In my previous post, I mentioned “aggravations” I had experienced this past week. That word seemed appropriate to encompass the frustrating process of going through my closets looking for stuff to sell and enduring a headache which slowed me down for the better part of Wednesday.
And it was a headache I could have avoided. Back when I was in my early 20s, I used to get these really bad headaches that would last for an afternoon or evening, then disappear totally by the following morning (if I got a good night’s sleep). My father told me that his Dad, my grandfather, also used to get really bad headaches in his 20s and 30s, but sometime in his mid-30s, they started occurring with less and less regularity. The same thing happened to me. I get fewer headaches nowadays and can usually avoid most such aggravations by making sure to drink enough water on hot days and not to wear my contacts for longer than a month.
Well, I started wearing my last pair sometime in mid-April which means I should have replaced them last week. But, well, I wanted that pair to last me until the end of the month. I put them on on Tuesday before going to the Decision Day Rally and could feel the buildup of enzymes or whatever accumulates after I’ve worn them for so long. I know that if I wear contacts which feel as those did, a headache often ensues. But, after a few minutes, my eyes began to adjust, so I didn’t let it bother me.
On Wednesday, I woke with an excruciating headache.
Tylenol made it possible for me to be functional, but I wouldn’t be close to 1005 until the end of the day.
I thought of something a friend who is a doctor once told me about food poisoning. Many people who get food poisoning report the food which caused their malady tasted a bit off. Even so, they kept eating.
Just as they should have known better, so should have I. In my 20s and early 30s, I probably couldn’t have prevented many of the headaches I suffered, but now I can. Just need to use some common sense. 🙂
Finally settled on a pair of glasses. The contacts caused so much pressure in my head. Probably not as much pressure as Pelosi’s face lift if that ever lets loose.
Glad you’re feeling better.
Have you ever seen a neurologist about your headaches?
CL Dave, I would, but since they have pretty much disappeared these last few years, I find there’s no need.
Now, when I get one, as with the one described above, I can pretty much ascertain their cause.