Monday, February 4, 2008

Don't loose your head

For the last 2,5 weeks I have terrible migraine attacks. It all started after being Keibi in January. After coming home, I felt some headache which soon developed into a full mounted migraine attack. So I took some medication i once got from my doctor and went off to sleep. Hoping that it was gone the next morning and that i would be fit for work again.
When I woke up this attack started all over again and I had to call in that I wasn't coming for work that day. As happened for the days after. Normally a typical migraine attack takes approxable maximally 72 hrs, but this time it started every day over and over again. So I went to see my doctor and he prescribed some diazepam (a.k.a. Valium) to take together with the diclofenac I already had. After doing this for the next few attacks, I came to the conclusion it didn't work and went, again, to see my doctor. Now I got a see through letter to see a neurologist at my local hospital. I got an appointment for February 13th. And I hope he can help me.
The last time a had such sever attacks was in 2006. At that time the neurologist couldn't find any thing and since it seemed that diclofenac helped me, he decided to keep with that. I really pray to my Gohonzon that he can help me. Either with better medication or that he find the cause of my migraine. Which would be even better.
Not be able to work, means no pay which in turn means not ale to pay bills. Lucky for m, I'm living in the Netherlands where we have a good social system which provides us with money when falling ill or in case you loose your job. It only takes some weeks before you receive pay from welfare office. Especially when you working for an employment agency like I do. In that case they have to calculate what you've earn normally and then they pay you 70% of your regular pay.
The only thing I'm now praying for is that I be able to work again, since not able to do anything the last weeks but sleep isn't that great. Also having this week Carnaval, which is a huge catholic dress up party before they fast for 40 days till Easter, doesn't help. The company I work for this agency is closed for the whole week due to these festivities which end this Tuesday evening.
Fact is, that I'm now typing this with my screen at the darkest possible mode. Just to avoid headache. Although this doesn't really help. Still get the migraine attacks.
Greetings, (with headache)
André