Saturday, February 11, 2012

Awful Then Better ?

I had a completely awful morning. I was tired and weak... SO weak. I went to breakfast with a friend (I am not going to stop living just because I feel awful), and then we went to Target. I did not want to use the scooter, so I pretty much draped myself over the cart, using it to help support my weight.

When I got home, I tried to take a nap, but I was startled a few times just as I was about to fall asleep. I am the worst napper on the planet, so after two hours of trying, I gave up. I could not walk down the stairs, so I bumped down on my behind. Oh, and I was in a great deal of pain, had been since just before I tried to sleep. I remember that sitting to go downstairs was painful.

Anyway, I came downstairs, flopped on the couch, and burst into tears. I cried for a long time, then I laid around for a long time. At some point, I got up and went into the kitchen... and realized that I was not tired anymore. I ended up having plenty of energy from about 4:00 on.

I wonder how I can feel so awful and then better? Is there a reason I felt better? Or just "MS is weird"? Honestly, I should have been even more tired, because I took a Vicodin around 3:00. Maybe Vicodin gives me energy? Ha, I doubt it. I am going to take another one now--my pain is building again.

Sensory:
-Pins and needles: 2
-Tingles: 1
-Dysesthetic pain: 2 morning, 9 late morning-early afternoon, 6 while on Vicodin (I think it did help), 7 now that the Vicodin is wearing off
-Paresthesias: 7, electricity and some electric shocks. But most of the day was fine. This increased in tandem with the dysesthetic pain.
-Numbness: 2, my tongue is so much better! Could it have been related to the dry mouth? Or directly to the ami?
-Vision: 1
-Nerve pain: 3
-Hearing: 1, tinnitus that I would guess is 1,000-6,000 Hz

Motor:
-Walking: 6 morning, 2 evening
-Sore muscles: 4
-Fine motor: 2
-Weak muscles: 8 morning, 5 evening
-Spasticity: 3

Cognitive:
-Processing: 0
-Memory: 0, I think
-Attention: 0
-Confusion: 0

General:
-Fatigue: 10! but now it is more like 3
-Balance: 3
-Sleep: 1
-Bladder: 2
-Proprioception: 1
-Swallowing: 1
-A: 0
-B: 0

Emotions: I cried because I was frustrated and exhausted. It seems like I often cry when I am exhausted. And of course, some of the tears were because I was in pain.

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