Woohoo...?

More than four weeks with no headaches...I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my upcoming trip to Canada will be a celebration of 5 weeks with no headaches. It's just the little things...

More Adventures...

A certain gentleman who exercises regularly, admits to being a pothead, and notes that it's important that his prospective dates have good hygeine. Then he notes that he likes golden showers. Kinda flies in the face of the hygiene thing, no?

Adventures in Dating Websites and Other Stuff

Bridget had baby Liadan a month ago now. I've been lucky enough to spend quite a bit of time with them, and Liadan is just beautiful. Bridget seems to be doing quite well. I know she'll be a great mom :)

I got a fantastic compliment from a gentleman from Toronto on okcupid.com. "Curling makes you an honorary Canadian." *sigh* Does it get any better than that? I need to move to Canada.

And the creepiest thing I saw on the same website (different profile):
"The most private thing I'm willing to admit:
babies are so cute, the yare tiny and adorable and i just wanna hold them. im fixed tho so no worries there."
Oh, there's so much wrong with this...

And finally, 3 weeks with no headaches and then they came back Wednesday after work, and just in time for my interview Thursday morning. I took some naproxen Thursday morning just to take the edge off and so that I wouldn't feel like complete ass for the interview. I woke up Friday around 4 in the morning with tears streaming down my face. It took me a minute to realize it was because my head hurt so bad. Makes me wonder if something else is going on since this wasn't positional. Maybe there is a migraine component? Ugh - who can say? No headache this morning, though, so maybe this latest bout is over.

Sigh.

-Two and a half weeks with no headaches...this feels like an accomplishment that I truly have no control over, but I'll take it an run with it anyway. My appointment with the neurosurgeon went well, as the MRI looked better this time around. My brain's not nearly as saggy and things seem to be healing. I get to go back in May.

-Work is getting to me. I'm trying to keep plugging along, but my motivation is at an all-time low, and I think it's pathetic that I find going to the plant an accomplishment. I need to buckle down and focus on what I want to do next - either commit to making this work, or find another job, or figure out if I want to go back to school. I feel like an office job will eventually make me insane, but that could be because I haven't had one for so long. Maybe there would just be an adjustment period. Or maybe it's time to find a career that would make me feel better about how I'm spending my time...something more altruistic...

-I sometimes watch Sandra Lee Semi-Homemade so that I feel better about my cooking. Her use of cooking spray is horrifying to me. I'm watching her make catfish, and she actually breaded the catfish and then sprayed the top with cooking spray. I don't think that was necessary.

And the Streak Has Ended...

It was a good run...over a week with no headaches. I felt one coming on the other night, but was able to stave it off. Not so much yesterday, as waking up with a headache doesn't bode well for the rest of the day. I'm sure that crying a bit at the going-away party didn't help (I still blame Jim - I knew I wouldn't be able to contain my tears if I saw his). But I had sincerely hoped that a good night's worth of sleep, which I actually got, would do the trick. No such luck, as I woke up again today feeling like I should rip off the top of my skull and squeezing my right eye shut. It just might be time to look for a second opinion...and maybe get a little more sleep.

When I had dinner with Jaimie and Haiden, we each told our rose and our thorn of the day, and I think I need to remember this habit when talking about my headaches. So, my thorn is my headache. My rose is still managing to laugh despite all of this.

Still Excited...

Six days in a row without a headache seems amazing. I could feel one coming on last night, but after lying down for a bit and relaxing for the rest of the evening, the feeling went away. I sincerely hope this is the end of it...

In more entertaining news, I looked at the EOBs on line to see how much had been billed to my insurance thus far (and no, not everything has been processed yet...). The total so far: $25,707. To think about what it costs for people with chronic medical problems is staggering. I, thus far, have been one to fly under the radar medically - I would have an occasional illness or a mole removed or what have you, but the cost was never anywhere near what my premiums were. The health insurance companies made a significant amount of money off of me for years, but I seem to be playing a bit of catch-up.

On to more fun things - I'm getting excited for Christmas. I'm not thrilled about my job prospects right now, but I'm sure something will work out as far as that goes. Fa la la la la...

Excited...

I'm trying not to get too excited, but it's after midnight, which makes this three days in a row with no headaches. There have been very quick, sharp, fleeting pains occasionally (usually when I sneeze), but since it goes away immediately, I don't count them. Here's hoping this trend continues...