Another cold night with the temperature dropping really low again signals the start of the winter also the fact that the clocks have gone back an hour and the evening are getting dark so early again. I managed to get a good nights sleep despite my head trying to play up all night. It kept building in pressure on the left hand side and every time i thought an attack was about to start it would just die down and ease off. It may have been the fact that i was by the electric fire and every time i thought an attacks was coming i would keep my head close to the fire not close enough to feel the burn but enough to feel the heat warming up my head.
It could be another way of controlling the beast! Heat has always played a part in me controlling the pain when it comes. I sometimes use heat as a distraction, what i mean by this is when the pain attacks are severe i place my head close to the electric fire so that the heat actually has a burning feeling on the side of the face. I make that burning feeling the same level as the pain by moving my head close to or away from the fire. I would then wait a few moments and then slowly move my head away from the fire reducing the level of heat and that in turn would help the pain level reduce at the same time.
Well i don't know if it the medication or if i am coming to the end of a cycle, but the attacks seem to have reduced in the number i am getting during a day. This has happened before, normally as the winter ends and the nicer weather begins, it has never happened at the start of winter as this is the of the year that the attacks become worst. I thank god for the reduction at the moment as i know what i am in for over the next couple of months. It could just be the end of one cycle and a small pause before the next cycle begins. I am praying it is the medication and i think it is something i need to point out and discuss with the doctor.
I have my woolly hat to keep my head warm when i am out and about so i should be ok. A good scarf to cover the face if the wind really blows like it did when i went fishing, and of course make sure i wrap up so i don't catch another cold! The runny nose has now finally gone and the bad head but the sore throat is still there and i am getting stomach problems as well so i will still try and take things easy today, Rest until i feel 100%!
