Today's Stats

Sensory problems:
-Pins and needles: 8--they're pretty much everywhere today. Fingers, back, tongue, feet, legs, and... between legs
-Hypersensitivity: 7 but I kind of asked for it. Aside from the nasty hour after I took a bath I would have given it a 1 or 2
-Paresthesias: 1
-Numbness: 8? Not sure how to rate that, but it was pretty miserable.



Motor problems:
-Gait: 3--on the balls of my feet unless I work to walk heel-toe
-Sore muscles: 3 (still taking ibuprofen for my back) - I have noticed that if I don't walk much, I don't have problems with this. Another trigger is using my laptop on my lap... maybe the heat.
-Fine motor: 3
-Weak muscles: 4

Cognitive problems:
-Language processing: 1
-Memory: 2

General problems:
-Fatigue: 5
-Balance: 2


I tried taking my second dose of gabapentin earlier today than normal. I took the first one at 7:30 and the second one at 1:15. I still dipped low around 3:30, but the low maybe didn't last as long. And I got super tired at 8:00, which would be right as it's wearing off. Since taking this medication I've been going to bed late, like 11:00, and I'm usually not that tired. I think I might have a paradoxical reaction to gabapentin, which is supposed to make you drowsy. It seriously does not for me. I think it gives me more energy. Ugh. 9:00 and I'm falling asleep! But I think I liked the energy spread today better, so maybe I'll try it again tomorrow. And ask the doctor about it.


What a strange day.


Tomorrow I will meet Dr. Gabby! Fingers crossed that she's SMART.