5:00 am? This really couldn't wait?

It's 5:30 in the morning. I got up at 5:00 because my back is (present tense) killing me. It's not a new symptom, though, just my period. This is not good, because I know the way my body works. I took ibuprofen ten minutes ago, so around 6:00 I'll have little enough pain that I can sleep again. But I have to get up at 7:00. Or I could just stay awake, but then I'll be ready to crash by 9:00, which is when church starts. Basically, I can't win. For now I'm bored, tired, and in pain. Not a great start to the day.

OK, I'm done whining. Let's review yesterday:
-Plenty of sleep.
-No working... only activity was going to the store in the morning for my friend to look at camcorders. I planned to go to the pharmacy but got sick and couldn't. Diarrhea. Boo.
-Sat on my butt all afternoon and evening researching camcorders online with my friend. Do you know that there are 600 million camcorders on the market? That's a fact.

Today I'm thinking a rating scale 1-10 is the way to go.

Sensory problems:
-Pins and needles: 2, just some in my right leg and foot
-Hypersensitivity: 2 :)
-Paresthesias: 2, just a few "something is crawling on me!" moments

Motor problems:
-Gait: 3
-Sore muscles: 4
-Fine motor: 1
-Weak muscles: 5

Cognitive problems:
-Language processing: 1
-Memory: 1

General problems:
-Fatigue: 4
-Balance: 1

As you can see, I had a great day yesterday! Of course, I didn't do much. Whatever.

So far today, I have pins and needles in my foot and leg. That's not good if it's this noticeable so early in the day, because it only gets worse. I was having balance issues when I got up and went downstairs just now to take ibuprofen. I wonder if that's because it was so dark. I wonder how much I'm relying on vision for balance.

Ah, that's it for now. Hm, 5:53 and my back is feeling better, right on schedule. I'm getting tiiiiiired. Maybe I'll try to take an hour's nap before I have to get ready for church. Oh, yeah, feeling it in my bones now.