Sorry Folks...

[jadecat]

This is going to be one of THOSE posts... one of the ones with whine in them.

First the excellent- Saturday was much fun, first at the "Kill It and Grill It" at DK and BE's home. Saw some people, had some good food, left on a good note.

Then! I was lucky enough to be able to arrange to have dinner with robinskij and her brother!! That was a lot of fun. I'm so very glad that I got to meet her in person. :) Just goes to show how awesome my taste in friends is! *grins*



Then came Sunday, with the migraine... ate up most of the day.

Yesterday- same, except I was at work. Well, it wasn't as bad and Zomig made it go away so I could function. After work was dinner with the hubby and we were supposed to go to a movie- but my head wasn't sure, so we skipped it. Instead we went to Lane Bryant (restaurant and movie theater in large mall place). I needed new jeans, badly. There was an overly helpful clerk. I ended up getting two sweaters (very flattering, though I didn't think they would be), slacks for work, and jeans! I really, really like their 'right fit' sizing concept. The jeans fit amazingly well, and the work pants! I'm in love. Then The helpful clerk helped me be sneaky- I applied for the LB credit card- with the 15% off for applying, and charged it to me card (double points!) and then made a payment with my debit card. *grins*

Today- bad, bad, bad head. Neurologist and I will be having a LONG talk next week. To summarize my points- over the last year I have gained about 40lbs, despite walking daily and being more careful about what I eat, and my blood pressure is routinely coming up high. To the point where the NP isn't sure about letting me have Zomig- the only thing that works! The preventatives aren't preventing anything! And the anti-depressant SSRI migraine preventative- is depressing me!! I don't get daily headaches anymore, but I do get more migraines- and they hurt more. Seems like all the medication trials are making things WORSE! so yeah, long talk. In the meantime I hurt and am most grumpy about this.

Comments

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

Meeep!

*hugs and reiki and good thoughts*

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

*hugs* Thank you Sweetie. :) How are YOU doing these days, pain-wise?

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

It depends on how I sleep and worries. Lately, thanks to some unexpected bad news, the pain levels have been pretty icky and high. But I'm trying to cope and stay positive. That always helps, staying positive. A smile and a snuggly kitty are my cure for all ills, I swear!

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

A smile and a snuggly kitty are my cure for all ills, I swear!

This is VERY true! Last time I was this bad, and at home, I had a Leo come and snuggle on the couch with me. For like a minute, but for Leo it was a big step! Then Sasha curled up with me until I had to get up. Purring is one of the best sounds ever.

*hugs* I hope you can get the body and mind to relax a bit to ease coping with the bad news.

[miintikwa.livejournal.com]

Purring is one of the best sounds ever.

YES! :D

*hugs*

[blood-of-winter.livejournal.com]

Im sorry to hear about the migraines. It's horrible not being able to find the right medication for something that doesnt make things worse.

Lane Bryant definately has some nice items. I still hate having to shop there but at least the clothes are terribly ugly. Ive gained about the same weight over the past year and it just gets frustrating, knowing how hard it is to lose.

[nonabloch.livejournal.com]

Do you mind if I ask why you hate to shop at Lane Bryant? Do you not like the clothes?

[blood-of-winter.livejournal.com]

It's a mental / emotional thing. I was a size 10/12 for most of my life and my whole body shape changed after having a baby in addition to a weight gain. It just depresses me that it's hard to find clothes to fit that are chic and that Im having a very hard time losing weight.

I dont think people should fit into molds and that there is a "perfect size" - I just hate my own body changes.

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

I get frustrated because I have a rescue medication that works really well. They keep wanting me to be on preventatives that just don't work at all! As I told my mom last night, I think my brain is wired wrong. ;) She thought that very likely. *laughs*

They seem to run in cycles- ugly clothes to nice stuff.

[nonabloch.livejournal.com]

I was a little unsure about the Right Fit thing at Lane Bryant. But then I tried on the pants and they fit pretty well.


I am sorry you're having headache issues. :(

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I was not really believing there would be a difference... but there really was. I had Yellow and Red in the same size- and red fit like a dream, but I couldn't get yellow on!

Thanks. :) I don't like having headache issues, in the past I mostly swept them under the rug and kept going, but they've gotten worse. Which makes me grumpy- I HATE, HATE having to cancel things because of my head.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

*hugs you tight*

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :) *hugs*

[zen-kitty.livejournal.com]

Blech, blech, blech. That is just NO FUN for you. Shakes rattle of go-awayness at that migraine.

I'm having a really busy day today, so it's fine that GW is canceled. The idea for next week has lots of potential and just might work for me.

Feel better. *big hugs*

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

No, no fun at all.

I hope to see you next week. :) And thanks. *hugs*

[frawg-angel.livejournal.com]

Oh dear... it's just not been great for the lot of us, has it? I've rebounded a bit on my weight, and I'm not happy about it. I know what has been happening that is causing me to backslide, but I'm stuck in a "why should I care" cycle.

I get migraines, but not as often as you... maybe once every other month or so, depending on my stress. I hope they get this worked out for you, and can get everything turned around.

*hugs*

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

What makes me so frustrated is when I'm doing what I need to do to lose/maintain a good weight, and still gaining because of the medications they've prescribed me!

Yeah, a couple migraines a week is really no fun.

Thanks. :) *hugs*

[1-rhiannon-1.livejournal.com]

Ugh! Sorry about the migraines! :( I don't get them as often as I used to (a couple of times a month or so here lately) but I remember how miserable they are!

Awesome about the clothes though :)

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

The clothes bit was really good. The migraines... suck big time.

[robinskij.livejournal.com]

I am sorry about the migraine. :-(

And you stole what I was going to say about taste in friends. I might just use it anyway. :-D

[jadecat.livejournal.com]

Thanks. :)

And go for it! *laughs*