Mike Has MS
Numbness
Healthwise, the past week has been rough. After my appointment with the neurologist, she put me on the steroid therapy. That hasn’t been fun. But I thought I was managing.
It’s funny what stress can do to you when you have MS, especially when you’re in a relapse. I’ve had stress impact me, but not like this.
I mentioned that some of my former coworkers from Shawmut have lost their job. It hit me hard. It was like a member of my family being hurt. When I found out that someone who had been a mentor to me lost her job, the right side of my face went numb. Being a very passionate/emotional person, I deal with my emotions, but calming them isn’t easy for me. Instead, I have to work through them. I spent a bit of time on my chiropractor’s table this week, and that certainly helped a lot. But it was really rough.
Finally today, I was starting to feel better. I got up this morning with a bit of a sore throat. After the past week, having a physical ailment that wasn’t MS-related was very welcome. Knowing that I wasn’t at a hundred percent, I thought I’d put in a half day and get some stuff done. Somehow, I managed to get through the whole day and then leave about 3:30 to head into the city to attend the gathering for the former coworkers who had been let go.
I allowed myself to step off the wagon tonight to have a beer. Singular. One. It wasn’t difficult. With all of the meds I’m on right now, a lot of alcohol would be a very bad thing.
Realizing that I’m still dealing with an MS relapse, coming down with a cold, and the other stresses of my life, one would think that I’d know better than to push myself too far. Still, I was just socializing and catching up with old friends. When I left the bar, my legs felt like jello. That should have been my sign to go home and go to bed, right? Nope. I went to the grocery store and picked up the stuff I need for tomorrow’s cooking. Let me be the first to say it. That was dumb.
If I’ve learned anything, it’s that when my legs feel like jello, it’s really time to stop. After the jaunt to the grocery store, I came home and very quickly put stuff away. Reggie and I walked to the post office to get some NetFlix movies in the mail, and now I’m done. I’m going to let my body rest as long as it wants tomorrow. If that means sleeping until noon, Reggie permitting, that’s what we’re going to do. I’m wiped.
The past week has been rough and I need to get through this.
If you can only have one beer, make it a Dogfish Head Raison D’Extra:
http://www.dogfish.com/brewings/On_Hiatus_Beers/Raison_DExtra/19/index.htm
A little (cough) high on the alcohol volume, though. I mostly remember what I did the night I drank one.
Posted by Brent Ozar on 11/15 at 12:09 AMMIKE! For craps sake take care of yourself will you? Reggie needs you. And of course the blogosphere. Rest up.
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