My Headache Journey

My headache journey began in the spring as far as I can remember. I have always had trouble with headaches, but not like this. I used to get migraines until I talked to a doctor and found out that they were mostly hormonal. So I made some changes (nuff said) and the migraines migrated to about once every 3 months or so. But at the beginning of this year, I started noticing a different headache. Usually it happened when the weather changed drastically one day to another or in the same day. I have had problems with this before but it usually was a mild headache with other symptoms like congestion or itchy eyes. Santa Ana winds caused more congestion and other symptoms as well. But since spring, if this is allergy related it is presenting itself in a headache only. No other symptoms and most over the counter meds don't help. Since I do get migraines I have some prescription meds for those. Maxalt is wonderful! For my migraines it takes about 30 minutes and the migraine is eradicated! Not even a glimmer is left. So when I had this new headache I tried the Maxalt. It took part of it away to the point where I was pretty ok. The problem was I could still feel part of the headache hanging around. This has been going on since Spring or there abouts. When it first started I was not too concerned because I thought it would go away when summer hit...the severity wasn't horrible and I got maybe 1-3 a week. As time went on, they came and went and there were times I went a whole week without a headache! But just recently about the end of October, I started getting them more frequently and more severe. I believe November was the only time I had 3 days relief from headaches, otherwise they have been every day with varying severity. Today was especially bad and it takes a lot for me to write this. Not because the screen hurts my eyes, but because the pain is dulling my ability to think to type and to think in general. So last week I decided to go and see a friends ENT doctor. He prescribed flonase and augmentin. At first he was going to go with that for 3 weeks and then check back with me, but when I told him a little more about how the headaches are (bending down is bad, lying down worse, and so on) he decided to add the CT scan. I did that Tuesday and today I called the office back to find out when I can come in to check what the results were. So Monday I will go in again. Then if there is nothing there, I am back to square one. Eventually I hope to find out why the headaches are occuring and how I can get rid of them! I cannot go on much longer the way I have been. Kaleigh and Cole (bless their hearts) are tuned in to my headache moods now and act accordingly. Kaleigh tries to help more around the house and she keeps Cole from being too goofy where it might annoy. I have told them how much I love them and that I am sorry if I get angry over little things sometimes (here I am getting teary), because I can't stand being that way with them! But that is what constant pain does to a person. Sometimes I can hide it away, sometimes I just go into another room and cry a little, and that helps..a little. So I will post more about my journey...hopefully the journey to no pain will be a very very short one. A plan of action is what I need....something to give me hope that they will be gone soon...one can only pray at this point.