Those MS People Kind of Freaked Me Out

So the MS dinner last night... Man, those people are bad off. They were stumbling all over the place. I was chatting with a deaf woman, and she asked me my name and if I'm hearing at least three times. I finally wrote it down for her. Thinking about those people scares me. When will I be like them?

Nevertheless, I had a good day.

Sensory:

-Pins and needles: 1

-Tingles: 1, left thumb, arm near elbow

-Paresthesias (burning): 2, feet and also quads. It's different than sore muscles--really feels like burning, like in my feet. I don't know what to think. I also had it yesterday or the day before. I tend to second guess myself and not record symptoms the first time they happen.

-Paresthesias (other): 2, tiny electric shocks in my left sciatic nerve behind my thigh

-Numbness: 2, the usual. Plus I feel like the lateral half of my right pinky might be on its way out.

-Vision: 1, no focusing problems today, just a few floaters

-Nerve pain: 1

Motor:

-Gait: 2

-Sore muscles: 3, calves, quads--worse when I wake up (very stiff) and in the evening (very tired).

-Fine motor: 2

-Weak muscles: 4, still having trouble with stairs, walking through a parking lot, etc.

-Spasticity: 3, both areas but more calves today, esp. right

Cognitive:

-Language processing: 1

-Memory: 2

-Attention: 0

-Confusion: 2

General:

-Fatigue: 4

-Balance: 2--I think it is better at night. I did not need to hold onto the walls when I got up to go to the bathroom last night.

-Sleep: 4, 7 hours--6 in a row then another half hour... awake.. another half hour.. yeah, I suck. But I really took it easy this morning and rested a lot.

-Bladder: 2

I got emotional today when a friend said that I should not feel pressured to go with her to a concert next Saturday. Because I definitely did feel like I needed to say yes! When she said that I did not, I was so relieved (or something) that I cried a little.

And six more days to the MS Center appointment. I cannot wait.