Kelli's Migraine Daily

Save 25% on the Medi-Temp hot/cold wrap until Dec 13th

Hi all,

Just got this promotion from Medi-Temp.  I've talked about using ice/cold a lot to help my migraines, and I've been using their head wraps for years.  Allows you to have super cold on your head but still be able to sit upright and walk around.  I have even driven with it on... I'm sure I look like an idiot, but I don't care.

The coupon code is:  DC1125  It's only good until December 13th, so hurry if you want to save.  Their shipping is UPS and might seem high if you're used to ordering with free shipping a lot... but if cold helps you, it's worth it.  (I have no monetary interest in promoting their product, I just love it personally and think it's genius!)

http://medi-temp.webuildecommerce.com/_product_68431/Head_-_Neck_Pad

Note: when I first start using it... I actually put the blue side in.  The white side on the underneath is thinner material and almost too cold... but on the other side, it's perfect for me. 

Medi-Temp is doing a ton of promotions right now... and I get emails from them all the time with offers for their many products.  If there are others you like on the website, sign up for their mailing list and you'll get all their special deals.  The sign up form is down at the bottom right of the home page. http://www.buymeditemp.com/

Kelli  :)

Almost migraine free from my acupuncture treatments!

Hi everybody,

I don't know what is up, and I really don't know how to explain it with my limited knowledge of chinese medicine, but I have been almost migraine free for several months and the only thing I'm doing differently is going to acupuncture once a week.  In that time, I have had only 1 "sick headache," as they used to call them, where I got sick and threw up, etc. 

I've had some strange headaches on the right side of my head (I'm a left side migraineur for the most part).  It's like the migraines may have shifted to the other side, but those headaches on the right didn't cause the terrible nausea the others do... and they were different.  Not sure how to explain it... but they felt different.  And a few times at acupuncture, when the needle came out of my right temple point, it bled.  I guess bleeding is associated with "heat"... which can be a cause of pain.  It's all so fascinating and I am going more reading on it so I can be better informed about it.

For any of you who are interested in learning more about it, my acupuncturist recommended these two books for the lay reader new to chinese medicine.

The Web That Has No Weaver by Ted Kaptchuk

Between Heaven and Earth: A Guide to Chinese Medicine by Harriet Beinfield

So, things have been good.  I was able to take a vacation to Cancun over Thankgiving, and I did not have a full blown migraine the entire time I was traveling (6 days).  This is SO unusual for me.  I had a couple twinges where I was a little worried one might be coming on, so I took my Imitrex and always slept with my ice bag at night... but they never got bad.  This was even with my two travel companions smoking a LOT, lots of strange smells, different eating/sleeping schedule, some minimal drinking, about 80-85 degree weather with some humidity.  Frankly, those things were a recipe for disaster for me, and I was well the WHOLE time.  I couldn't believe it.  I hope this gives all of you hope... it sure does for me.  

Happy Belated Thanksgiving to you all... and Happy Holidays ahead!

No more migraines,

Kelli  :)