Tired
Wow- it's been 5 or so nights since I got decent sleep. It's "big shot" night (Avonex) so I'll try to turn in early, although I have a feeling I'll wake up at 3 am.
I do worry. Lately my speech has been slurred from time to time, I'm having trouble with feeling stumbly when I walk, and worst of all, I have a hard time "finding words" and being precise when I'm talking. Not to mention, memory issues.
I think I'm going to try doing some research on brain function- you know how different areas of the brain take over to enable a stroke victim to regain function? Like that. (There's probably a TERM for it that I've forgotten!)
Anyhow, I have this boss at work- a brilliant guy that I admire very much (did I mention he's also cute and UNavailable, damn)- well, this guy had a stroke when he was in his twenties and the damage was severe. He not only regained full function, he is effing amazing! So I'll keep that in mind.
I'm on two different therapies, Avonex and Copaxone. Well, here's a PILL (no shots, OMG) that reduces the occurance of relapses by 60% VS the current treatment's 30% (each, the clinical trial I'm in is to see if both administered together are more effective.) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_63464.html
I do worry. Lately my speech has been slurred from time to time, I'm having trouble with feeling stumbly when I walk, and worst of all, I have a hard time "finding words" and being precise when I'm talking. Not to mention, memory issues.
I think I'm going to try doing some research on brain function- you know how different areas of the brain take over to enable a stroke victim to regain function? Like that. (There's probably a TERM for it that I've forgotten!)
Anyhow, I have this boss at work- a brilliant guy that I admire very much (did I mention he's also cute and UNavailable, damn)- well, this guy had a stroke when he was in his twenties and the damage was severe. He not only regained full function, he is effing amazing! So I'll keep that in mind.
I'm on two different therapies, Avonex and Copaxone. Well, here's a PILL (no shots, OMG) that reduces the occurance of relapses by 60% VS the current treatment's 30% (each, the clinical trial I'm in is to see if both administered together are more effective.) http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_63464.html