seeking joy in a life with chronic migraine, chronic daily headache and chronic illness
Having someone put a new roof on your house doesn’t seem like it would be an exhausting experience, but here I am, physically and emotionally drained after a week of construction. You need some background to understand why I’m so wrecked, but I’ll keep it short because who really cares about my roof? With my… Continue reading Asphalt Roofing Odors and Indoor Air Quality
If odors or chemicals trigger your headaches, traveling can be miserable. The moment of opening the hotel door and having a scented room spray rush out fills me with dread because I know that I may spend much of the trip in that very hotel room with my head pounding. Nancy Westrom, who has multiple… Continue reading Travel Lodgings with Fewer Odors and Chemicals
Want to share your 30 Things? Here’s how: Migraine & Headache Disorders 30 Things Meme. 1. My diagnosis is: Transformed Migraine, Chronic Migraine and a bunch of other Migraine Types 2. My migraine attack frequency is: Every single minute of every single day, although it varies in intensity 3. I was diagnosed in: 2005 4. My… Continue reading 30 Things about My Migraine
Raise migraine and headache awareness by sharing your 30 Things! Here’s how: Instructions and Submission Form for 30 Things for Migraine and Headache Awareness Curious about other readers’ stories? Here are all the 30 Things posts (in reverse chronological order) from this year and last. 30 Things posts have been coming in even though I haven’t promoted… Continue reading 30 Things for Migraine and Headache Awareness: Share Your Story!
Gastroenterologist & Headache Specialist I’m sorry to report that I didn’t learn much from the gastroenterologist (I know many of you were eager to hear something that might help you). He doesn’t think it’s a functional GI problem, but is a neurological problem. He said he’d be willing to do the tests if I wanted them.… Continue reading Gastroenterologist, Adderall, and Migraine Status