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CRANKY 1
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Posted 6/23/2011 12:10 PM (GMT -7)
I miss being able to enjoy rainy days curled up with a good book, or cuddled up on the sofa, watching an old movie with my honey...heck even just climbing back in bed for a long nap.

I really miss the fun of watching really violent thunderstorms, with the wild flashes of lightning and roaring claps of thunder, counting the seconds between to figure out how far away the strikes were.  I love watching the crazy clouds rolling through, and seeing the hail stones bounce off the ground like popcorn.

These days, the storm fronts moving in and back out just act as a trigger for my migraine headaches.  Sometimes my abortive medication works and sometimes it doesn't, and I just never know whether the awful pain is going to come with the storm front or not.  What's really hard is when there are multiple fronts rolling through, one after another, so that the weather changes six or eight times during a single day.  Sometimes I think the stress of not knowing gets to me, and I dread seeing a weekly weather forecast that includes lots of changes.  It's almost like predicting the future..."looks like I'll probably get a migraine on Thursday", provided my migraine meds don't work.  I really hate it because it starts to sound like I'm planning "an episode", and I don't want anybody to remotely think there is any type of deliberate "scheduling" going on. 

Migraines are an invisible malady, and I have to maintain my integrity with my physicians, since there's no way to show them or demonstrate that my migraines exist.  There are so many people that are pure "drug seekers" these days, I have to be so careful not to get unfairly labeled.  Any slight appearance of impropriety and I could have any and all pain medication prescriptions cancelled, including what I need for my bad back and knees.  Heck, I don't even take pain meds for my migraines, unless I my abortive medication fails and I have to get an injection from my doctor.  The red tape that I have to deal with regarding pain medication is enough in itself to give me a freaking headache.  I need to stop blabbing about this  as I can feel a storm front moving in on me as I type.  Everybody wish me luck and no migraine :-)

Leigh Ann scool

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Posted 6/23/2011 1:42 PM (GMT -7)
Good luck Leigh Ann,

We have had multiple fronts here in the last three days. And humid. I know what you mean about it, I think it is the barometric pressure that effects us. I have had many aches and pains lately. Thank God for my pain meds. Though they don't take it completely away. I don't want to look like a drug seeker either, but I sure could use something stronger these days. I just don't ask.

I don't get the headaches all the time, but I get accular migraines. I haven't had one since I got new glasses. But I use to paint with fine detail, and wood burn. It often brought on the occular migraine.

I hope that you feel better soon.

Hugs, Karen
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faithfully4you
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Posted 6/28/2011 8:04 AM (GMT -7)
Thanks guys......doing ok
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Posted 6/28/2011 8:42 AM (GMT -7)
I am happy that you are doing okay Teresa. But next time I want to hear you are doing great!!! I hope things start looking up for you. Will you be seeing your daughter soon? Let us know...

Hugs, Karen...
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faithfully4you
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Posted 6/30/2011 5:05 PM (GMT -7)
Im doing ok not great but I am not going to be able to visit my daughter as soon as I want to.  I am single again and not feeling very loveable.  I did go to the beach today, it was ok.
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Posted 6/30/2011 5:43 PM (GMT -7)
It is nice that you were able to go to the beach and get some sun and relax. I haven't been to the beach in a long time. Sounds like fun. Though I did get out for a couple of walks today. It was hot here so there was plenty of sun.

Let us know when you visit your daughter and how it went. I hope that you have a wonderful time.

Hugs, Karen
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faithfully4you
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Posted 7/3/2011 7:59 AM (GMT -7)
Thank you my true friend!!!!

Happy 4th

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Posted 7/3/2011 8:31 AM (GMT -7)
Happy 4th to you too Teresa, I am busy with capping strawberries and making jam. No rest for the wicked, I guess. lol...

Hugs, Karen...
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