Long Day

Around 10:00 last night, I found out that I was giving a presentation at 10:00 am today. Yikes! And that I would have half an hour for what is usually a two-hour presentation. Double yikes. So I stayed up until midnight editing my powerpoint.

Nevertheless, I had a great day. I had very little pain in the morning, but then it came back. My energy level was decent; I did not hit a wall until around 6:00 pm. Just vegging since then--ah the exciting Friday night of a single woman.

Here is the crazy Catch 22 I am in right now: If I sit, my dysesthetic pain gets bad in my whole left leg/foot. If I stand or walk, the dysesthetic pain and pins and needles in both of my feet get bad.

I increased the gabapentin by 300 mg yesterday and today. Tomorrow and Sunday 600 mg increase... etc. No change so far, unless you count the good morning. I suppose that was just chance.

Oh! I got another "You look so good" last night. MS sucks.

Yesterday a friend advised me to have a story ready in case someone from work sees me using the loser scooter at Target or using my cane. Hm. Good thinking.

Sensory:

-Pins and needles: 5

-Tingles: 0

-Dysesthetic pain: 7

-Paresthesias: 2, quite a few random buzzies, prickles, and pinches

-Numbness: 2

-Vision: 2

-Nerve pain: 6

-Hearing: 0

Motor:

-Walking: 2, balance, some stiffness

-Sore muscles: 

-Fine motor: 3

-Weak muscles: 

-Spasticity: 3

Cognitive:

-Language processing: 1

-Memory: 1

-Attention: 1

-Confusion: 1

General:

-Fatigue: 4

-Balance: 3, I had so much trouble walking around an "old town" area nearby. The little town is built on a grade, and the shops have steps and are multi-level. Like two inches up to the dining room area, a step down into the front area--they are in old homes. I had a lot of balance checks, and walking downhill was difficult.

-Sleep: 6, because I got less than six hours--but I slept DEAD. Did not wake once.

-Bladder: 1

-Proprioception: 1

Emotions: I am too tired to remember.