Remember how I mentioned I had a lot of travel coming up? Well today was the first trip which almost didn't happen. Last night I started getting a wicked headache. No problem, my "medicine" for headaches is sleep so I crawled into bed after arranging for a cab to pick me up at 6 am the next morning.
But then I woke up with the headache not only still there but getting worse, verging on migraine level. In classic style, I ignored it and went running about getting ready. It wasn't until I was sitting in the cab on my way to Logan airport that by pausing the headache just slammed into the foreground.
By the time we arrive at my terminal, I'm barely holding onto not being sick in the cab. I slowly walk through the door and make a bee line to the row of seats just inside. I spent the next 20 minutes trying to master this headache that's descended on me. I've been popping pills, drinking fluids and spent the time slowly eating the English muffin I had brought with me. It wasn't looking good. I had a few more minutes before I had to make the executive decision whether to shakily make my way to the gate or call it quits and call Nick to come get me - no way I could make it through another cab ride.
I make one last try to force mind over matter and muster my last bit of focus and stand up and start walking to my gate. Interestingly the more I walked the better I started feeling. This might be doable. I make it through security, pick up another bottle of water and walk right onto the plane - no waiting. I settle in and proceed to take 10 minute cat naps throughout my flight.
By the time I land, I'm much better. Something did the trick - water, food, drugs (baby aspirin mind you) or sleep. The headache is no longer front and center. Throughout the day it hovers in the background. And I've been worried it will jump front and center but I'm almost home - just one more cab ride.
And the best thing - not only was my meeting a success and I was able to catch up with staff in our DC office, I was able to snag an earlier flight! I was scheduled to get home after 11 pm - long day. Very long day when you've been wrestling with a headache.
1 comment:
Oh dear, oh dear. What a wetched experience that was. Being trapped in a cab in the city with no plastic bag - oh dear.
So happy the black clouds lifted and you were able to stride onto the plane and into your meeting. Very long day, indeed. M.
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