I had my appointment with my neurologist in Hamilton yesterday. My adorable little mother joined me, as she always does. The weather wasn’t good at all. Both legs of the trip were in total downpours. Oh well, at least it wasn’t freezing rain! Surprisingly, people were driving fairly decently, with only a few maniac drivers on the QEW. I had my MRI images on CD with me, which the doctor reviewed, along with the written results (which I did not see). I asked him if he noticed the little lesion, and if he zoomed in on it. I showed him my slightly altered pic on my phone:
He had a really good laugh and said “Oh look, it’s waving hello!” I told him that all of my lesions are adorable. Tee hee! I explained to him how I had some very severe itching spells over the last few months. I said it was itching down to the bone and was harder to deal with than the crushing pains I often have. I was leery telling him about it because “itching” sounds so trivial, but both bouts lasted for two to five days and were very intense and worse than pain. He said that based on the description and his physical tests showed I was stiff on my left side, that I most likely had an MS flare-up. Bummer, but it could have been worse! Still sucks though. He offered to put me on another med to help control the spasms, itching and numbness, but I declined unless things get worse and harder to deal with. I’m on enough meds already! So other than that, the appointment went fine. Then another yucky drive home in the rain. It’s all good, especially when you get to come home to this….Boo looking like an angel:
Abby being as googly as ever:
Pinky and her friend Peanut:
And then there’s Mya, who we unfortunately had to eat tonight after cooking her on the grill (food prices keep going up):
The Mya burgers were very tiny but delicious!
Today’s symptoms: I think I got a total of three hours sleep last night, and not all in a row. This insomnia really sucks! Been going on for over a month. I think like the neurologist pointed out, my left side is stiff – feels like I’m constantly tensing all of my muscles on that side. It’s like a 24/7 work out! Makes it hard to relax though and I’m sure it’s contributing to the lack of sleep. Hopefully things get better soon!
Lizzy McFly 