Argh, this headache!

We spent last weekend camping. We had never camped there before and I accidentally booked the wrong site but it worked out. It was a really nice place and we found the best mountain bike trails, better than our usual campground’s trails. We had a blast riding them until Sky popped his tire then we got lost onto another trail. It was still fun but we had to walk some of it due to the tire issue. We finally found our way out of the trail to the parking lot to find that was not the same lot we parked the car in. Oops! Some other cyclists told us how to get back using the road instead of venturing back into the trails and possibly getting lost again with the flat tire.

We had another skunk encounter the first night. Mr. Skunk was checking out the garbage bag we had forgotten to take up to the dumpster then started ripping it up. I told Mau I had read on the internet to stomp your feet to scare the skunk away so he walked up closer and started stomping. The skunk ran off into the woods and we relaxed. I then remember that maybe it said the skunk stomps HIS feet when he’s threatened to warn it’s foe before it sprays. Oops. It worked, we didn’t get sprayed and thankfully the dog was in the tent waiting for us or the outcome might have been different. As we went to sleep that night, I smelled it coming from the woods though. I almost thought I was going to have to sleep in the car because it smelled so strong but I turned on the fan and it seemed to go away.

We spent time at the lake too where Mau played Doctor for a little girl who sliced her toe side to side on a rock in the water. His involvement included running to the car to grab his skateboarding first aid kit. My advice was to wear shoes in natural bodies of water…duh!

Just to prove to myself that I am old, I have some medical issues lately that are nearly slowing me down. I found some lumps so I went to my Dr and she sent me to get an ultrasound. The radiologist wanted a mammogram so I got to endure the fun that accompanies that test. He said it showed nothing but could see the lumps on the ultrasound. He said it looked benign but said he wanted to check it out further meaning either a biopsy or surgically removing it. It is painful so I am meeting with a surgeon next week and set a date to slice it out…too bad I can’t afford to get a new improved set while they’re in there.

My second issue is a headache that won’t go away. It’s about killing me and has been a nuisance for 2 weeks now. I keep thinking it will just go away but everyday it’s back. It’s behind my one eye and hanging around that temple and into my ear and neck. Mostly it’s my eye that hurts so bad I could scream. Ibuprofen is doing absolutely nothing, which I find odd. Normal headaches usually respond to that. I was in so much pain Friday night I took a Vicodin and it did nothing for it. Ugh, what is going on? I am super dizzy when it’s around which is anytime I am awake. It did go away when I was riding the mountain bike trails yesterday but came back once we got back to the house. Sometimes it subsides slightly if I am exercising or eating. I am calling a doctor tomorrow to see if I can get in sometime soon. I’m falling apart! :P