May 21
4:30a- woke just before Joe’s alarm (funny, I don’t ever remember hearing it before). Decided to research how many time I can use thyme leaves.
5:25a- sinuses are amuck. Joe says it’s about that time. I have trouble every couple of months. I thought it was just in Spring & Fall -apparently not. Took Tylenol Sinus. Hope it helps soon, I can hardly breathe with all the mucus and congestion.
6:00a- whole body aches, ankles and wrists throbbing, muscles twitching in left leg, low back throbbing, eyes watery
8:30a- a new friend messaged me that she was praying for me. She used a term that I don’t recall Dr’s using to date. I looked up term. I fit description. I now have something else to shew my Drs. Hopefully, they’ll be receptive.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3669472/
Article has several medical terms I can relate too that haven’t even been discussed with me…keraunoparalysis, urinary retention, etc.
10:18a- have blister on tip of thumb. I keep hitting it and it hurts! Don’t know how I got it.
10:50a-Praise Jesus! I found black DMC floss!!! Looking for something else trying to get ready for our trip.
11:30a- Thrush continues to baffle. I have to watch what I eat to and not overdo too much to keep flair ups to minimum. Best we can figure is it has to do with the lightning strike and my immune system.
2:45p- just finished posting week of journal entries to blog. Now have headache. Low back throbbing. Feet freezing. Putting socks on and resting with heating pad.
8:00p- trying to figure out how to shorten t-shirt sleeves. I know I’ve done it before but can’t remember how. Thought I saved tutorial on Pinterest but can’t find it. Decided to give it a try. Kind of messed up…now trying to fix my mistake. Ugh! Guess I better take break and try again tomorrow.
10:28p- Been in bed for over an hour. Enjoying talking with Joe. Joe says certain parts of my skin feels hot to the touch like they have fever. It’s weird. He’s now sleeping and I’m wide awake. Guess I’ll write a piece or something.
Low back throbbing. Sciatica and rt hip throbbing. Feet tingly. Rt ear itches. Headache. Lymph node swollen at base of left neck. Lower lft leg feels like tourniquit is tightening.
May 22
10:00a- first mtg with PT. Excited but nervous.
11:30a- Blair specializes in neurologic physical therapy and teaches at the college. She had two students with her observing and interjecting their thoughts. She may even video some of sessions for training purposes and to gage progress. She did series of tests to check strength, dizziness, muscles, and musculoskeletal issues. It was determined that I have musculoskeletal issues, vertigo, fatigue, gait issues, multitasking issues to start. She has more tests she wants to do but didn’t want to overtax me. She took notes whole time and will put together an action plan to discuss next time. For now, I have homework. 1. Note every pain, what I was doing to cause the pain, & what I did to ease pain. 2. Note every time I get dizzy, what caused it, & what I did to ease it. Whew. I thought my notes were already long. She said I was very organized with my notes. Wished all her patients were that way. One of tests I had difficulty on. I had to walk and name different animals as I walked. I couldn’t do it. 3/4 way through I admitted I was embarrassed cuz I couldn’t remember any names of animals. It was so hard to talk and walk. I’m exhausted and need to rest a bit.
3:45 lower left leg tourniquit tighten feeling – out running errands (pick up rx), Dizzy, Center of chest hurts, low back hurts,
10:27- I’m exhausted and wore out. Brain taxed and hurts. Low back aches. Lower left leg squeezing feeling easing.
Feel like because I didn’t get packed and didn’t take route just right I didn’t do good enough. Frustrating.
Vestibular Disorders
https://vestibular.org/understanding-vestibular-disorder/symptoms
