Thursday, December 8, 2011

End to the Pain?

I read a little more in the MS and feelings book. It made the point that feelings do not vanish; they only hibernate. Hm.

Dr. Rob said I can increase my gabapentin from 1800 mg/day to 2700 mg/day. Woohoo! Hopefully it helps. He said to give it two weeks; if it is not better, I need to go see him.

Sensory:
-Pins and needles: 5
-Tingles: 1
-Dysesthetic pain: 7
-Paresthesias: 1
-Numbness: 5
-Vision: 2, barely
-Nerve pain: 5
-Hearing: 0

Motor:
-Walking: 1, just having problems with distances. My gait is pretty darned good.
-Sore muscles: 1
-Fine motor: 1
-Weak muscles: 4
-Spasticity: 3

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

General:
-Fatigue: 3
-Balance: 0
-Sleep: 3, woke up a couple of times with bad dreams
-Bladder: 1
-Proprioception: 1

Emotions: I feel happy most of the time. But when I think about MS, I feel angry and frustrated, and I wonder why I have it.

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