Category: Random Thoughts

One of the most frustrating things (for me) about having MS is not knowing. MS is such that it affects everyone in different ways (altho there are some constants) and there is just no telling what could happen to u at any given time. I mentioned in an earlier post that I spent 4 days in bed, just as the new year broke, so I hadn’t been on the computer or doing much of anything at the time. On my first day back to work, I noticed that BOTH my arms were somewhat heavy and typing wasn’t as easy as it should have been. My arms weren’t numb – they just felt kinda weak/lethargic (i know that that is not really a word to describe my arms; i’m just trying to get my point across). thank goodness i din’t have to handwrite anything or else i would have been screwed! Was this something else that i’m going to have to deal with???  As it turns out I’m back to normal – maybe after being “off” for 3 weeks, my body just had to get back in the groove of things?  who really knows. 

A few months ago, i was taking a shower and felt something under my foot. I tried to remove whatever was under my feet and that’s when i realized that THERE WAS NOTHING THERE!!  The best way i can describe it is that all day long, it felt like i was standing on gravel while barefoot. It was then that i realized that the soles of my feet (only the left foot) and my legs up to my knees (both legs) were actually numb. That lasted for about 3 months or so and just like that things went back to normal.

I heard a story about someone i know who woke up one day a few weeks ago and couldn’t see.  Long story short, turns out that his doctors are almost 100% sure that he has MS.

Everyday i wake up and hope that nothing will strike!  In addition, when something odd happens, i immediately wonder if it’s a new sympton that i will have to deal with.  Having MS has made me very aware of my body and any changes that i experience.  Now, as soon as i notice something odd happening, i make sure to be aware of when it started, how long it lasted, exactly how it affected me etc.  Oftentimes, i hope that it’s just my “old” body doing its thing to get thru the day.

In the words of Blinders Off, a fellow blogger, “Living with multiple sclerosis is like a box of chocolate. You never know how it will affect you the next minute, hour, or day.”

I’ve never made a new year’s resolution.  NEVER!  Are u supposed to make them on Old Year’s nite?  New years day?  Are u supposed to tell someone?  say it in ur mind? who knows – NOT me!  Well this year I’m making one and I’m saying it out loud. 

There are few other people in this world who hate the gym and working out as much as I do.  (I finally cancelled my gym memebership at the local gym which was debitting my account monthly!)  I mean, I can’t stand it…If i can get my way I would get my workout in by sitting on a machine and let it do all the work for me.  I was having dinner with a friend in FL and we discussed (he feels the same way i do).  I told him to start working on a plan to get something marketed; I will be his FIRST customer. 

At any rate, i bought a Wii and a Wii Fit for myself last year.  I started off hot and heavy using them both to get my workout in daily (almost), I kept it up for quite some time and then something happened – I’m not sure what – and I haven’t used either of them in a minute.  One of the most important things that an MS patient can do is to workout regularly. I know this! Everytime i go to my neurologist, he asks me how it’s going….the last time he asked me I was very excited to be able to say that i was doing it maybe 2 or 3 times a week – he told me that I should increase to 3 or 4! (what does he want? blood?)

Anyway, so this year Santa gave me a Wii Fit Plus; I also bought another Wii game “The Biggest Loser” – it’s a fitness program to be used along with the Wii Fit.  I am resolving this year to workout consistently.  I do not have to trek to the gym in the cold, in the rain, in the heat…I will be IN my living room – I have NO excuse…besides who benefits in the long run?  ME!

I’ve never made a new year’s resolution.  NEVER!  Are u supposed to make them on Old Year’s nite?  New years day?  Are u supposed to tell someone?  say it in ur mind? who knows – NOT me!  Well this year I’m making one and I’m saying it out loud. 

There are few other people in this world who hate the gym and working out as much as I do.  (I finally cancelled my gym memebership at the local gym which was debitting my account monthly!)  I mean, I can’t stand it…If i can get my way I would get my workout in by sitting on a machine and let it do all the work for me.  I was having dinner with a friend in FL and we discussed (he feels the same way i do).  I told him to start working on a plan to get something marketed; I will be his FIRST customer. 

At any rate, i bought a Wii and a Wii Fit for myself last year.  I started off hot and heavy using them both to get my workout in daily (almost), I kept it up for quite some time and then something happened – I’m not sure what – and I haven’t used either of them in a minute.  One of the most important things that an MS patient can do is to workout regularly. I know this! Everytime i go to my neurologist, he asks me how it’s going….the last time he asked me I was very excited to be able to say that i was doing it maybe 2 or 3 times a week – he told me that I should increase to 3 or 4! (what does he want? blood?)

Anyway, so this year Santa gave me a Wii Fit Plus; I also bought another Wii game “The Biggest Loser” – it’s a fitness program to be used along with the Wii Fit.  I am resolving this year to workout consistently.  I do not have to trek to the gym in the cold, in the rain, in the heat…I will be IN my living room – I have NO excuse…besides who benefits in the long run?  ME!

I’ve been on vacation for the past 2 weeks!  Do i really have to go back to work and jump right in and get back in the swing of things like the last 2 weeks didn’t happen?  yes…i do…ugh!  not my idea of fun.

Anyways, so the first week i was in Atlanta and had a house full for Christmas but the following week, I headed to FL to get some heat and some sun.  Maybe my body couldn’t/didn’t want to deal with the temperature change, so imagine I went down there and i got sick!  The only saving grace was that i got sick on my last day there or else I would have been pissed off that I couldn’t enjoy the warm weather.  I’ve spent the last 4 days hunkered down in bed trying to nurse this flu so that things can go back to normal. 

So now…it’s back to the grind…working hard – now and again, hardly working 🙂