Gardening, music, life with MS
I finally had my appointment with Dr. Oh at VCU on Thursday the 8th. It happened to be very good timing as I had just gotten over an episode of trigeminal neuralgia and this would be the first time I can discuss it with him. He did apologize and said that he couldn’t vbelieve I’ve […]
This month I weighed in a 143 lbs. even. I was hoping it would be less, being that I went an entire week living on soup and oatmeal. I felt it in my body and the way my clothes fit that I didn’t lose anything.
I have figured out how to bypass inserting pictures on my laptop by posting on my iPad where the pictures already are. I hope this works. Here are the before and after pictures I needed to post. My eyes are a lot more open, chin, neck and cheeks much smoother. I’m very happy with the […]
On Friday, my prescription was finally ready. My neurologist had called in Oxcarbazepine 150 mg. The dose was 2 tablets twice a day as needed for pain. I picked it up around 12:30 in the afternoon and took the first dose. I was still using the Ora Gel. It made me very sleepy, but the […]
Sources for the information below are from the Mayo Clinic and other certified medical websites when I googled , “severe facial pain” ” Trigeminal neuralgia is sudden, severe facial pain (affecting the face). It’s often described as a sharp shooting pain or like having an electric shock in the jaw, teeth or gums. ” Causes […]
That is how I’m feeling. Everything seems overwhelming to me. I can’t make any important decisions concerning what I want. I used to be so good at wanting something and going after it. Now everything seems like too much trouble. I feel like I’m lazy. Pete is gone for 2 days and all I’ve done […]
Watching The Today Show last week, like I always do, they had a lady on, (famous, can’t think of her name and I don’t want to look it up……which is the whole problem here). Anyway, she had 5 questions that you should ask yourself. I didn’t get past the first one. “What do you want?” […]
I finally did it! Yesterday I went to Richmond Aesthetic Center and spent $3600 on a threadllift. They are priced at $300. a thread. You are fully awake and aware of what they are doing and can ask questions as the procedure is administered. By they, I mean the technician and her assistant. They do […]
January 7, 2024, 144.6 lbs. There you go. This was my exact weight in November and December was my surprise 141.6. Oh well, 3 lbs. lost, 3 lbs. gained, what else is new? It’s to be expected the way I ate ove the holidays!
Still at the same Marriott Courtyard. Since I last posted, the long distance from parking to our room, we decided that I would sit on my walker and Pete would push me, I had quickly decided against using the wheelchair because it wouldn’t fit into the room. Anyway we’ve done this a lot when I’m […]