I am long time overdue for a blog post! Lately I have been very busy with vacations and getting ready for school, but I thought I should take the time to make another updating post. Before I get into the gist of the post today I wanted to update everyone on the status of the stylus pens. I have been working very hard to get the pens ready for sale, and I am pleased to announce that they are coming along rather quickly! I'll be updating the Products page of this website so that you can learn more about what to expect with them. Let's move onto the post for today:
My trip to London and Iceland could not have gone any better. Surprisingly, I had no major difficulties with the time change. I know many people with chronic illness become very worried before traveling, but there are many tricks to the trade.
1) Have a bag to store all medications in, this way you don't have any problems finding them when you need them.
2) Have a small bag to put in carry ons or in purses so that you have all emergency meds and daily prescriptions on hand.
3) Have a copy of all medical documents on hand throughout the entire trip.
4) Have a document specifying a specific plan for emergent situations.
5) Research the closest hospitals to your location.
6) If traveling alone, wear a medical id bracelet at all times.
7) Take flying medications before stepping onto the plane so that by liftoff, they have already kicked in.
8) Don't push yourself too hard, you could ruin your vacation.
9) Don't make any dramatic changes in sleep schedule. Potentially set a time to wake up and go to bed so that you assure you sleep for at least 8 hours.
10) Drink water! Generally with migraines, you are supposed to drink 60-80 ounces a day, but when traveling, drink as much as you can.
I did have two incidents on the trip. One caused by exhaustion, and the other by the cologne the man behind me on the plane was wearing. I'm just happy that both passed without too much of a crisis. Don't ever be afraid to travel because of illness, live your life and don't let the illness control you.
I also recently started high school. Two weeks in and, let me just say, it is sooooooo much better than middle school! Everyone is so understanding of my situation, but it is really just great to be stable enough to not have to worry about getting a migraine. I finally have problems that are "normal" versus based off my migraines. To anyone who has gone into a school year with a chronic diagnosis, I would suggest having a discussion with each teacher about the diagnosis, what they can do to prevent occurrences, and what to do if you become symptomatic in class.