Headaches and blegh

Before they yanked out my ovaries I had headaches that seemed to be hormonal. They were predictable as far as when they would hit, and certain foods seemed to trigger them hitting harder. When a headache stays in my head for too long, I start throwing up, and it gets ugly from there. I had it kind of under control in the last year. I still had some rush home last minute deals, but for the most part I could tell when it was coming, take some big kid aspirin type stuff, and be ok.

I was under the (foolish) assumption that post-menopausal would be better. If I don't have hormones rushing through there then the headaches should go away, right? So so wrong. Now they're just more unpredictable. If I have hot flashes at night I can tell it will create a morning headache. Usually the big kid aspirin takes care of it. Last Wednesday and yesterday (Friday) they kicked my booty. I had to miss work, and I spent most of the day curled up on the bathroom floor. The day after I feel great, normal, no pain, all is well. Both times I ate at a Mexican food restaurant the night before, so perhaps something in that food pushed me over the edge. Brent doesn't think it's food related and wants me to call one of the doctor team on Monday, so I'll probably do that.

One view: I hate that it knocks me down and I can't function. It means more work for other people, taking care of kids for me, finding a sub for me at work, etc. and it's just irritating and not that much fun to spend the day feeling crummy. Two view: When it happens I am surrounded by people that are willing and happy to help and bail me out. It's only one day when some people have headaches and are knocked out for days. It could be worse.

I'll keep trying to figure out the culprit and get it back under control. I do feel great today, the sun is out and we're headed to soccer games. I'm glad I didn't have to miss those! :)