Sunday was not all that great

[clevermanka]

So, yesterday was complete ass.

I knew it was going to be annoying and a little tough. I planned to do three of my home diagnostic tests in one sweep because they all came with diet restriction stuff and I figured it would be easier to get them all out of the way on a weekend day when mckitterick wouldn't be home.

I had to collect all my urine for six hours after waking, and take four salivary samples at four hour intervals. I also had to collect a stool sample. Gross. I couldn't drink caffeine, couldn't eat anything containing fructose (natural or added), couldn't eat cruciferious vegetables, onions, mushrooms, or celery, and some other things I don't eat anyway (dairy, legumes, chocolate).

Things started out okay, but after my extremely long day on Saturday (awake at 5:30am, asleep at 3:00 am Sunday), I was not feeling my best when I got up to start the tests at 7:00 am. I went back to bed after getting through the first stage of everything, hoping I'd feel better when I woke up the second time.

No such luck. I woke up at 9:00 with a headache the likes of which I haven't suffered in over a year. Maybe longer. At one point in the day, I was crawling on the floor whispering "oh fuck oh fuck oh fuck." There was also some vomiting--which made the not-eating-things-issue a whole lot easier, since I simply stopped eating. And this headache just never stopped. I was like the worst tension headache I could imagine, mixed with a migrane. Sound was painful, light was painful. Standing up was painful.

Did I mention I couldn't take any analgesics to help with the headache?

When I woke up from my third ninety-minute nap of the day, I realized this had to be more than caffeine withdrawal. Maybe the twenty-hour marathon of wakefulness on Saturday compromised my immune system and I fell prey to an evil bug.

At 9:30 last night, I finished my last saliva test for adrenal stress and I took a handful of ibuprofen before going to bed. When I woke up at 3:00 a.m. with my head pounding, I called in sick to work.

I woke up for good about an hour ago and made myself a motherfucking pot of coffee. I still don't feel quite up to eating, although I might make myself some chicken soup later today.

I tell you one thing, if/when I have to ditch caffeine, I'm weaning myself off that shit slowly. I've gone a day here and there with no coffee or tea, though, so I'm inclined to think it was something else, and just made worse by the lack of caffeine and ibuprofen. But to be safe, no way I'm ditching that one cold turkey. Just in case.

One thing I'm hoping--the illness doesn't screw up the test results. That would really really really really suck.

Edit: Various posts and comments on my F-list indicate that yesterday was Headache Day in these parts. I suspect a weather change (which I know brings on the headaches for me) was also at fault. Sounds like it was a Perfect Storm of heachache factors for me.

Comments

[miischelle.livejournal.com]

Oh sweetie!
I assume by your online presence that your feeling marginally better?

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Yes, thank you. I no longer feel like my head is being squeezed in a vise while my sinuses attempt to exit through my eyesockets.

Today, it's almost laughable how awful I felt. I mean, really, wow. It was bad.

[miischelle.livejournal.com]

Looking at the list of what you couldn't eat, had you been able to eat anything....what was on your "allowed" food list?
I'm having trouble thinking of anything...

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Meat, eggs, leafy greens, root vegetables, coconut oil. I had all my meals planned out! Lots of steak and spinach, with some roasted carrots and shredded chicken for variety. It wasn't going to be too bad. And then came the puking....

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

You poor rat! Steak is better than sick, for sure.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Ha! Thank you. I felt like a poor rat, indeed.

[redheadfae.livejournal.com]

Sympathies, gal.

The absolute worst migraine I ever had was triggered by caffeine withdrawal and dehydration for some labwork. With all the dietary restrictions, it could have been a total combination effect.

Hope you feel up to par later.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I had to be super-duper hydrated for my labwork, so at least I had that going for me! =)

[nottygypsy.livejournal.com]

Oh honey that is so sucky. I'm glad you are feeling better today.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Me, too. It's funny, I really do feel so much better, but that's only compared to yesterday. I dread having to go out so I can get my test samples in the mail today (required for tests to be processed). And of course, all three tests use three different shipping companies: UPS, USPS, and FedEx. *sigh*

Oh honey..

[wyckedgood.livejournal.com]

Geeze that sounds awful. I hope today is better!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Today is already a lot better. I was able to shower!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_luaineach/]

:(

but :) for today being better by comparison!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

In the plus column: I lost two and a half pounds!

[orrin.livejournal.com]

Yesterday was basically useless horrible crap day around my house (all weekend, really) so I don't know if I can reasonably blame the weather, but sympathy and solidarity, nonetheless.

Sorry you felt so awful, and I'm glad you're doing better today!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Basically useless horrible crap days have to come around once in a while, I suppose. Nice to get them out of the way and move the hell on. Ooof. Hope your troops are rallying, as well.

[curieuse.livejournal.com]

I am so, so sorry. I have been there and it always, always makes me want to die. Like anyone who likes my existence should be glad there has never been a "quick easy death" button on my bathroom floor.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Like anyone who likes my existence should be glad there has never been a "quick easy death" button on my bathroom floor

Sessions like this make me incredibly sympathetic to people with chronic pain conditions who commit suicide. I can imagine what it's like to live like that that, and I think I couldn't do it.

[curieuse.livejournal.com]

I completely agree.

[shanmonster.livejournal.com]

Oh gods! That's horrid. I'm sorry.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It was awful. And I'm still not feeling real great. Holy cow.

[kalimeg.livejournal.com]

Caffeine was three days of headaches cold turkey. I was at Pennsic and the folks I camped with almost didn't believe in coffee. I didn't find the tent with the coffee for DAYS. But ever since then I had consumed decaf and half-caf just so a withdrawal won't ever be that killer again.

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

ever since then I had consumed decaf and half-caf just so a withdrawal won't ever be that killer again.

Good idea. I'll move to decaf coffee as a baby-step if I have to give up caffeine.