Thursday, October 09, 2008

A Migraine Primer

M is for Mental Tasks, as in difficulty performing

I is for Irritability, as in my family is on the receiving end of

G is for Gastric Stasis (yes, a real term), my tummy shuts down

R is for Rabbit Hole, as in rumor has it Lewis Carroll had migraines and pasages in Alice in Wonderland describe them

A is for Aura and Appetite, as in lack of

I is for d-I-zzy, as in. . . Wait!  that doesn't work. Oh yeah!  Go back to M is for Mental Tasks, as in difficulty performing

N is for Nausea, as in "at least I'm not vomiting"

E is for Energy, as in I have no energy

S is for Suck.  Migraines suck!



6 comments:

Anonymous said...

Argh! You've maintained your sense of humor, anyway... I hope it passes quickly.

And I have experienced gastric stasis but never knew the term.

Feel better.

Aliki2006 said...

My T. would certainly concur--she gets very foggy and irritable leading up to one. It helps to know what she's going through. Feel better...

Anonymous said...

Hope you're feeling better soon!

John Ross Barnes said...

e-e-e-ew, sorry. My wife ginny gets those. When they were passing out migranes as personal Mill Stones(as in the ones we each carry around through life with us) I said, "no thanks,I think I'll try Irritable Bowel Sydrome, just to be different"

Why couldn't I have said relentless enthusiasm just to see if they'd go for it.

No sure which of us got the better or worse end of that deal - pun accidental.

hope you feel better.

Anonymous said...

But you've kept your sense of humour, so that's a small victory. Right? Now I'm leavin' lest I irritate you. Feel better!

Mel said...

Ah....so there's where mine came from.......

I'm just finding daylight.
In time for nighttime.....

*sigh*
Rawr.

*sending hugs and healing thoughts*