a new day....

today is friday

and

"I think I'm going to make it"

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for those of you who suffer from migraines

I know that you have also said those same words

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I get them often enough and can control them with medication and acupuncture

but

the one that hit me on wednesday literally knocked me off my feet for hours and hours

it was one of "those"

where nothing I ate or drank stayed with me

including my medication

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it was one of "those"

where I wanted to remove my head and ship it to a faraway country with hopes of it getting lost in the mail

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it was one of "those"

where the sounds of the television actually drowned out the pounding in my head

but when the phone rang

it was like being stabbed with a steak knife

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it was one of "those"

where I felt that if the plier like grip tightening in on my temples

got any stronger

that my head would literally turn to mush like a grape that's been stepped on

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it was one of "those"

where I sat in my closet in order to get away from the light pouring in from the windows

after tying a dishtowel around my head and over my eyes wasn't enough

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yesterday was better

better in the sense that I walked on eggshells

waiting to see if a rebound headache

would dummy punch when I wasn't looking

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but it didn't

because I ate prescription medicine for breakfast and lunch

which is not my idea of a balanced diet

and

it pisses me off knowing that sometimes I have to do that

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so if any of you saw cindy mccain recently on the news talking about migraines

and

the need to spend more money on research for a cure

due to the number of "lost work days"

well

she speaks the truth

from living with migraines herself

and

I think I like her

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