Today, I remembered insect repellant, and there was a breeze, so things were more pleasant. I've managed to read fewer books than I expected during the sessions. I think it's due to the headaches.
Now I have to decide if this is worth trying to go to the doctor. The logistics of that this week are challenging. I have to get Cordelia to camp at 12:30 and then pick her up again two and a half hours later. I'd rather not take her to the doctor with me, but I'll be doing a walk-in if I go. Two and a half hours isn't long enough to get down there, wait to see someone and then get back. I could do it before camp. UHS opens at 9:00 (I think. Must check). I'd have to figure out lunch and hope we had time for it.
I can't think right now. Time for sleep. With some luck, I won't have a headache in the morning and can stop thinking about this. Of course, with bad luck, I won't have a headache then and will have one hit at a point when I can't do anything but take more medication.
That's something I hate about headaches. I stop being able to think. Everything slows down. I often can't even reason through to the point of taking medication that might help. Having layers of headaches and different medications for each doesn't help either. I end up knowing that I need a strategy and then freezing up as I try to decide what to do. Some of the meds contra-indicate each other, so I have to guess right.
My biggest difficulty with having guests for dinner was that that low level headache I've had for the last week or so spiked yesterday. I didn't want to cancel, not with no idea when the headache will actually stop. Looking back, I haven't been headache free for more than a handful of hours at a time since the beginning of Safety Town (and the week before that was borderline due to having company). I can't seem to get back all my spoons or even enough of them to make an effort to spend some to get some.
Cordelia has nature center camp this week. Yesterday was miserable (part of the reason for the headache spike). It was humid, and there was almost no wind. I forgot to take insect repellant, so both Cordelia and I got multiple bites. Today, I remembered insect repellant, and there was a breeze, so things were more pleasant. I've managed to read fewer books than I expected during the sessions. I think it's due to the headaches.
Now I have to decide if this is worth trying to go to the doctor. The logistics of that this week are challenging. I have to get Cordelia to camp at 12:30 and then pick her up again two and a half hours later. I'd rather not take her to the doctor with me, but I'll be doing a walk-in if I go. Two and a half hours isn't long enough to get down there, wait to see someone and then get back. I could do it before camp. UHS opens at 9:00 (I think. Must check). I'd have to figure out lunch and hope we had time for it.
I can't think right now. Time for sleep. With some luck, I won't have a headache in the morning and can stop thinking about this. Of course, with bad luck, I won't have a headache then and will have one hit at a point when I can't do anything but take more medication.
That's something I hate about headaches. I stop being able to think. Everything slows down. I often can't even reason through to the point of taking medication that might help. Having layers of headaches and different medications for each doesn't help either. I end up knowing that I need a strategy and then freezing up as I try to decide what to do. Some of the meds contra-indicate each other, so I have to guess right.
