Catching Up

Well, well, how the mighty [daily] blogger has fallen behind.

I don't know what happened! Forgot. Busy. Oh, well.

Friday was a big day for neuropathic pain.

Saturday was fine in the morning. Went to shrink--good session. Then went to grocery store, which wore me out, came home and collapsed for a couple of hours. Came back to life, went to friend's house for dinner and felt half alive. Then fully alive--practically normal energy for a couple of hours.

Sunday was good for a while, but late afternoon and evening were tough--high fatigue.

Monday was a pretty good day.

Mornings have been rough in general. Probably worse with the time change.

Yesterday started off rough (morning, natch), but then I ended up having a good day.

Today was also rough then good.

I finally read that neuropsych report. I did well, although I know that I would have done better before MS. She did make the comment that environmental distractions are probably influencing my memory lapses, and that the real world is not a distraction-free, quiet environment like the testing environment. More and more, I am noticing that she is right: distractions often cause me to lose track of my thoughts or what I was planning to do. That is not all there is to it, but it is a bigger factor than I thought.

Sensory:

-Pins and needles: 0
-Tingles: 0
-Dysesthetic pain: 6, was 9 on the fronts of my thighs/hips early this morning, 3:00-6:00 am
-Paresthesias: 3, electricity in my lower limbs

-Numbness: 2
-Vision: 0, it has been fine. Just blurry when hot or tired.
-Nerve pain: 2
-Hearing: 1, noticing periodic worsening during the day, as well as the constant buzz that is mostly noticeable when it is quiet

Motor:
-Walking: 1
-Sore muscles: 8, I seem to have pulled a muscle in my left mid/low back. Maybe I slept on it wrong.

-Spasticity: 1
-Weak muscles: 5, having trouble opening doors in public buildings

-Endurance: 4

-Fine motor: 0

Cognitive:
-Processing: 0
-Memory: 1
-Attention: 1
-Confusion: 1

General:
-Fatigue: 2
-Balance: 1

-Vertigo: 0

-Sleep: 7, about 6 hours, not all together. I was awake for quiet a few hours, slept a little, up again, sleep a little more. Too warm in the room.

-Bladder: 1, just medication effects, I think
-Proprioception: 1
-Swallowing: 0
-A: 2 bc gm yesterday due to B7
-B: 0

Emotions: Fine. Maybe a bit irritable because my back has been bugging me all day.