10:17 a.m.
There is no entry for yesterday and here’s why:
I started taking my lupron shots on Saturday. Yesterday, I had the worst headache of my life. I’m not sure if it’s associated with the drugs or if it’s something else entirely.
I had a low-grade tension headache all day following church as we hit Ward Warehouse and Ward Centre to continue our Christmas shopping. When we got home, Hubby and I went for a short walk, hoping the light exercise might help with the circulation and help my headache. (It didn’t.) I had a small dinner, comprised of leftovers, and my headache got increasingly worse. By 7 pm, I was in bed, trying to sleep it off. At around 9:30, I woke up feeling nauseated and promptly lost my breakfast, lunch and dinner. Twice. It wasn’t pretty. When I finally drifted off to sleep, I managed to sleep through the night.
This morning, I woke up feeling a little better. Although my head was still not quite normal and my stomach is still out of whack. It’s nearly 10 am and I haven’t eaten anything yet, in fear of throwing up again. Hubby is on a shopping mission to bring me back some crackers and 7up — the age-old remedy for an upset tummy.
Update, 8:31 p.m.
The crackers and soda helped. Oh, and a big dose of doting and pampering from the Hubby probably didn’t hurt, too.
I took a sick day and called my doctor. I suppose the nausea and vomiting were alarming enough that he had me come in to see him. He checked all my vitals and decided that I hadn’t suffered a stroke or aneurysm, but had indeed experienced a severe migraine as I had suspected. (Boy, am I glad I didn’t take Hubby up on his offer to take me to the ER last night!)
Again, as soon as the doc saw me in the office today, he greets me by saying, “hey, crazy patient! What the heck are you doing now?” Yes, it’s abundantly clear that I am one of his more challenging cases in all aspects.
The doc suspects that the migraine is unrelated to the lupron injections and instructed me to continue the regimen. He did say that I could take Excedrin (sparingly and with caution) if another migraine comes my way. I went downstairs to the pharmacy and bought a bottle, which will stay with me at all times. Interestingly enough, the pharmacy technician also suffers from migraines and told me that if I don’t have Excedrin on hand, Tylenol, Aspirin and a Coke also works wonders (since that’s basically what Excedrin is: acetaminophen, aspirin, and caffeine).
I took the lupron shot at approximately 5:00 p.m. and I seem to be okay so far. Perhaps the doc is right, maybe the headache was unrelated. Let’s hope so. I don’t need anything else interfering with my IVF process!
