You guys, SINUS INFECTION. Not migraine, not tension headache, SINUS INFECTION. Today my head no longer feels like it's going to EXPLODE. Hopefully that'll stay true.
Last night we went to that tango thing, despite the fact I felt pretty weird still. We learned some tango (wherein, I got frustrated a lot because the dance floor was too crowded for there to be room for anyone's error), but the girl who did the burlesque to "Shiny, Shiny Boots of Leather" way back was there dancing to "Roxanne" from Moulin Rouge, so, you know life was good.
Perhaps best, however, was making out with Patty on the balcony of the Players Club, UNTIL THERE WAS A FIST FIGHT! At Dances of Vice! At the Players Club. How absurd is that? Of course, because of where we were on the balcony, we couldn't go anywhere, so we just sort of watched it happen and hoped no one went over the side (no one did, although a $200 pipe apparently did that no one ever found). Weirdest part? The woman with one of the guys involved in the fight was wearing the same dress as the one I bought for the opera in Sydney. What are the odds?
AND! We met an LJ'er.
I love you all. I have read most of your responses because sitting up at the computer for more than 30 minutes at a time as been miserable, but I love you all.
For now that's all I've got. Still not loving being at my desk.
OK, if this is not the first sinusitis-induced Headache of Doom, invest in either a NeilMed sinus rinse bottle or their (admittedly weird) Nettipot.
I used to have those HoDs a *lot*. I was finally persuaded to start doing a daily saline sinus rinse (I use the first, a little squeeze bottle) and it dramatically reduced their occurrence to very rare.
(I even had sinus surgery in my 30s to correct a tendency for blockage, and afterwards still got the HoDs. Getting into the habit of the morning rinse made a huge difference. If we go someplace particularly dusty, smoky or allergen-loaded I'll do an extra flush when I get home.)
Seconded- ever since we started using these, it works like a charm and I don't even have problems like I used to with my deep tear troughs standing out as badly.
Those squeeze bottles freak me out (the whole pressure thing), but I love my neti pot. TCM/acupuncturist friend recommended it to combat allergies, and when I remember to rinse *before* I become so inflamed the water can't flow through it's great.
The neti pots trigger memories of "oh no! uncontrolled water up my nose" for me like when I was 4 at the swimming pool. On the other hand, I've been having to use nasal inhalers (the aqueous pump version of Nasonex) for years, so the *idea* of the squeeze bottle wasn't so scary.
Brains are weird. Fortunately both versions of the rinse work just fine.
If there isn't any actual blockage, the squeeze bottle doesn't actually involve much pressure.
Yeah, it's totally a psychological "I might screw something up" thing for me. Although since I'm trying to ward off serious inflammation from allergies, there's definitely significant constriction if not actual blockage involved.
I totally hear you on the swimming pool thing. It took me a couple weeks to get used to it enough to relax and let it work. It still freaks me out a little. But it does feel really refreshing after, so totally worth it.
Here to get on the neti pot train. I have found that using non-iodized salt is just as effective as those pre-measured packet of salt that NeilMed sells; no stinging at all.
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I used to have those HoDs a *lot*. I was finally persuaded to start doing a daily saline sinus rinse (I use the first, a little squeeze bottle) and it dramatically reduced their occurrence to very rare.
(I even had sinus surgery in my 30s to correct a tendency for blockage, and afterwards still got the HoDs. Getting into the habit of the morning rinse made a huge difference. If we go someplace particularly dusty, smoky or allergen-loaded I'll do an extra flush when I get home.)
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Brains are weird. Fortunately both versions of the rinse work just fine.
If there isn't any actual blockage, the squeeze bottle doesn't actually involve much pressure.
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I totally hear you on the swimming pool thing. It took me a couple weeks to get used to it enough to relax and let it work. It still freaks me out a little. But it does feel really refreshing after, so totally worth it.
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