Ohhh! The abundance of posts... I've been staying in a lot because of my speech problems. I mean, everyone pretty much knows what I sound like because I posted a YouTube video of it, but it's still embarrassing. There are a few things I want to get to everyone about...
Updates on my relapse:
- Knees are in pain. Sometimes when I stand up (or get out of bed), the pain is so excruciating, I feel like my knee-caps are breaking in half. Worst pain ever (worse than kidney stones). I have arthritis in my right knee but now both knees bother me. Doctors think I got arthritis from being in a wheelchair so long, and going from very active to inactive, back to very active. I've been keeping those warm knee-wraps on at night, which help tremendously.
- Speech problems are improving. Not so much stuttering anymore but just speaking veeeery sloooowly... I sound like I had a few too many. Ironically, when I was drinking, I sounded normal. Ah, that's life for ya.
- Vision is coming back. It's my right eye. I'm noticing a lot of my symptoms are on my right side, which instantly reminds me of what my doctor said once: the lesion should be on your left side. Brain works in mysterious ways. I know the lesion is in my brain because I'm having mostly cognitive flare-ups.
- Spasms are under control. I have been taking Ativan three times a day, which helps a lot. I notice my foot still turns, but I'll wear my AFO if it's a problem. Don't want a sprained ankle now, do we?
Went to the doctor's Monday morning with Hall. Test results came back -- NO TREATMENTS NEEDED! YAYAYAYAYAYA!
There was a time when my friends would get freaked out about my symptoms with Multiple Sclerosis. Maybe it depends on the people, I don't know. Like, someone like Chunks probably would have laughed if he saw the last video I posted. However, a few of my friends, and people I'm friendly "with" but not "close", shared my video across Facebook and Twitter. The response I am getting from the last video I put up has been mind-blowing. This morning while I was checking my logger for my website, I noticed I had probably 5x's more viewers than I normally did. It's now 2:00 p.m. and I have a visitor almost every minute (I am hoping my blog doesn't crash?!). The MS Facebook page put up my link to my Slurred Speech + Afo video on their Facebook page. I want to cry, THAT IS SO AWESOME!
Speaking of stories, I asked on Facebook today (which some is public, most of it is private, so I ask you to add me!) asking my Sunny readers if any of you would like to contribute to my blog. I'd give you permission to access my blog and you can write, then submit your own entries, vlogs, pictures, whatever you'd like! Even if you want to write a poem, or want to write some song lyrics that move you... anything! I think it would be really cool to have different perspectives from us sick folk from all over the world.
And to you, Sunny readers -- Are there any subject topics any of you would like me to talk about? I know a few of you wanted me to go more into the sex thing, but I'm curious what others you'd like to see??!
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