Comments on: If Women Ruled and Migraine Had Maggots

By: Tricia

Tricia — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:52:44 +0000

You sound like you have a lot of support and to be thankful for – a wonderful husband and children.

I hope that today is a good day for you and you are able to enjoy it and do something you like and not hidden in a dark room in pain.

I wish you all the best of luck.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:40:03 +0000

You’re right, Kelly. And sometimes that becomes another cycle — we keep quiet because we don’t want to be “whining” but then even our loved ones don’t know how we are hurting.

I’m sorry to hear that your RA has caused you migraines and even more pain!

I just read your post – yep; great minds think alike. Dragon slayers or warriors, but no more good girls!

By: Kelly Young

Kelly Young — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 02:24:29 +0000

Good post, Betsy. I recently had my first 2 migraines. They come from pressure on my top vertabrae due to RA in cervical spine.

I think we have been on the same wavelength this week. I wrote a similar post about the real RA versus the mythical version. The reason we have to persist in exposing the real version (for each of us), is that there is not much concern to cure what is seen as just “whining.”

By: Betsy

Betsy — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:42:47 +0000

Oh, Ellen — I wish you the quickest path out of that dark and foggy period you’re in! And listen to you, even into the third week of it, you are still cognizant of what you are grateful for and two of your favorite quotes. What strength! Namaste.

By: Ellen S

Ellen S — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 23:23:03 +0000

Betsy, you are inspired! I bow low to you my friend, for you have just put into nicer words the nasty little thoughts that have been jingling around in my Migrainey-addled brain as I try to survive the beginning of my third dark and foggy week of pain/meds following 2 new hope-smashing doctor-fails and too many well-meaning relatives.

What a blessing to have a hubby who encourages me NOT to be the quiet good girl anymore. He is my voice when I have none.

Now, if the ER’s would only treat Migraineurs with respect too…

This post reminded me of two of my favorite sayings –

“Well behaved women rarely make history”

and

“No wind, no waves”

By: Betsy

Betsy — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 05:03:26 +0000

Thanks, Jasmine – I’m glad we outgrew that, too! Hugs!

By: Jasmine

Jasmine — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 04:29:59 +0000

Great post Betsy! For years I didn’t consider the ER for Migraines either; my mom never went – and she’s a Registered Nurse! I thought Migraines were just something I had to suffer with in silence. I’m so glad I grew out of that! No More Good Girls

By: Betsy

Betsy — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:30:22 +0000

So true, Jill — sometimes we don’t do ourselves, or our diseases, any favors with silence…

By: Jill Knox

Jill Knox — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 22:10:47 +0000

I could almost feel the thorny maggots! You’re so right! Silence is not always golden.

By: Betsy

Betsy — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 20:53:05 +0000

Thanks, Megan! Your next Migraine Teleconference sounds great – I plan to participate! There certainly is a sociology of migraine care, isn’t there?

Here’s to No More Good Girls!