Bad Day Becomes Good

This morning I was too tired to function and had to take a nap. Then I became human. So I'm not going to include the morning in my numbers, just how I felt during the afternoon and evening. I think I was so tired because I didn't sleep well... which I mentioned before.

Sensory:

-Pins and needles: 1

-Tingles: 3--I'm renaming this tingles, which is what I originally called the feeling. That radiology guy called it hypersensitivity. Going back to my word.

-Paresthesias: 1

-Numbness: 1

-Vision: 2--I haven't had anything this afternoon, but I'm including this since I did have floaters this morning for the first two hours after I got up.

Motor:

-Gait: 1--sooo much better!

-Sore muscles: 3 :)

-Fine motor: 3--had to interpret sign language tonight and struggled, but I'm not sure if it was my brain or my hands. Actually, maybe it was my brain.

-Weak muscles: 3

Cognitive:

-Language processing: 2

-Memory: 1

-Attention: 3

-Confusion: 1

General:

-Fatigue: 4 (but it was probably 8 this morning)

-Balance: 1

-Sleep: 7--still stressed out, but MUCH better this afternoon

-Bladder: 3

-Anxiety: 2 this afternoon, was 7 this morning

Great afternoon, right? That's what happens when I sleep what most people would call a good amount (7 hours), get up and sit in a chair for a few hours on the computer and videophone, take a nap for a couple of hours, get up and sit on the couch for a few hours, go to a restaurant (someone else driving), come back and sit around for a couple of hours more, and go out and interpret. Interpreting did make me tired, but honestly, less than two hours of work for the day? I should be feeling good! And I'm happy that I am now.

Resting helped with my anxiety, because I had a better perspective on things when I woke up. Things make more sense when you're not exhausted. And my new friends on the MS forum helped with my anxiety. Honestly, just hearing that most of them lead pretty much normal lives made me feel so much better. They do need to slow down and pace themselves sometimes. They need to rest more. They have a rough time during exacerbations, which they don't have many of if diagnosed early like me. But they walk and work, which are huge for me. I'm still worried about the cost of my medical care, but I am trying not to worry about it too much until I speak with my insurance company. It might turn out that I need to pay very little. You never know. My heavenly father knows what my needs are--I'm sure things will work out according to his plan.