Fantastic Day!

Since I last posted, I have been hard at work painting my house.

Tuesday I painted and had a pretty good day. Wednesday I painted and was struggling. Almost fell off ladders and stools. I had to lie down on the cold tile floor for a while, which helped. I think I got too warm, and maybe it was a little humid. Yesterday I took a day off of painting. I started off okay but quickly went downhill--still worn out from all that painting! Today I painted all day (all day!) and had the best day I have had in a long time. I felt at least 80% normal. Maybe 90%. :)

And my shot was not very painful! I took a three-minute break to take care of business and was back to painting.

I am really wondering if I might be on daclizumab. I certainly would not expect Avonex to make me feel better. And this dramatic turnaround is probably not completely due to PT. Speaking of PT, I went yesterday and wow, what a difference from the last time I went, which was one week ago. The bike still stunk, but the treadmill was so much easier. I felt like I could have gone longer, whereas normally I am pushing myself even to get on it.

I am so grateful to have more energy.

The only thing that was a bummer today was my horrible dry mouth. Still a problem.

Sensory:

-Pins and needles: 2
-Tingles: 0
-Dysesthetic pain: 1
-Paresthesias: 0

-Numbness: 3
-Vision: 0
-Nerve pain: 2
-Hearing: 1

Motor:
-Walking: 0
-Sore muscles: 2

-Spasticity: 2
-Weak muscles: 3

-Endurance: 2

-Fine motor: 2, because of my darn tremor! It acted up in the morning and then again in the evening (after I took a shower--warmth is definitely a factor). Left worse than right.

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

General:
-Fatigue: 1
-Balance: 0

-Sleep: 0

-Bladder: 1
-Proprioception: 0
-Swallowing: 0? (Didn't pay attention)
-A: 0
-B: 3

Emotions: Happy, I guess. I did not mind painting, and I was grateful for friends who helped.