Went Shopping

Today was soooo long. I did some shopping with friends, went to lunch, and did some more shopping. Then I came home and took a nap. Then I went back out with a friend and sat around reading at a bookstore. Dinner at a local spot.

Somehow this day felt uberlong.

I found several MS books I would like to read. I want to order them from Amazon.

Sensory:

-Pins and needles: 2, left leg this evening

-Tingles: 1

-Paresthesias (burning): 2, left foot

-Paresthesias (other): 0

-Numbness: 2

-Vision: 3, still blurry, some stabbing pain in my left eye

-Nerve pain: 2, a couple of times in my left leg--but fine most of the day

Motor:

-Walking: 1

-Sore muscles: 2

-Fine motor: 2

-Weak muscles: 5, I thought I would collapse a couple of times.. like I was on the edge of it most of the day. I pushed it when I was weak and tired, because I wanted to spend time with an old friend.

-Spasticity: 4

Cognitive:

-Language processing: 1, some paraphasias, which I was able to detect and correct

-Memory: 0

-Attention: 0

-Confusion: 0

General:

-Fatigue: 6--I got tired enough to take a nap in the afternoon, but I also stood and walked in three different stores. Before MS, that would have been nothing--I was a champion mall walker. Now it is a major achievement.

-Balance: 1

-Sleep: 4, I got eight hours but woke up about a half dozen times. Broken sleep is not the same.

-Bladder: 0

Emotions: I got choked up when an old friend (whom I have not seen in quite a while) brought up my MS. It is still hard for me to talk about.