Pain Blog Carnival

Check it out here!

http://www.howtocopewithpain.org/blog/705/pain-carnival-march-2009/

In other news, I'm back from my month-long sojourn in South America. I have had many blog ideas drift through my head, but I've not been in the mood to write. We'll see what the next couple of weeks hold...

Hope everyone is well.

Creating a Migraine-Friendly Environment

Diana Lee has the March headache blog carnival posted. Once again, I slacked and missed the boat--this time I didn't even clue in enough to know what the topic was. Too bad, too, because I have a lot to say about migraine-friendly spots. (I have oft thought of writing reviews of restaurants, offices, etc. based mainly on the places' migraine-friendliness!)

Read the blog carnival entries here!

warm weather triggers migraines

Science has confirmed what many of us migraineurs already knew. I certainly get migrainey when the weather is super-hot and/or when I suddenly get overheated. I love warm weather but fear it when I know I can't escape from it when necessary.

I know the migraine bloggers will be all over this, so I'll be brief and give you some links:

http://www.webmd.com/migraines-headaches/news/20090309/warm-weather-may-trigger-migraines
http://health.usnews.com/articles/health/healthday/2009/03/09/warmer-than-average-temperatures-raise-migraine.html

Action alert--important, please read & respond!!

http://www.allianceforheadacheadvocacy.org/

It's a critical time for all of us, those with a headache disorder and those of us who know people with headache disorders. Please visit the above link and forward a letter to your government representatives urging them to increase funding for headache research. The ADHA folks make it super-easy to submit an email to your representatives, so no whining about having to do extra work--this will take you only a minute at most!

THANK YOU!

alive and well!

I don't know what my deal has been lately--I just haven't felt like posting on either of my blogs very often. Could it have something to do with the whirlwind past couple of weeks I had? February 21 was my 29th birthday, February 22 I flew out of Atlanta to Buenos Aires, and February 23 until now I've been in "the Paris of South America" trying to balance personal needs and the strong desire to spend every waking moment on these lovely avenues. It's still summer here, so spending too much time outside during the day in the sun is not a healthy option, as overexertion, excess heat, and excess sun are all migraine triggers for me. I've had one wine glass too many during a few dinners, but I've had no next-day migraine, just some grogginess. The last couple of nights I've had lots of water (no alcohol) and still woke up today a big groggy. That might be another subject for another time: I'm wondering why, for the last several weeks, I wake up feeling really heavy-headed and groggy--often waking up and walking around the house/sitting up tends to help. Congestion?

I hope you East Coasters are coping with the snow! Yesterday I wished I was with you; now that Monday has rolled around and the Georgia snow has become cased in dangerous ice, I'm grateful to be here where it's 80 degrees and sunny.

I've been doing yoga in the pool of our building's courtyard!

I've NOT been sticking to my diet very well: turns out nearly every meal option has enriched flour and/or cheese/cream on it. Well-cooked (i.e., not boiled to death) veggies and fresh fruits are harder to come by than I'd thought.

Hope to check in with you soon. Thanks as always for being there to be my sounding board, and sorry I've been missing the boat on some migraine action events lately.