Allergic to Coffee
Posted by Robyn Nelson on Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Yesterday I fought a migraine all day. Even turning my head would make it worse. Then I ate something hard, and my jaw (where my mass is pushing) totally flipped out and oh the pain, made my migraine 10x worse. EO darkened the bedroom for me, and I just laid still until the stronger pain meds kicked in. The meds didn't totally cure me, as I believe it was my jaw that was all flared up. I was so cranky too. I felt bad I couldn't be more cheerful, but it was so hard to focus on anything. So I just locked myself in my room. Later, I asked EO to make me some Ramen noodles, as all I could handle was soft food. I still miss Milly. Yesterday was a tough day.
The whole side of my face still aches today. I am having a lot of trouble swallowing too. I guess it is going to be another tough day.
Steph is sick from the assembly. She has been coughing and hacking for 2 days now. I feel so bad for her.
My mom's heart rate shot way up yesterday. She called the heart center and asked why they haven't been calling for her regular pace maker checks, and they said it was on over site... ya think? so they wanted her to go in to be checked out this morning so they can figure out what is going on with her right now and why the pace maker didn't do it's thing. Although, with her narrow and hardening of her arteries, I guess there is only so much they can do.
I am still feeling really tense and easily hostile, so I think I will go see if I can chill out and relax. Maybe once my pain pills kick in I will feel better.
Ok, so I thought all these years I just didn't like coffee... I now know I am allergic. We got this energy juice.. was it V8? I forget, anyways, I was chugging it down and all of the sudden I got a massive headache, my mouth, throat and tongue started to burn, and my tongue feels a little swollen and kind of numb. I don't know what made me think about reading the label but I did.... it has caffeine from coffee beans, which explains why I taste coffee in my mouth. Burning, swelling, massive headache... allergic reaction to coffee. But, I still love the smell. In fact, Steph has in the pot German Chocolate flavored coffee... the coconut smell is AWESOME!!!! Ok, I rinsed my mouth out and took an allergy pill, but it hasn't kicked in yet... my face and neck are also starting to itch... I wonder if I am going to start looking like "Hitch" from that movie.... AUGH!

