Timing

As I wrote my last blog post, I was suffering from what amounted to a week long headache. I just assumed it was our crazy weather, which went from the 40s to 80s to 60s. But then I went into full migraine mode. Not your garden variety migraine but one that lasted almost 24 hours and had me debating a visit to the ER for one of those pain shots. I literally dragged myself into work the next two days though I still was suffering from the remnant effects of the migraine, you know the lovely throbbing headache, dizziness, and waves of nausea. Such a joy! My colleague, Steve, was kind enough to say, he honestly didn't know if I was going to make it. Which we all know, I did push my way through the work day.

I began to question the timing of these headaches. They had started a week before and all my pain and pressure was in my sinus cavity area, but I felt absolutely dry. I read up on my new medication and discovered headache is the 4th listed side effect and some patients end up with dry throat and dry sinuses. This put the brakes on for me. I've had four, yes, four sinus surgeries. I can't fly without doing a full regiment of meds and inhalers to insure my sinuses don't dry out. My experience with the flu this year was exacerbated by dried sinuses. I'm not allowed to have dry sinuses because of my sinusitis condition. So I immediately quit taking my meds. The first day, I felt better and the second day, I'm amazingly almost normal.

At this moment, I'm planning a break from the meds. The UI will of course worsen, but I've been sick for a month now thanks to side effects. So that's my rant for the day!