Was a sad, sad day... :(
On Thursday night a nice little headache began to form, which I decided to ignore. After a while, I thought about taking some aspirin, but I couldn't find it. Now, my headache wasn't too terrible. I figured I'd go to sleep and it'd be gone by the time I woke up. That headache got a lot worse in the time it took me to fall asleep, but still,
At 7:00 AM on Friday morning, I woke up to my alarm and a headache so terrible I wanted to cry.
I've gotten bad headaches all my life, and the worst are migranes. I'd always get sick when I had them and then the headache would get worse, then I would fall asleep early and wake up at some insane time like 4am.
But on Friday morning, my headache felt like the worst headache ever. I don't recall ever waking up with a migrane, so that probably made it seem worse. After my second alarm went off, I realized I probably wasn't going to my first class.
I slept straight through the class I swore I'd never miss again. I woke up when I heard my roommate getting ready for her classes at about 9:30. I then sat up and got really sad because my headache was still just as bad as it was at 7. After she left, I forced myself to get up and ready for the day. Since this took a good half hour, I realized I wasn;t going to my second class either. That is a swimming class, which I thought would be a bad idea to go to if I felt my head would either implode or explode, plus the sick feeling I had. I figured that I probably had a bad migraine.
I finally got myself to leave my room and go eat food. I hadn't eaten anything since around lunch time on Thursday, and I figured that maybe part of my headache had to do with that. I'm not sure if I was right, but my headache did lessen as I sat there eating food that is strangely good. I even had orange juice, which I apparently can't decide whether or not I like.
After that, I headed on down to the Health and Wellness Center on campus, all the while being very aware of how much class I was missing. There I met with the nurse who helped me figure out what would be the best way to deal with my hurting head. She gave me Acetaminophen and told me to rest and come back at 2:30. She told me this at 11, when I had already missed two classes. I had another class at 12:20, and she told me I should not go and that I should rest during that time to help my headache go away. I agreed with her, but I really didn't want to miss class. I walked back to my room with my medicine and a note, just in case any of my professors wanted proof that I had a legitimate reason for missing their class.
I listened to the nurse and tried to relax, but all I could think about was how I was going to miss class and have a gap in my notes. I even convinced myself that my headache was bearable and that I could totally go to class. Luckily I was able to also convince myself that I really hate headaches and that resting would help it go away. I let my brain battle that out until 12:20 finally passed. That one part of my mind still said something like "But... but... notes... class..." but we all knew I wasn't getting up.
I actually slept for a whole almost hour. I thought my headache was gone, but after looking at my phone it came back. This meant that it was better, but still existent. At 2:30 I went to H&W and got Mygrex. This did help.
Sadly, nothing was really able to keep my headache away. The sick feeling stayed too, and got so bad I had to leave work early.
I was able to play Capture the Flag though. My headache was kind enough to stay away for most of the game.
Over the weekend, the headache never really went away completely. Nor did the sick feeling (aka nausea). I was able to get through an entire 4 1/2 hour shift on Sunday, which I was glad about. On Sunday night (or 2am Monday) as I lay in bed, a headache started to creep up on me and I was terrified that I'd get another terrible headache. Lucky for me, I have had a headache-free Monday so far. And if a headache tries to get me, I'm armed with Acetaminophen and other headache preventers!
SIDE NOTE:
I spelled Acetaminophen right!!! Twice!!!!! In a row!!! (The first time I had to have it spell-checked)
