Status report : green/yellow

[jchrisobrien]

I saw my doctor yesterday.  He ruled out sinus infections or migraines as a cause of my headaches.  He said they were "adjustment" related, espeically after I rattled off the laundry list of issues that had or were stressing me out lately.  I'm to take 1000 mg of tylenol 3/day for 2 weeks.  If there is still pain, he will schedule a MRI. 

There is a little pain today, but less than before.  Work was also much less stressful today, and I have a nice lunch with a friend. 

Tonight I begin to address the stressful issues and figure out a plan.  I have a feeling that I will be social this weekend after all.  We'll have to see how things go.

Comments

[couplingchaos.livejournal.com]

Your headache sounds just like the stress headache I had for over three weeks running in October. Strong meds helped, but calming the fuck down was what finally made it go away (though that's easier said than done when constant pain is one of the things giving you stress). One of the meds they gave me was for anxiety/muscle-relaxing. ;) Your last bit there sounds like you're on the right track; good luck and happy thoughts your way.

[silas7.livejournal.com]

I've laid the foundations, and I have a map. I'm starting down that track this week, and I'll put those happy thoughts to good use.