Been out of commission for the last 10 days.
What was supposed to be a fun filled holloween weekend with our grandson didn't quite work out that way.
I suffer from "cluster" headaches, (think migraine with an attitude). Well, shortly before we left to pick up my grandson, WHAM BAM I started an episode that lasted to a greater or lesser extent for most of the next nine days. There is another name for these headaches..."suicide" headaches.
It's an 8 hour round trip to see grandson, so my daughter said she'd meet us half way. Now, instead of splitting the driving, my wife had to do it all while I sat in agony using nasal inhalers and sucking oxygen.
Grandson did actually have a great time, his aunt took him out with a bunch of other kids she cares for, for trick or treat.
I tried to stay down and quiet as much as possible, but with a 6 yr old around, that's like "carrying coal to Newcastle".
This was, by far, the worst episode since I started treatment 5 years ago. Still, the father said he would bring his son back to his mother, so we started resting easier. WWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOONNNNNNNNNGGGG. At the last minute, he claimed he didn't have the "gas and toll" money to make the trip, and we were left holding the bag. (and me my throbbing head)
So, off we go, to the half way point to drop off grandson.
Anyway...when we meet my daughter, she is in tears. She doesn't have the money to get back home, yadda yadda yadda, long story short, we end up "loaning" her a couple hundred dollars to "correct" her screw ups.
We head home, wife doing all the driving again, bless her little heart, and we intend to spend the next few days cleaning up and relaxing (hoping my headaches would end). WWWWRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG.
The other daughter shows up, and wants to "pay us tuesday for a hamburger today", but not just for her, for her "extended" family as well, counting her, a total of 8. Another 100+ dollars later, I'M BROKE. LOL
There was, however a bright point this week. The day before yesterday, the headaches began to subside, and yesterday, my son showed up at our house with a brand new computer. (the motherboard on the "old" one fried) and we had been using one of his "really old" towers.
He hooked it up and so far, everything is running well. It has Windows 7, but since I've only had it for a day, I'll reserve judgement.
If you got this far, thanks for letting me grouse and vent a little, it helps keep my BP down. :o)~~~~~~~
