Migraines

What a day...I get migraines...not often, about 3 to 4 a year...in some ways I am fortunate...my follow a very specific pattern. It starts with an aura...basically an aura is a freakout of the nerves in the brain that usually cause visual symptoms. Mine is usually just a spot at first, like when someone takes your picture with a bright flash. It gradually grow to obstruct my vision about 50%, usually always the vision on the left side...the edges of the "blind spot" flash, I cannot read or drive at this point (it did happen once while I was driving and that was not pleasant). It does make me quite nauseaus (can never spell that word). Once the aura stops (usually lasts about half an hour), the pain sets in. It does not last long but it's usually quite intense and completely wipes me out. I came home today after the aura had stopped, thinking I would put a fire on and lay on the couch...by the time I got home, I was beat, I headed upstairs and buried my head under the pillows and went to sleep, I woke about two hours later when the kiddies got home. I felt much better, not 100%, but certainly better. Now it's time to feed the animals at the zoo.

PS...for my birthday I asked for money so I could pool my resources and buy a new camera...it arrived yesterday...Canon Power Shot SC 10 IS, 10.0 mega pixels and 20 x optical zoom...I now need a tutorial to use it. Played with it last night for a while, maybe some more later.

Snow coming tomorrow, my goal is to have the snowblower up from the shed tonight...and guess what, Mike is working later...hope I won't need the Manwich can!! Shouldn't need it, Mike went down and beat up the ice last week.