Saturday I had the worst headache I've had in years and by evening I could barely operate my basic motor functions.
After nearly five years in a country with no extra strength aspirin the big one finally hit. I've had some bad bodily pain since coming to Japan, but Saturday was the worst.
It seemed to be stemming from the back of my neck, but the muscles weren't tight or anything, and what sort of stress would cause it anyway? I lead a relatively easygoing lifestyle. I didn't have that much shochu Friday night at Fuku-chan.
Nevertheless, I was incapacitated, but still managed to cook a tasty dinner and had it ready when Reiko came over.
I had called and told her that my head felt like someone had taken a hammer to it and she said she'd bring over some headache medicine. It's nice having a nurse around.
But when she arrives at my place and opens the door and sees my contorted face and Quasimodo posture she gives me that look that says I'm so sorry and then she says, "Gomen!" (I'm so sorry!)
She forgot the headache medicine.
I set the chicken and rice and all out on the table and she says she has something in her purse just as good.
A suppository.
"For a headache?" I asked. "It's not me arse that's the problem, it's me noggin'!"
Yeah, she says, it'll cure you right up.
But the look on my face told her I wasn't going for it.
"I'll do it for you," she says, patting me on the knee and giving me a reassuring look and then went back to her chicken.
I had many questions for her. Why do they make headache medicine in suppository form? Why did she have it on her? Why did she think I would be happier having her give it to me than doing my own self?
It reminded me of the time I ate that curry in Taipei and David London, the kind man that he is, bought me some "special" medicines which I had to politely decline, but the whole thing backfired on me when a doctor at the San Joaquin County Hospital decided to give me a rectal exam and then a nurse walked in mid-way and you don't want to know how that story ended and jeez for the love of God doesn't anybody have an aspirin?!
The happy ending...
Reiko went to the drug store and bought a pain medicine called Eve. Scott swears by it but I've never had the pleasure of trying it out. Within thirty minutes I was good as new.
Yep. It's true. I'm a 6'2"
3 hours ago
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Well, if you have your manhood taken before you're even married, by your future wife, you can bet your marriage will last forever. Or you're a GIRLY MAN. Or something... Not that I have any experience in that area.
Glad that EVE worked for ya- Tomomi swears by it. Although I have a sneaking suspicion it contains various anti-PMS (or perhaps just anti-cojones) chemicals in it. Oh, and thanks for the webpage plug!
Bad headaches.. sheesh. They are the worst. I once had a cluster headache that sent me to the ER with the-worst-nurse-on-the-planet. Though, now what I think about it she didn't offer me anything in supository form.
"I had many questions for her. Why do they make headache medicine in suppository form? Why did she have it on her? Why did she think I would be happier having her give it to me than doing my own self?"
*dissolves into helpless laughter*
And of course the next paragraph, we hope, is a tale for another day. :)
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