My brain and I are in a fight

I have had a few really good days very recently, as my friend Courtnie came to visit from Portland and I felt pretty normal!  We took a ferry ride, ran errands, and did some shopping (including at all 3 of my favorite stores: Target, Nordstrom, and Easy Street Records).  I felt pretty good and not too lightheaded.  Until... dun dun dun... I got a migraine yesterday.

I am really lucky with my migraines, as I get them SO rarely, maybe once every 2 or 3 years.  Plus, I don't get nauseous or throw up, and I get visual aura symptoms beforehand so I know the headache is coming and I can take my medication to try and minimize its impact.  So we were at lunch yesterday and my vision started doing its weird thing, so we rushed home, I took my meds, and went to sleep.  I definitely got the headache but it wasn't as bad as it could have been, and I was (somewhat and slowly) back on my feet within 4 or 5 hours.  It was not a bad one.

Besides having a migraine hangover today (where my brain feels sore), I'm reeeeally hoping that this was my 1 migraine for a while and just coincidentally happens to be right after my surgery, rather than becoming a more frequent thing.  Please keep your fingers crossed that this was a rare deal and I will NOT start getting migraines more frequently.  Sigh.

And, while I'm on the topic, allow me to get on my soapbox real quick.  If you are posting on Facebook that you're having a migraine, YOU ARE NOT HAVING A MIGRAINE.  Seriously.  Posts like that make me really mad, as migraines are a real neurological condition that should not be taken lightly.  And if you were really having one, you would be nowhere near a computer screen or lights or sounds or people or anything.  (Okay, I'm done...)