Denali Hetzel

   I woke up this morning with an ocular migraine. For those who have never had the pleasure of experiencing one of these, an ocular migraine is a migraine that affects your vision. I have one of these babies about twice a year and I always lose the vision in my R eye. It comes back after a few hours and is usually followed by an excruciating headache. They are a very strong predictor for having a future stroke, which is wonderful. So, after my vision came back, I went to see the doctor, mostly to have my BP checked and to make sure everything was okay. I was assured that I'm fine and that, while some women get relief from migraines during pregnancy, some women experience them more frequently. I guess I'm going to be the latter. Fantastic. And the real kicker to this whole thing is that the only thing I can take for the pain is Tylenol, which does exactly diddly-squat for my migraines. Fun, fun all around!

An interpretation of what your vision looks like during an ocular migraine

   I was dreading having my weight checked at the clinic for fear that I've gained another ton-and-a-half, but, to my surprise, I've lost six pounds! That brings my total weight gain to seven pounds, which is about right. That makes me feel a lot better about the possibility of developing gestational diabetes and giving birth to a 14-pound baby. I think I've been eating a lot better overall since I started taking Zofran, so, I got some more of that today, as well.
  While waiting for my prescription to be filled, I wandered around Wal-Mart. Always a treat in Lewisburg. People of WalMart would have a field day in that store, let me tell you! Anyway, I checked out the carts of other preggos and I noticed they were filled with Oreos, frozen pizzas and other highly-processed junk food. Of course, this is the typical West Virginia diet, but I was kinda hoping to see more of a try from the pregnant set. However, all of those women were noticeably sporting a bump. Maybe all of the women who are not showing yet, like myself, are eating nutritious food and as the pregnancy progresses we will end up giving up and going for those S'mores Pop Tarts. Which looked amazing, btw...