Tension Headaches suck...
I hate tension headaches. I've been having a running tension headache for the past 4 days. Not quite close to the longest running headache I've ever had, but its attempting to get there. It doesn't help that I have been scoring embryos for the past 3 days which means looking through a microscope at little things for long periods of time. No wonder my head hurts. I know its because I'm stressed, but I don't know what I can do to lessen the load on my mind. All I can do is wait it out and take ibuprofen to dampen the pain. Sometimes even that doesn't seem to work.
Otherwise, I went to the allergist on Wednesday and she is worried about me. I may only be allergic to white ash trees and mold, but mold is everywhere in Houston. She sent me to go get a chest x-ray and a cat scan of my sinuses. That is all, but all this is done with a worried look on her face. So I go this morning to go get my cat scan and chest x-ray. It was not my favorite experience, but I failed to be scared ot of my mind. The cat scan took only a few minutes followed by a few more minutes for the x-ray. All in all, I was done in 30 minutes. Yay me.
I get back on to campus in plenty of time for my class this morning. But my headache had increased to unbearable and I needed a bit more sleep. So I skipped class to sleep later. Thankfully when I woke up, the headache had retreated. Unfortunately, I had also slept through lunch. So I cooked a bowl of Ramen and ate before heading off to lab.
While at lab, I am isolating genomic DNA, which is a cool process by the way because you can watch the DNA form in front of you basically. While going through the process, I'm occasionally hit by spikes of pain in the base of my head, behind my eyes, and streaking through my temples. Not fun. But I'm done now and I can go take another nap soon. Or maybe I will stay awake and get some reading done.
That's all for now folks. I'm going to go hide in the dark and relax.
PS: My grandfather isn't doing so well. The transfusions to help fight the cancer are becoming less and less effective each time. We don't know how long we have left with him. I'm doing my best to get ahead or rather, actually keep up in my classes in order to prepare for a few days when I'll be gone at some unspecified date in the future.
PS again: 3 days until my 21st birthday! This weekend, I'm planning to go to San Marcos. Lori is going to take me to 6th street in Austin to celebrate. It also happens to be Mardi Gras weekend. Wow. It should be interesting.
Otherwise, I went to the allergist on Wednesday and she is worried about me. I may only be allergic to white ash trees and mold, but mold is everywhere in Houston. She sent me to go get a chest x-ray and a cat scan of my sinuses. That is all, but all this is done with a worried look on her face. So I go this morning to go get my cat scan and chest x-ray. It was not my favorite experience, but I failed to be scared ot of my mind. The cat scan took only a few minutes followed by a few more minutes for the x-ray. All in all, I was done in 30 minutes. Yay me.
I get back on to campus in plenty of time for my class this morning. But my headache had increased to unbearable and I needed a bit more sleep. So I skipped class to sleep later. Thankfully when I woke up, the headache had retreated. Unfortunately, I had also slept through lunch. So I cooked a bowl of Ramen and ate before heading off to lab.
While at lab, I am isolating genomic DNA, which is a cool process by the way because you can watch the DNA form in front of you basically. While going through the process, I'm occasionally hit by spikes of pain in the base of my head, behind my eyes, and streaking through my temples. Not fun. But I'm done now and I can go take another nap soon. Or maybe I will stay awake and get some reading done.
That's all for now folks. I'm going to go hide in the dark and relax.
PS: My grandfather isn't doing so well. The transfusions to help fight the cancer are becoming less and less effective each time. We don't know how long we have left with him. I'm doing my best to get ahead or rather, actually keep up in my classes in order to prepare for a few days when I'll be gone at some unspecified date in the future.
PS again: 3 days until my 21st birthday! This weekend, I'm planning to go to San Marcos. Lori is going to take me to 6th street in Austin to celebrate. It also happens to be Mardi Gras weekend. Wow. It should be interesting.