Thursday, October 20, 2011

Am I Getting Better?

Do I dare hope that I am getting better? I just a great day (after sleeping well)?

Sensory:
-Pins and needles: 2, left leg/butt, left foot
-Tingles: 0 I think
-Paresthesias (burning): 1, left and right feet--still pushing through the medicine a bit, but I can't complain
-Paresthesias (other): 1, crawling sensation left sciatic nerve at top of leg, also some electricity feelings around there
-Numbness: 1, not much today, whew. I would have rated this a 5 the last couple of days.
-Vision: 3. I still have the floaters in both eyes but very few today. However, I have had some trouble focusing my eyes. Two different problems in this area: 1. I occasionally turn to look and it's like what I see is a little behind my head movement, 2. frequently this afternoon and evening I focus on something only to have it go out of focus quickly. Sometimes in and out of focus--working to get it in focus only to lose it. Far things are better, near things are worse (which is the opposite of when my vision was blurry with the steroids).
-Nerve pain: 2, left leg--again the "thigh-butt joint"

Motor:
-Gait: 1
-Sore muscles: 2, right calf, left hamstring
-Fine motor: 3
-Weak muscles: 4
-Spasticity: 3 for right gastroc, the other three usual suspects are minimal

Cognitive:
-Language processing: 2
-Memory: 2
-Attention: 0
-Confusion: 1

General:
-Fatigue: 3--seriously
-Balance: 3
-Sleep: 1, got a little over 8 hours. Ahhhh....
-Bladder: 3, and I noticed it is worst when I first get up

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