Wednesday, February 22, 2017

J- Day 165.

Today marks 7 weeks since the "big reveal" and as often happens, I'm awake at 4am with nothing to do but think.
   Stuart McLean of Vinyl Cafe died yesterday at 68, the result of treatment failure following his diagnosis with Melanoma in late 2015.
  I wonder if the comedians who take the piss out of his laid back style will drop that from their act, or does death mean no holds barred? I guess we'll have to wait for the next Laugh out Loud to see!
   My original plan for this week was a few days in Montreal. Yes, I know, it's a shitty week to go there and the weather will be crap but the place seems to be a hot bed for Chinese Dumpling joints and Steak Frites so I gotta eat there!
 My first serious migraine in umpteen years put the kibosh on that plan as I lay in bed with the sensation of someone digging my right eye out with a soup spoon!!!!
 With all my migraine meds expired for years, it took some time for Susanna to track down my MD and  get him to issue a new prescription. Whether this little episode is just a single out of the blue or if it relates to my therapy remains to be seen.
 Suffice to say, the maxalt (headache medication) worked within an hour so I was able to function for the balance of the day. I don't imagine anyone was too impressed with my social skills. Just slightly down off my prednisone 'lost weekend' I was already feeling a little grumpy so the arrival of the migraine turned my " little grumpy" into one of those flip sides from the Snickers commercials.
 My earlier experiences with migraines rarely lasted beyond 8 hours but they would drag along a mood of depression that would last well through the next day. I probably ticked off a whole lotta people the next day after every headache.  ( I Imagine there are 2 or 3 hundred people out in the world right now pumping their fist and yelling "Damn straight, you asshole!!"
   I only once ever connected my fist with anyone's face and that was over a migraine , So folks who've only known me in my last 5 migraine free years, you missed the other guy!!! LOL
 

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