I'm not sure what's going on lately but I feel like crap!!
It's not headaches exactly that's getting me down though....headaches I can totally deal with...I have some experience in that department.
I think my head is taking on water because my head is getting heavier! (on and off) :) I swear my normally normal weighted head sometimes turns into a 50 pound bowling ball. My poor neck feels like it is just struggling to hold the dang thing up. (noodle....get it? ;)
This is actually pretty terrifying to tell the truth... For the first time since all this began I can actually see myself willing to go through with the cranial fusion. This is coming from the same girl who swore she would die before suffering that fate. Now... I see living this way a worse fate.
My husband pointed this out.... he said a year ago you wouldn't have considered surgery and now you discuss it like it's going to happen...you are planning for it. I didn't see it until he said something. I can not even put into words my thoughts when I really thought about this... it was powerful. I can't think of a better word to describe it. Not bad, not good just a lot to swallow in a span of 1 minute. I guess that's a whole different blog post...
This is actually pretty terrifying to tell the truth... For the first time since all this began I can actually see myself willing to go through with the cranial fusion. This is coming from the same girl who swore she would die before suffering that fate. Now... I see living this way a worse fate.
My husband pointed this out.... he said a year ago you wouldn't have considered surgery and now you discuss it like it's going to happen...you are planning for it. I didn't see it until he said something. I can not even put into words my thoughts when I really thought about this... it was powerful. I can't think of a better word to describe it. Not bad, not good just a lot to swallow in a span of 1 minute. I guess that's a whole different blog post...
My how times change..
Luckily I don't always feel this way. So I am not headed to the O.R. just yet!! Two days ago I had dealt with this 50lb bowling ball head for 2 or 3 days straight. I was at the point of sheer panic and was riding home from eating out with my family and turned my head to look out the window and POP!! My neck popped and my head went back to a normal weight......? ....I dunno!?
Since then my head has been its normally normal weight (there went my new smarts....or water) but my neck has felt like it is still exhausted holding it up....but my head is not heavy. So no headache....no bowling ball but a tired sore neck. This is actually okay except I am terrified the whole heavy head thing will come back with a turn of my head. It's not the first time it's happened but its defiantly the most memorable.
If I were not something straight out of a freak show I may be able to ask a doctor what just happened to me but since no one really knows much of anything about what I have I'll just keep guessing...
Oh!... I did have one other thing... I was googling "heavy head"... Imagine!...me googling something :))
Oh!... I did have one other thing... I was googling "heavy head"... Imagine!...me googling something :))
....there were only About 206,000,000 results (0.27 seconds)...I didn't read them all...
Anyway I found something interesting... an article that hammers home posture...I have preached it before...this is good stuff!...or thought provoking anyway...
This came from http://alisonimiller.com/your-head-is-heavier-than-a-bowling-ball/
Your Head is Heavier Than a Bowling Ball
It’s true. For every inch that the head moves forward in posture, it increases the weight of the head on the neck by 10 pounds! An average bowling ball weighs 16lbs or less. If you consider how heavy a bowling ball is imagine how heavy your head is to hold when it juts forward.
Poor neck posture leads to head, neck, and shoulder pain. Daily activities such as working on the computer, driving, and sleeping (with bad posture) all promote a forward head posture.
Give your head, neck, and shoulders a break this week. Practice awareness, stretch, and get your head back over your shoulders, not in front of them!
Sit up straight. Stop slouching. Chin up. Shoulders back!!...
Forgetting this rule is probably why my neck hurts so dang bad! Ta! TA! for today! :))
One more teeny weeny little thing... one of my friends today said she actually reads (and likes reading :) my blog posts....I wasn't sure if anyone did!....it was a great feeling and I am thankful she told me....thank YOU (you know who you are) :))
Anyway I found something interesting... an article that hammers home posture...I have preached it before...this is good stuff!...or thought provoking anyway...
This came from http://alisonimiller.com/your-head-is-heavier-than-a-bowling-ball/
Your Head is Heavier Than a Bowling Ball
It’s true. For every inch that the head moves forward in posture, it increases the weight of the head on the neck by 10 pounds! An average bowling ball weighs 16lbs or less. If you consider how heavy a bowling ball is imagine how heavy your head is to hold when it juts forward.
Poor neck posture leads to head, neck, and shoulder pain. Daily activities such as working on the computer, driving, and sleeping (with bad posture) all promote a forward head posture.
Give your head, neck, and shoulders a break this week. Practice awareness, stretch, and get your head back over your shoulders, not in front of them!
So..... Remember my rule #1.
Posture.Sit up straight. Stop slouching. Chin up. Shoulders back!!...
Forgetting this rule is probably why my neck hurts so dang bad! Ta! TA! for today! :))
One more teeny weeny little thing... one of my friends today said she actually reads (and likes reading :) my blog posts....I wasn't sure if anyone did!....it was a great feeling and I am thankful she told me....thank YOU (you know who you are) :))
