Going Downhill Again?

I seem to be getting worse again. Darn.

I was not able to do much today. Worn out quickly, with muscle weakness a big problem.

However, I had a nice evening of immune, autoimmune, MS, and digestive research. I continued reading Curing MS, which I have out [overdue] from the library and my friend just found today. I was about 100 pages in already and had just gotten to the good stuff.

I learned about monoclonal antibodies. Good timing, since I will possibly be receiving an injection of the monoclonal antibody daclizumab on Friday. Now I understand how they work.

As things came up, I googled them and tried to find reliable information. I took notes, since my memory was poor today.

Sensory:

-Pins and needles: 1

-Tingles: 0

-Dysesthetic pain: 4

-Paresthesias: 0

-Numbness: 1

-Vision: 2?

-Nerve pain: 3

-Hearing: 1, high-pitched, "fuzzy" tinnitus again, as well as positional pulsatile tinnitus

Motor:

-Walking: 3

-Sore muscles: 3

-Fine motor: 1

-Weak muscles: 6, but it did wax and wane

-Spasticity: 5

Cognitive:

-Processing: 2, spelling problems again, as well as word finding

-Memory: 2, had to use strategies again, which reduced frustration

-Attention: 0

-Confusion: 0

General:

-Fatigue: 6

-Balance: 2

-Sleep: 0

-Bladder: 0

-Proprioception: 1

-Swallowing: 1

-A: 0

-B: 4

Emotions: Bored! Is that an emotion? I was bored most of the day, until I started researching MS. Then the time flew. (I first typed flu, ha.)