Full Mind

Category: My Life with MS

  • Physical Therapy II

    When I returned to physical therapy the following week there was a complete attitude change. My PT, Jessica, addressed my concerns about strengthening my core to hopefully stand up straighter. I was given printouts of stretches and exercises to do daily, (see below). She stated that because of the arthritis in my hips, it might…

  • Monthly Weigh In – June 2024

    145.2 lbs. I took this on the 9th and forgot to post

  • A Day in the Life

    A Day in my Life, I will wake up anywhere from 12:30 am until 4 or 5 am. I cannot go back to sleep because my mind is full, so much always going round and round. I will put the TV on, Nick at Nite, it has mindless TV and is enough to distract me…

  • MetLife Stadium, Accessibility for Handicapped Individuals

    First and foremost I will state that Met Life Stadium in Rutherford, NJ is handicap accessible. I’m sure because of ADA guidelines they have to be. The personnel there are very helpful. The following is my experience when going to see The Rolling Stones on May 23, 2024. In February I went online to Ticketmaster…

  • Physical Therapy

    Today was my first day back to Physical Therapy. I told her what had happened to me in the pool and how I can still feel the pain in my left hip. My mistake, I wore a casual sleeveless dress down to my kneess. She had asked me to wear loose clothes and I don’t…

  • “Living on the Edge”

    “I’m very healthy, I just have MS” I have quoted this for years. Even as a child, I was rarely sick. Now at 65, things have changed. I’ve been thinking about the different illnesses that have kept me down and they all have something in common. “Ice Pick Headaches,”. I have had these for years.…

  • Follow-up Doctor Visit. – Monthly Weigh In, May

    146.8, same as April I went to my primary care physician on Tuesday. We discussed what’s been happening with my hip. He didn’t feel I needed X-rays because I didn’t fall down. I have no diagnosis, pinched nerve, sprained muscle? I was told to finish the Prednisone and stop taking the Vicodin. He prescribed Meloxicam…

  • Hilton Head II – Dining, Shopping and more Complications

    Previously I mentioned my feet swelling. I brought 4 pairs of sneakers, one I wore on the drive down. Last minute I bought a pair of sandals just in case my feet swelled up some more. Guess what, they did and that’s all I was able to wear. Because of the severe pain I was…

  • Hilton Head – Complications

    The week is over. My sister in law Jan and husband Joey own a time share for Hilton and were nice enough to invite us and siblings to spend a week with them. We shared a room with his other sister and husband, which worked out well, (we had our own bedrooms and bathrooms). The…

  • Countdown to Vacation

    Tomorrow Pete’s brother and wife are coming to spend the night before heading down to Hilton Head. They have never been here and of course I want the house to look perfect, ok clean and neat. I’ve been doing a little every day. I just finished the vanity in the master bathroom and I can…