Health or the lack of it!
I've only ever had the 'flu once before (as opposed to a bad cold) and I'm really glad that it isn't something I get every year. A week and a half on and I'm still drained and wiped out. The thing is that although nearly every other symptom has cleared up, I had a really bad headache that was recurring daily for about a week before the 'flu kicked in - very painful but mostly live-able with. The fact that this was/is still happening sent me to the doctor today - there really is only so much stabbing pain in the head that one can take :P
Anyway, in to the doc's I go, how am I feeling now? etc. Described my headache to him, explained that although I've had bad headaches in the past, this one a) feels totally different and b) is recurring pretty much every day for the last two weeks and I'm a little concerned. Cue a whole load of questions...looking into my eyes with the annoying thingy with the light...I think my favourite question was whether my personality had changed (great now the doc thinks I'm a bit madder than before) which I had a bit of a giggle over and pointed out that there was none that I was aware of.
Few minutes later I'm leaving the surgery with a prescription. Diagnosis? Oh, yes, wonderful Migraine. The tablets I've been given aren't the usual type given for it either - it's a drug for epilepsy that apparently works very well for 'atypical migraine'. I really am glad the guy in the pharmacy told me that BEFORE I read the information leaflet by myself at home - and a little less glad that the doc didn't mention this fact.
So basically, it's been a bad week or so, and if this stabbing in the side of my head doesn't go soon, I see it being a bad week to come for the people around me. Hehehe. I take my health for granted so much of the time - I do wish I'd remember to appreciate it when I am not feeling like this :p

