Ouchie

[desperance]

In other news: my head hurts. My head is still hurting. It's been hurting for, I don't know, a week? Very very low-grade headache: not enough even to trouble with painkillers, let alone grumbling to medical personnel. Just, it's starting to grind me down...

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[deborahjross.livejournal.com]

My own experience with headaches is that there is a fine line between "ignore this and carry on with life, it will go away," and the sort that I need to get under control ASAP because the longer they go on, the worse they get, the more incapacitated I end up, and the more heavy-duty drugs I need. (Fortunately, those are rare.) The pain just spirals out of control, feeding on itself. So if el headacho is not vamoose in a short time, I hit it with acetaminophen (max dose per 4 hours). That will usually take care of a headache in its early stages, when it's young and tender and vulnerable to such mild measures, whereas if I wait, it's usually Vicodin narcotic-time.

I always resist taking needed meds until the situation is much messier, but am slowly learning that it is neither a moral failing nor a felony to take an aspirin once in a while. And -- this is the kicker -- the sooner the better.

[danjite.livejournal.com]

A persistent headache can be a warning of problems in the brain, Chaz. The pain is there for a reason. Not saying yours is a direct threat of, say- an impending stroke, as was the case of my friend- but monitor this, please, and consider calling a doctor especially if it starts getting more intense.

Be cautious.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Will do. Promise.

(Also, will be staying with a doctor for the next couple of weeks, so I'm liable to be scrutinised quite closely...)

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Umm, postural pain? I used to get this at work, from all the time spent writing on computers. the cure (for me, anyway) was an osteopath.

[wldhrsjen3.livejournal.com]

My sympathies! (What is it with headaches lately, anyway? Mine is going on its fourth week, and so far two doctors have been...less than helpful. Argh.)

[pennski.livejournal.com]

Ouchie! Take care and whatever action makes it hurt less.

[desperance.livejournal.com]

Today's action is Cleaning House. We'll see how that affects it...