Stronger

Yesterday I got a call from an infusion company. They were set to deliver Solu-Medrol, a steroid, to my house so that I could receive is through an IV.

In my house?? Wow, better than going to a clinic.

So I got the goods last night, and a nurse came today to put in the IV and show me how to give myself the medicine. It's kind of complicated, but not bad. Probably just seems complicated because I'm exhausted (that would be the four hours of sleep I'm running on).

The nurse had to stay for the whole infusion, which took 2.5 hours. We had a fantastic conversation about supplements, nutrition, enzymes, chemicals, etc. She validated that I am doing the right thing by researching vitamins. She told me about a website where they report clinical studies of various vitamins, supplements, and drugs. You can search by disorder. I want to look at that!

That nurse was exactly what I needed today. She encouraged me to take ownership of my health, to resist becoming victimized by the healthcare system. That I'm on the right track. I feel much stronger since talking with her.

Emotionally. Phyiscally... Well, I'm sleep deprived. Oh boy. I'm so tired now. I didn't want to nap, but I think I will have to. Maybe a short one.

First, today's numbers:


Sensory:

-Pins and needles: 3

-Tingles: 2

-Paresthesias: 1

-Numbness: 2

-Vision: 1--OH, that reminds me. Last night when I wasn't sleeping (ha), I spent some times watching amazing light shows in my eyes. It didn't matter if my eyelids were closed or open, I had the light shows. Not all the time. After I had been up? After I had been exposed to light? (Like when I got up and blogged.) Maybe this is normal and I never noticed it before. It was like circles and rings.

Motor:

-Gait: 1--except that I haven't done anything

-Sore muscles: 3

-Fine motor: 3

-Weak muscles: 4

Cognitive:

-Language processing: 2

-Memory: 2

-Attention: 2

-Confusion: 2

General:

-Fatigue: 7

-Balance: 2

-Sleep: 8

-Bladder: 2

-Anxiety: 5 this morning in anticipation of the infusion, after that 2

I'm hopeful that the Solu-Medrol will help me feel better.