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A Long Overdue Update

Wow, I didn’t realize that its been so long since my last update. I’ve had a few big health related issues in the last few months.

I have been having a huge fibromyalgia flare that pretty much causes chaos and causes a domino effect of symptoms. Not only do I get the lovely brain fog, tiredness and headaches but I also get super clumsy. I took I huge tumble down the stairs and thankfully…

Dance…Dance…Dance

Last night I finally got to redeem my last birthday present. David got tickets for me to see Derek Hough Live. Wow what a talented choreographer and dancer he truly is and I had amazing seats. Here are a few pics and videos from the night for you to enjoy.

I am paying for it today though. In a full fibro flare up with tons of body pain. My head is still about a 1-2 so I can’t say that the epic…

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Still Going Strong…Sadly

Well this migraine is still going strong. I’m on day 18. None of my meds worked. The steroid didn’t work. So it looks like I will be getting injections next week.

Injections themselves aren’t too bad but I have to have them done in an infusion center. The infusion center can be super depressing because a lot of people are there with cancer. It’s so hard seeing other patients getting their…

What you see…and what you don’t see

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Over the weekend I shared this video on my Instagram. I got a few things done I have been working on for months. I also managed to make a casserole for the week. So like everyone else I posted my accomplishments on my social media. I immediately get responses back of “Oh it’s so glad to know your feeling better.” or “Oh so I guess your doing…

Migraine Check In-Day Four

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more migraine follow up

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Ugh…had to end go to the ER last night to get some meds.

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Life with migraines...a mid-day check in.

https://videopress.com/embed/E0SGCWIK?hd=0 This is my attempt at giving invisible illness a face. Please ignore my sound machine in the background. LOL.

Stabby Stabby Day...otherwise known as botox day.

Hello Everyone,

If you are still reading my blog, welcome back. First timers, nice to meet you. My name is Amanda and I use this blog to talk about and share my experience with migraine and chronic pain over the last 30 years. Today I want to share about one of the treatment options that has really helped me, Botox.

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The Current State of Amanda...my attempt to start blogging again.

It’s been almost a year since I last blogged. Wow a whole lot can happen in a year. I haven’t shared much on my blog because I didn’t want to bore anyone with my daily random stuff, however, blogging is very therapeutic for me. So, I’m going to try this again but with a different mindset. Along with sharing my current status I really want to share some of my tips and tricks that help me make it…

On and Off Again…

I feel like I keep doing this over and over again, blogging, but for some reason I don’t keep it up. I’m going to really try and change that now. I think for the most part I stop because I think, what is the point. Well who cares, if its just me that reads it and its therapeutic for me then I’ll give it a try again.

Since my last post I went back to work after being on short term leave for a few…

I keep waiting for it. I feel like its just around the corner but nothing is there. I think I have migraine PTSD. I’ve slowly been testing my triggers and limits to make sure I’m okay enough to go back to work but this week I really went beyond all my limits. We threw a costume party this weekend with our game night friends between the cleaning, the decorating and the actual party I really pushed…