OK Morning, Rough Evening

I had a pretty decent morning, was tired and had quite a bit of spasticity and pain beginning in the afternoon, and have had a lot of nerve pain this evening. And it is only 7:30. Things do not get better at this point in the day, just FYI.

Being in this kind of pain is exhausting. I suspect that it is what brought on my recent emotionality--pain is more emotionally exhausting than physically. When I am in a lot of pain, I am much more likely to cry at small things or to become overwhelmed easily.

Sensory:

-Pins and needles: 2

-Tingles: 2, I guess I should say where: tongue, right foot, groin. I have had groin tingles for a few days now. Mostly before I need to use the bathroom or something. I guess my body gets confused on what it feels.

-Paresthesias (burning): 5, both feet and up the outsides of my heels were quite painful this evening. Today Dr. Google taught me that this is called dysesthetic pain. Although this website looks rather suspect, it describes dysesthetic pain perfectly: Link.

-Paresthesias (other): 1

-Numbness: 4, losing feeling in my legs frequently this evening, also sometimes along an arm. Also semi-numb tongue.

-Vision: 2, still blurry, hard to focus

-Nerve pain: 6, left leg all the way down sciatic nerve

Motor:

-Walking: 1 this morning but has degenerated to 4 this afternoon--very stiff

-Sore muscles: 6, spastic quadriceps were so sore this afternoon. A tendon behind my left hip is sore right now. And my calves... but not as much as those quads were!

-Fine motor: 2

-Weak muscles: 4 (I guess--not my main concern with all the pain)

-Spasticity: 6

Cognitive:

-Language processing: 1

-Memory: 2

-Attention: 0

-Confusion: 2

General:

-Fatigue: 2

-Balance: 1

-Sleep: 2

-Bladder: 0, at least something is working right

-Proprioception! Welcome, new category. I will start you off with a 3 for difficulty this morning and for nearly causing me to fall down the stairs this afternoon.

Emotions: See previous post!