Author: Megan

Posts this week over at Free My Brain From Migraine Pain range over a variety of topics:

• Being Prepared to see the Doctor: It takes two to tango in a doctor-patient partnership. I draw on some great resources to prepare for my long-awaited headache specialist appointment.
• Exercise and Migraine Prevention: Take Two: New research indicates no proof of a connection between exercise and migraine prevention. It may not be proven, but there are still lots of reasons to think exercise is good for migraineurs. Some discussion of why, with some personal anecdotes thrown in.
• Believing in Ghosts: Okay, I don’t really believe in ghosts, but sometimes when a Migraine takes me by surprise it reminds me of my nightmares.  I can’t explain – read it and you’ll understand!
• God Grant Me the Serenity to Accept the Migraines I Cannot Change: How I use spirituality to help me through Migraines.

Megan Oltman, a migraine management coach, has volunteered to keep The Daily Headache running while I’m on vacation. Be sure to check out her blog, Free My Brain From Migraine Pain for more thoughts, tips and techniques on managing life with migraine. -Kerrie

It has been a quiet week at Free My Brain From Migraine Pain, but I hope you enjoy these posts:

• Managing my Migraines: Recent Success: A list and explanation of treatments, supplements and other factors that have been keeping my Migraine frequency down.
• Coping with Migraine: Claims of a “Cure”: Does it hurt if someone claims to have the “cure” for Migraines? I think it does! A rant about why.

And an older one just for fun:

• Our Ancestress: A Fable: A little story speculating on why Migraine may have evolved.

Megan Oltman, a migraine management coach, has volunteered to keep The Daily Headache running while I’m on vacation. Be sure to check out her blog, Free My Brain From Migraine Pain for more thoughts, tips and techniques on managing life with migraine. -Kerrie

Some recent posts on Free My Brain From Migraine Pain include:

• Face, Meet Floor!: Virus, fever and Migraine together can have nasty consequences, including passing out and hitting the deck.
• Feverish Thoughts: When you cannot take analgesics, you can have the surreal experience of life with an untreated fever and head pain.
• Exercise for Migraine Prevention: Daily exercise can help calm the nervous system, reducing Migraine frequency.
• Migraine? Where do I Start?: An introduction to a free resource for learning about and coping with Migraine disease, an e-course on managing life with Migraine.

Megan Oltman, a migraine management coach, has volunteered to keep The Daily Headache running while I’m on vacation. Be sure to check out her blog, Free My Brain From Migraine Pain for more thoughts, tips and techniques on managing life with migraine. -Kerrie

Some older posts, but ones not to miss, on Free My Brain From Migraine Pain include:

• Do I have Migraines or do they Me? : Reflecting on our feelings towards those who love and take care of us: expressing gratitude, and sorrow, without apology.
• Boy, That’s a Real Migraine! : A rant on the use of “migraine” in the news media to mean a hassle or an inconvenience (or even an international crisis!)
• It’s Not Me, it’s the Migraine Talking : Remembering in the midst of Migraine that there is more to life; the Migraine does not speak the truth.
• It’s a Migraine, my Friends : Life is hard enough on our friendships. Migraines just make it harder. With a bit of encouragement to maintain friendships the best we can.
• Coming out of the Migraine Closet : Speculating on what would happen if migraineurs came out of the closet about our disease; if we made sure everyone did “get it”. Maybe the courage of the GLBT movement has something to offer us.

Megan Oltman, a migraine management coach, has volunteered to keep The Daily Headache running while I’m on vacation. Be sure to check out her blog, Free My Brain From Migraine Pain for more thoughts, tips and techniques on managing life with migraine. -Kerrie

The June Migraine and Headache Blog Carnival is up at The Migraine Girl where host Janet Geddis treats us to a range of great posts on “How to have a Happy, Healthy Vacation” despite Migraine or headache disease. Some are practical tips with checklists on being prepared; some are personal experiences of vacations that worked, and vacations that didn’t. There are also a number of posts on controlling stress, triggers, and emphasizing relaxation, which will serve us well whether we’re on vacation or not. Janet has done a great job of cataloging and describing the posts, and I for one am looking forward to some great reading.