At least all the worst attacks are over and done with by the time everyone else decides to get up. These early morning wake up calls are becoming an issue with the bad weather just not letting up. I know it is still the cold setting them off as i can feel the cold band around my head when i first wake up in the mornings followed by that sharp pain that shoots over the top of your head and behind the eye. If it wasn’t for the injections i would be in serious trouble as i don’t think i would be able to cope with out them. OK i have to go the rest of the day watching what i do and making sure i don't cause any big attacks to appear as i will have to just ride them out with no injections to abort them but at least i don’t have to put up with the strongest ones first thing in the morning.
I am starting to wonder if the body is getting used to me taking the injections and that is why i am having so many of the early morning wake up calls. I could be wrong and it could just be down to the bad weather but i have been trough all this before and can honestly say i have never experienced so many big attacks in such a short period of time. If this was the case i would have thought that the body would react differently and want the injections all the time no matter what time of day it is. It seems like during the day the worst of the attacks stay away because i watch what i am doing and make sure i don't end up cold enough to irritate the side of my head. I still get the attacks that creep up on you with out any warning signs during the day and some times even get a bad shoulder with it and this can also set off attacks especially if it is painful.
Well its almost Christmas and all the fuss will be over for another year and by the looks of things i should get away with having a half decent holiday celebration that is relatively pain free. I am just hoping it continues like this for the next couple of days and i manage to see the new year off to a good start with controlling my condition. I have been continuing my medication increase and have just started the 200 mgs per day dose so i am hoping this is also having an effect on the attacks and pray that i am having a lot less than before. It is very difficult to tell as no month is the same as another, so as far as noticing the increases or decreases in the amounts of attacks is very hard but they are noticeable if you write it all down. You will eventually see that i am not getting as many during the day as i was before and a decrease in the amount of attacks when the weather is really bad.
With the new year just around the corner i am hoping this will be the start to me getting my life back in order and also time for me to start my journey of discovery as i call it and start fishing the rivers and lakes of Wales. All though i have called it “Fishing Adventures Wales” we will still be fishing other areas of the UK and even booking some trips abroad in the next few years, especially France, as i fancy catching myself a record size fish from the French waters as they seem to be growing so much bigger over there. With so many great venues and different waters to fish around Wales i can see myself being spoilt for choice when it comes to planning my fishing adventures.
All i can do, for the time being, is again keep my head warm to stop any big attacks from appearing and make sure i keep taking my medication as instructed. I have spent the last couple of months preparing myself mentally for the up and coming fishing trips and wish i was also physically prepared but this will happen in time. I am very impatient when it comes to doing things for myself and wish i had these attacks under control but i also understand this will only happen when the medication is correct and we have all the information needed in order to try and solve and control my condition. As we are still waiting for the scan results i have to try and stay a little more patient than i normally am and hope that what ever is causing these attacks will soon come to light and then we will be able to do something about it.
For now i would just like to thank everyone for all their support and help when it comes to my condition and especially a big thank you to my mother and step farther for all their support and understanding and i would like to wish everyone a “ Very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year” and wish everyone success in 2013.
