Migraine…

Been fighting a migraines last 36 hours, my first full blown “don’t want to do anything but lie in bed and hope for it to pass” since the blood pressure pills started in March.  I am hoping to be back in business tomorrow.

The good week, bad week trend continues.

I have a migraine.  No workout today.  Sigh.

Also, the Montreal Canadians just beat Washington, knocking out 5 of my hockey pool players.

Going to bed, hope this headache breaks.

The headaches return

Heads pounding again.

I didn’t get a Power 90 workout in today, but I did walk over 12000 steps, walking the 5 km to work, and walking on all three of my breaks.

As I alluded to my head has been pounding again for a couple days now, but not enough to keep me from work or anything.  I am off to bed now with the plan to work out before work in the morning. 

Short post tonight, I am headed to bed.

Day 5 weight watchers….more health dramas

Well…..woke up this morning at 5 am with the headache that has been plaguing me for the last 2 weeks straight. Imagine one of the worst headaches of your life. Now picture that for 16 straight days.

I called my doctors office and was able to get in right away. He already had my results from yesterdays day long hospital stay. Blood work showed High Cholesterol (which I suspected, runs in family) but other than that as I said yesterday heart tests looked ok and my other blood stuff was normal. For the ongoing headache and the BP issues (todays was 150/110) new pills to go with new pills for back and migraine stuff. I hate pills/medication. But the number one priority right now is for me to get healthy. Get all this stuff taken care of before it gets any worse. While I adapt to the new pills and until this freaking headache stops I am off work until the 2nd of April. This is a whole other added stress, but thats an issue for another day. Priority number one is health.

Eats were so so today. As I slept for 6 hours through the day I didn’t get in all my points again. I am going to be doing what I feel up to do as exercise but that will mostly consist of walking for the next few days and weeks. He said he “doesn’t want me running any marathons” til the blood pressure is under control. No worries of that. I got in 9400 steps on my pedometer today spread over two walks.

I am beyond frustrated with all of this as I have said. I just want to feel good again. Its been far too long.

Day 4 Weight Watchers, and 7 hours hooked up to a heart monitor

Well, today was another one of those days that makes you realize that health is everything.

I went back to work this morning and lasted a whole two hours before the work nurse sent me to the emergency room with bloodpressure of 167/108 and chest pains (mild ones). They rushed me right in and it was a long day of ekg tests, blood tests, xrays, laying around waiting for the next test, and a non stop pounding headache. I can’t even put into words how tired I am of all this. All i could think of lying in that hospital bed was that the stuff that I can control, and work to fix my health shit. I am tired of feeling bad and its time to take control.

Food wise, I had to eat two meals at the hospital, and have no idea of my points for today but i wrote everything down and will look it up tomorrow.

I am getting off here and hoping for a better tomorrow.

Weight Watchers Day 3

So today was my third day on weight watchers and I finally hit my points. I weighed myself this morning and I couldn’t believe how far I was down already. Its most definitely got to be water weight but I will take it. I will not focus on the scale instead will focus on eating the correct portion sizes, good clean foods, and getting in my daily exercise.

In the exercise department I went for two walks today. I didn’t do anything else because I am still affected by these stupid migraines/headaches. 13/15 days ! Unreal. I didn’t go to work today because I slept like 2 hours last night even after having taken painkillers and muscle relaxants prescribed to me by my doctor. Tonight it is a little better, but I really need to get back to work, and get back to “the real world”. Sitting around with these headaches, lying on the couch or in bed is getting old. I am going to see about getting referred to a neurologist.

All for now, heading to bed.

Migraine continues

Well, this is 4 straight days of feeling fantastic. Sigh. Staying upbeat and positive is not easy for me. I mean, logically I know I have a lot to be thankful for, and that there are a lot of people in much worse situations as me. There are many many people who would love to have the “problems” and “pain” that I deal with on a nearly daily basis. But at the same time, it gets tiring. I am tired of feeling like shit. I am tired of the constant pain in my bones and muscles. I am tired of complaining about the pains, the headaches and every thing else. Just. Plain. Tired.

I have been off work yesterday and today and this in itself is a pain. I strive not to miss time, but due to the back/headaches I have missed a lot of time over the years. I am working very hard to not miss any time, but you do what you can.

Meh. This was a very whiny post. I am gonna shut er down and go watch a movie. I hope to be on the mend soon, so that I can snap out of this negative slump and start up on Power 90!

Migraine, but Power 90 is here!

Well the bad news first. I am suffering from a very nasty migraine. Its the “if I am on my feet too long I am going to be sick” kinda migraine so I have been spending the morning laying down. My youngest daughter is also home with a stomach bug. After two days of hang over, maybe this is karma?

The good news: My Power 90 got here today! I am going to look over the workouts and as soon as I feel better time to dive in! Woo can’t wait!

Frustrated beyond words

I have been in bed most of the last few days with migraines. Staying in any position for any length of time be it, sitting, standing, or laying makes my back a very unhappy camper. Sooooooo, due to the ridiculous headaches, my back is also now super pissed at me, and has fought back by hurting like hell!! Good times.

So I have missed 3 more days of work. I am supposed to be off on my EDO on Friday, I am hoping to go in tommorrow for my half day, we’ll see how the back is. I am just so freaking frustrated. I hope to be back in buisness to get the first official body for life challenge in, and that means I have to start by Feb 11th. Am crossing my fingers.