I have a splitting headache. It’s not a migraine. Those have
very specific symptoms for me (light sensitivity, head pain, the tendency to
speak in a bad German accent). My head just . . .hurts.
Supposedly, there’s medicine one takes for headaches, but I
don’t actually know what it is. I have some random stuff in the medicine
cabinet, which I stuck up my nose, but that doesn’t appear to have done
anything. I have heard that caffeine helps with a headache, so I drank a
six-pack of Coke. My headache is still there, but now I’m very, very awake.
And
I have to pee.
The odd thing about this headache, though, is that it’s not
centered on my forehead as usual, but rather near the top my skull, at roughly
4 o’clock (assuming my nose is 12). Also, when I put my hand there, I can’t
help but notice there’s an odd protrusion, like the head of a 16-penny sinker
nail (they’re about 3.5 inches long, FYI), a type often used in framing houses.
This is odd because it feels like it’s been there a long
time, but I don’t recall ever noticing it before. One would think that one
would notice such a thing, but I am amazingly clueless, as regular readers can
attest.
I did try to remove it with a claw hammer, but now I can’t
remember the word for the thing that you get in to go to work. I think it’s ‘credenza,’
but that’s probably not right. Credenza’s are a type of shoe
I think.
Anyway, I may actually go to the doctor-place and have
someone look at it.
Assuming I can remember how to make the credenza go.
Cheers,
-Jason
NOTE: I’m kidding. I don’t have a nail in my head and I know
what a car is. Occasionally, I do a blog like this and I get an email from a
friend asking if I’m actually okay. Yes. I have friends. So, just to forestall
any concern: no, I don’t have a nail in my head. I do have rocks in there, but
that’s a different story.
2 comments:
Migraine for me- take two excedrin with plenty of water and eat something. Drink a pop(yes with caffeine- not a nasty 'energy' drink) try to relax and sit quietly for about 10 minutes post food. Works nicely if I am stressed. If not lessening after that take an antacid- sometimes my gut will over produce and that triggers it( weird but true).
BUT- if your pain is at 4 on your face- you have an abcessing tooth or a sinus infection(or both) Get to doctor ASAP! Major pain with swelling like that is a serious notice from the ol body to get help NOW. All your blood is passing through your neck right past a nasty infection, that can transmit to brain(stroke)or Heart(heart disease) Bad news! So go see the friendly doc and get squared away.
Best regards from a fan,
JO:)
Thanks for the advice, JO :)
I like the Excedrin Migraine. I still feel kinda weird, but it gets rid of the light sensitivity and nausea. I do drink caffeine as well, though I try not to keep it at home (I love soda too much).
The nail in my head was just for humor's sake, so I'm fine :)
Thanks again!
-Jason
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