I thought it would be nice to start a thread to give thanks.
I would like to give thanks because I have just had my first full week without pain since October 8. Today was the second day I felt like me again. It has been one long migrane. I know there are many who suffer with greater afflictions, but this was the longest period of time in my life that I have suffered pain, and there were so very few days where there was much relief. It was the first day in months that I was able to walk outside and look towards the sun without pain. I was so happy to be me again, I took my students outside to walk in the the few inches of snow that we have. The sky was so blue, the air so cool and crisp. My students had no idea why I wanted to take the walk, but I was so happy to feel like myself again. When I picked up my children tonight, I played outside with them, my two year old and my four year old. Afterwards, I gave them their baths and fed them supper. It felt good to be me. Tonight, I sit up, not because I am in pain, but because I am so happy to be alive, so happy to feel like me. I know there must be some reason for the past few months.............Maybe it was to appreciate and feel like me again.
Thank you God.
Peace to all.
I would like to give thanks because I have just had my first full week without pain since October 8. Today was the second day I felt like me again. It has been one long migrane. I know there are many who suffer with greater afflictions, but this was the longest period of time in my life that I have suffered pain, and there were so very few days where there was much relief. It was the first day in months that I was able to walk outside and look towards the sun without pain. I was so happy to be me again, I took my students outside to walk in the the few inches of snow that we have. The sky was so blue, the air so cool and crisp. My students had no idea why I wanted to take the walk, but I was so happy to feel like myself again. When I picked up my children tonight, I played outside with them, my two year old and my four year old. Afterwards, I gave them their baths and fed them supper. It felt good to be me. Tonight, I sit up, not because I am in pain, but because I am so happy to be alive, so happy to feel like me. I know there must be some reason for the past few months.............Maybe it was to appreciate and feel like me again.
Thank you God.
Peace to all.
Along with Melon's response, I don't know what, or if, you're taking medication for your pain, but I saw something on TV the other evening that was interesting. It was about people who get migraines/headaches, but tend to *over* medicate themselves...which then causes pain receptors in the head to go into overdrive when the pain medication wears off, causing "rebound" headaches. Of course, to get off the medication, it's like going thru a detox period, but afterwards, several people said they felt wonderful! (a couple people had been sufferering for 8or 10 years) Just a thought....
