Feb 9
the plague
Yesterday I had my second migraine ever. That was a fun treat, accompanied by dizziness and vertigo. Since all OTC migraine pills have caffeine and I am highly sensitive to caffeine, I had a soda along with 4 Motrin to chase it away. It worked enough to let me fall asleep.
My left eye (only) has been tearing and watery since Tuesday and today it has been so bad that my left eye is swollen almost shut. It’s not burning, it’s not itching… it’s just sort from having wiped away the tears or dabbed with a tissue since 7:30 this morning. It hurts when I blink because it’s so sore. I’ve been using moisturizing eyedrops and allergy eyedrops in case it’s something allergy-related (I also have a runny nose and the beginning of a cough).
And today my right hand (the non-diseased one) started going numb in the pinky and ring finger for NO reason whatsoever. That basically rules out carpal tunnel since that affects the main fingers (thumb, index and middle) while the ulnar nerve takes care of the ring finger and pinky. It could be a pinched nerve, but I really hope it’s nothing serious. I’ve had enough medical crap in the past few months, thanks.
I look like shit. I feel like shit. I am supposed to go for blood tests tomorrow, but if my eye is swollen almost shut, there’s no way I can drive my ass anywhere.
Things could be much worse; I’m aware of that. And I’m going to close my eyes and hope that a few hours of shut-eye will help me. And I hope I can open my eye in the morning.
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