Thanks Everyone!
I really appreciate your support, thoughts and prayers. It is nice to know someone is thinking about you. Yesterday I really had a whopper of a migraine, #5 all the way. Needless to say I didn't make it to the hospital to see Jane. We had her son over for dinner and said she was improving. I saw her today and they have moved her to the rehabilitation unit at the hospital. She still has a limited vocabulary of about 4 words we can understand. She is going to be on this unit for 2 weeks. She'll get speech and physical therapy so I am praying she recovers. Tomorrow is a dreaded Saturday! My step-daughter's graduation party. She barely acknowledges her Dad and I. We are catering the party at her house. She didn't want it at our home. So tomorrow am we pick up the cake, meat trays, veggie trays, bread, 20# of potato salad, salsa and t. chips. It is running over $250! We told her that this is her gift and birthday present. We were going to give her money. We are both on disability and the food cost is breaking us. I hope she shows a little appreciation for what we are doing. It will not surprise me if I get a #5 migraine before it is all over. Thanks everyone again for being there for me! Will fill you in tomorrow night!!!!!! Mahalo! WMUBronco..............Suzanne
In a message dated 5/28/99 7:57:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, skrohn@... writes: << t will not surprise me if I get a #5 migraine before it is all over. Thanks everyone again for being there for me! Will fill you in tomorrow night!!!!!! We will continue prayers for you friend, and add one for you and your party. I'm glad your friend is doing better. She is lucky to have you to care for her. Cathy
Thanks to everyone for your topomax answers! Today is my third day on it and I'm much less nervous about taking it! Sometimes I think the anticipation is the worst, right! I'm not sure about any side effects yet. My hands and feet are not tingling at all. Last night I thought my soda, pudding and jelly started tasting off but I wasn't sure if I was imagining it or not. Does it happen with diet sodas and sugar free / splenda things? Has anyone had it happen with fruit? I'm sort of afraid to eat the grapes I have in the fridge! What about yogurts? My stomach yesterday was a bit nauseous but don't know if it was the topomax or "that time of the month!" Guess we'll have to wait and see on that one! And last night when I was watching tv I was starting to swear that I was getting glaucoma! I KNOW that one was totally psychosamatic (or just psycho!) but now I know how all of those poor med schoolers feel! LOL Pyperloo
The side effects I got, reacted with almost all sugars including splenda. I can't use the artificial sweeteners as they will bring on a migraine anyway. At the start, most sweet fruit would taste funny. Now, it is just some fruit, really weird. I can't eat apples or oranges definitely. Red seedless grapes I can eat with no problems. Plums I can eat, but they taste a little funny, so do peaches. Pineapples taste funny also, but I love them so I eat them anyway. I don't know about yogurt, as I don't eat it, never liked it. Steph * Does it happen with diet sodas and sugar free / splenda things? Has anyone had it happen with fruit? I'm sort of afraid to eat the grapes I have in the fridge! What about yogurts?