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How do I get a word pattern to go with the graph? I'm using beads, on paid software. Thank you very much.
Debbie,
Wow, if you could make something up to be "adjustable" so to speak, you could pretty much cover everyone's individual taste!
Love that idea!
Oh, no, I'm so sorry your headaches are that bad.
I agree that it sounds a bit
suspect...all of a sudden, you're allergic? I know
allergies can happen at anytime, but something with headaches that
severe sounds very strange (though I'm not by any means a medical
professional!).
Ugh, you're not kidding about any of that...the nausea, sensitivity to light, smells, etc. My migraines can get that way,
though I haven't had issues like that recently, thank
goodness. When I did get them that bad, I'd try to stop
the headaches before they got worse. My solution back
then was caffeine, which was awful, as I have debilitating hot
flashes, and the caffeine would work maybe 20-30% of the time if I
was lucky, so not much. 
The thing that changed is they gave me medication that really did help. 100%. But it's crazy expensive and I still try to discourage a headache from starting before going for the crazy expensive stuff. The only time I don't bother trying caffeine is if I have a big, busy day ahead. The one day I was going out of town, woke up early in the morning with a horrible headache, took a pill and went back to bed. That really did the trick...well, sort of. I went back to bed because otherwise the meds make me sleepy, but then when I woke up there was a terrible pain in my neck/shoulder, and despite not having a headache, I was absolutely miserable, as I was in a place most of the day where I couldn't leave, couldn't get comfortable...for well over 8 hours.
But at least I didn't have the headache by then, which I absolutely would have had if not for the meds!
What meds did they give you, if you don't mind me asking? (LOL, if it's none of my business, that's okay.
) I have something called
Sumatriptan, which is the generic for Imitrex. Even
though it's the generic, it's still crazy expensive. The
"real" stuff used to be $100/pill...the generic is "only"
$10/pill. Now you see why I don't want to take it unless
I really, really need it!
When I'm stuck somewhere that I don't have a pill with me, a headache can be really miserable. If I don't catch it earlier on with either caffeine or a pill, it can last 3 or more days, like yours. Sleeping that way is the
worst. It seems counterproductive to take a pill before
going to sleep, since I'm not doing anything super critical, but
then I have a really miserable night. So I probably
should take a pill if I have a bad headache before going to sleep,
as strange as that seems!
Is it possible your triggers aren't allergy related? I don't know the cause of mine...nobody's ever said, they've just given meds (which thankfully worked), but I've noticed that if I get stressed, clench my jaw, hold my shoulders up, etc, it can lead to a headache. And I know they're migraines because this med is a specific migraine one, so I don't know if it's supposed to work for non-migraines (suspect not), but it's so far worked 100% of the time, whether I took it earlier on with the headache or much later on!
I hope they can find a great solution for you that will help get rid of your migraines. Nobody should have to deal with that kind of awful pain.
Thank you
zeeara,
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How do I get a word pattern to go with the graph? I'm using beads, on paid software. Thank you very much.
Guamlite,
Welcome!
It's more
complex than that. If you want your blanket to measure to a certain
size, you'll first have to do a gauge swatch with the yarn and size
hook you've chosen. This gauge swatch (no worries...just about
everyone hates making them) will tell you how many stitches and
rows you get to an inch. Then you can use that information to
calculate out the number of stitches you'll need to make the
blanket the size you want. Since everyone's gauge is different and
there are different sizes of yarn and hooks you may choose, these
numbers will be unique to you. This is why I can't do a gauge swatch
and give you solid numbers, because I may crochet tighter or looser
than you do, so my numbers would be completely different from your
numbers, even if I used exactly the same yarn and hook.
This is why I can't do a gauge swatch
and give you solid numbers, because I may crochet tighter or looser
than you do, so my numbers would be completely different from your
numbers, even if I used exactly the same yarn and hook.Once you've made a gauge swatch, you can then input the
number of stitches. Say you've discovered you need 100 stitches to
produce a certain size. You'd enter "100" and then the system will
calculate out the number of rows. At this time you can't designate
the number of rows. That's because when we originally developed the
freePatternWizard, we were worried people would skew or truncate
their patterns by designating a number of rows that was too large
or small. So for now, the only way to add or subtract rows is to
add borders to your original image so you get the result you
want.
Debbie,
Wow, if you could make something up to be "adjustable" so to speak, you could pretty much cover everyone's individual taste!
Love that idea!Oh, no, I'm so sorry your headaches are that bad.
I agree that it sounds a bit
suspect...all of a sudden, you're allergic? I know
allergies can happen at anytime, but something with headaches that
severe sounds very strange (though I'm not by any means a medical
professional!).Ugh, you're not kidding about any of that...the nausea, sensitivity to light, smells, etc.
My migraines can get that way,
though I haven't had issues like that recently, thank
goodness. When I did get them that bad, I'd try to stop
the headaches before they got worse. My solution back
then was caffeine, which was awful, as I have debilitating hot
flashes, and the caffeine would work maybe 20-30% of the time if I
was lucky, so not much. The thing that changed is they gave me medication that really did help. 100%. But it's crazy expensive and I still try to discourage a headache from starting before going for the crazy expensive stuff. The only time I don't bother trying caffeine is if I have a big, busy day ahead. The one day I was going out of town, woke up early in the morning with a horrible headache, took a pill and went back to bed. That really did the trick...well, sort of. I went back to bed because otherwise the meds make me sleepy, but then when I woke up there was a terrible pain in my neck/shoulder, and despite not having a headache, I was absolutely miserable, as I was in a place most of the day where I couldn't leave, couldn't get comfortable...for well over 8 hours.
But at least I didn't have the headache by then, which I absolutely would have had if not for the meds!
What meds did they give you, if you don't mind me asking? (LOL, if it's none of my business, that's okay.
) I have something called
Sumatriptan, which is the generic for Imitrex. Even
though it's the generic, it's still crazy expensive. The
"real" stuff used to be $100/pill...the generic is "only"
$10/pill. Now you see why I don't want to take it unless
I really, really need it!When I'm stuck somewhere that I don't have a pill with me, a headache can be really miserable. If I don't catch it earlier on with either caffeine or a pill, it can last 3 or more days, like yours.
Sleeping that way is the
worst. It seems counterproductive to take a pill before
going to sleep, since I'm not doing anything super critical, but
then I have a really miserable night. So I probably
should take a pill if I have a bad headache before going to sleep,
as strange as that seems!Is it possible your triggers aren't allergy related? I don't know the cause of mine...nobody's ever said, they've just given meds (which thankfully worked), but I've noticed that if I get stressed, clench my jaw, hold my shoulders up, etc, it can lead to a headache. And I know they're migraines because this med is a specific migraine one, so I don't know if it's supposed to work for non-migraines (suspect not), but it's so far worked 100% of the time, whether I took it earlier on with the headache or much later on!
I hope they can find a great solution for you that will help get rid of your migraines. Nobody should have to deal with that kind of awful pain.
Thank you
zeeara,
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