Praise Jesus, I have a steroid pack for my migraine and two backup prescriptions if it doesn't work.

Steph, or anyone else who's taken this kind of steroid pack, the instructions say to take 6 pills on the first day, beginning with breakfast. I would really like to start taking the pills now and not wait until morning. Any problem if I just start taking them now, adhering to the schedule as much as possible?

I asked a pharmacist one time if I could start them right away (evening-ish), and he said that it could keep you awake all night. So it won't *hurt* you, but it may fuck with your sleep.

The dosing instructions for the first day are two before breakfast, one after lunch, one after dinner, and two before bed. So I don't see how starting now will be any worse, and I'm ready to set this headache on fire.

Thanks, Steph. I really appreciate you serving as our unofficial pharmacy tech.

No problem. Try to split up all 6 into 2 doses over the rest of today; that might help.

Yeah, steroids can keep you up at night, but if the pain is that bad, then go for it. Awake and pain-free is better than awake because there's too much pain to sleep.

Dana, I hope you get relief soon.

Too much drama this afternoon. My mother broke a bottle of olive oil while inwas in the shower and somehow a shard skittered all the way down the hall and I sliced open my foot the minute I stepped out of the bathroom it took forever to clean up all the glass and make the tile floor no longer slippery from the oil.

Yikes!

I had to read that a couple times to figure out why someone had olive oil in the shower! But ouch, that sounds painful!!

Dana, I hope the steroids work--I got some once, for a migraine that wouldn't quit, but it finally broke before I even took them. May the same happen for you (I then kept them for a year, just in case...)

I think the walking boot is less actually doing anything for my foot, and more just such a pain to walk in that it reminds me not to walk very far?? I feel like the same could be accomplished by wearing somewhat uncomfortable shoes or something.

I do sort of feel better already, but I think it's just that I finally have something concrete to do about the damn headache. Hopefully I will wake up tomorrow and feel a noticeable difference.

I don't feel anything below my knee. So, I'm not in any pain, but it does present it's own set of problems like not knowing the band aid had come undone and I was trailing blood all over the house just now. I should probably stay off of it for a couple days but I'm not sure how that happens with an infant to look after.