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It appears that the cause of the headaches could be a couple of things.
1. Adjusting to the dry, high altitude climate of Colorado. It was his nice way of saying - “You don’t drink enough water.”
2. Muscle tension induced headaches. I really don’t have a clue exactly what that is other than it’s when your - wait for it - your muscles in your head are tense. I’m pretty brilliant, aren’t I?
He did ask if I had a stressful job. When I told him I was a pastor, he groaned.
“Wow. You do.”
Now I let it drop but I was both impressed AND disturbed. I’m impressed that he knew enough about the job to recognize that it’s not exactly the easiest thing in the world. On the other hand, I don’t feel near as stressed as I did say … oh, 5 months ago.
Nice man, the doc. He’s an artist - had his artwork through his clinic. I liked that. He sat down asked lots of questions, took his time. I liked that. His secretary is a bit quirky. “Crazy Linda” was on her name tag.
He tells me to get out now that the blizzards are over, get lots of sunshine, walk, drink some water, here’s a prescription if it gets to crazy and oh…by the way, we are going to do an MRI on your head just to be safe.
Hmmm.
“An MRI is this big….”
“I’m pretty familiar with what a MRI is.” (I did not have the energy or time to tell them that my dad worked, serviced, fixed, and played with them for the last umpteen years.)
“Are you clastrophobic?”
“Does it really matter?”
Hey - a pastor with a sense of humor!
So I get to sit inside this big, loud, cramped magnet on Wednesday to see if I have a brain and what’s in it.
[Insert Joke Here.]
6 responses so far ↓
1 Linda // Jan 19, 2007 at 3:51 pm
Lucky you! I had a head injury and I didn’t even get to do that…I suppose I should add “yet.”
Crazy Linda eh? cool!
2 wayne // Jan 19, 2007 at 5:21 pm
I can save your insurance a boo-coo of money….just let Amy throw a remote at your head to see if anything is in it.
Wait, no, don’t they know MRI’s don’t do any good trying to view through rock?
Will you be singing “If I only had a brain” ala the scarecrow in Wizard of OZ as they do the scan?
3 Kelsey // Jan 19, 2007 at 8:11 pm
I feel ya on the hating to go to the doctor thing. Remember that week I spent in the hospital forever ago? Yeah, since then I really just don’t like doctors
I had to go a few weeks ago and now I have to go to another one for more tests. So, yeah. I can totally commiserate on that.
Hope your head is okay. Ha!
4 MikeS // Jan 20, 2007 at 9:41 am
Grant - MRI - Head ~ somehow those three things just don’t seem to go together.
Grant - Amy - Hammer to Grant’s head - Nooowwww. . .that’s more like it.
Honestly, I hope they don’t find anything (not as in a brain, but as in anything wrong) and that it is just the transition, being cooped up, and needing to get out to enjoy the beautiful country God has placed you in.
Praying for you.
5 Mom // Jan 20, 2007 at 1:48 pm
Maybe your brain is too big to fit in that cramped space! Seriously, it is a good thing to check everything out. Praying that the headaches will resolve easily.
Love you much,
Mom
6 jlo // Jan 23, 2007 at 7:10 pm
You mentioned the HA thing the other day on the phone and I haven’t got a chance to call you back…had our men’s retreat this weekend.
Altititude sickness? Usually seen after a rapid ascension from a place of lower elevation to a higher. Maybe you were so ready to get out of AR that you went too fast? Ha Ha.
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