finally, a flu day to myself

The last couple of Avonex injections have been coincided with lots of things to get done.  Therefore, I've had to just suffer through flu day and not deal with it.  Today, finally, was flu day, and I had nothing to do.  I was able to just sleep and be.  I enjoyed it.  I've rather missed it.  It was miserable, and I was up for most of the night feeling feverish.  Even so, I've enjoyed the day as much as one can.

I saw a new doctor this week.  I wanted, and the hospital scheduled me, for an appointment with a local neurologist.  That will be much more helpful than my wonderful doctor, who is too far away.

I'm in the examination room.  She comes in, and introduces herself, but tells me I can call her Yvonne.  I just smile and warmly say hello.  She then looks at me, and says, "You don't recognize me, do you?"

I don't and have no idea where I would know her from.  All the doctors from the hospital were male, so that can't be it.

She then tells me she was a nurse for me at Camp Howe years ago.  Her name is familiar to me at this point.  Thing is, I can't remember if I liked her, or disliked her as a nurse.  Now, she's a doctor.  That's pretty cool.  As a doctor, I like her anyway, even if I didn't back then.

Avonex

On the night of my shop, I typically wake up around 4am with a fever from my Avonex.  Last night was no different.  

I got up, ate something, took some Tylenol PM and went back to sleep.  I wonder, if this medication thing is the wrong choice for me.  I know lots of people with MS who don't take meds, and I know people who MS who do.  How do I know what is the right choice for me?

snow is falling

I hate snow still, buts its a Saturday.  And it's flu day.  I timed that one so that I would just sleep though the snow.  Tomorrow, the snow ends, and I will go out and about again.

I feel surprisingly good today.  It's flu day, so I have all that going on, but otherwise good.  I guess the lovely lesions aren't doing much trouble now.  My mental space is good.  I can't complain, but I can go back to sleep while watching TIVOed NCIS.  Life is good!

Shots

I usually do my Avonex shot at night, and then take some Nyquil and sleep through the worst of the side effects.  I'll take it either Friday or Saturday night, depending on my weekend plans.

This weekend I went car shopping Saturday morning.  (I got a Focus, which is not anything that I am happy with, but it was cheap and I'm desperate).

Then my best friend in the world was moving today (Sunday), so I didn't want the flu then.  So I did my shot at noon time on Saturday.  This was the first time I had done it at a time other than bedtime.

It SUCKED.  I felt miserable all day and could not fall asleep for the life of me.  Then, today my back was so sore, I wasn't all that helpful moving.  I didn't even have my subaru to fit lots of stuff in.

September 9, 2012

You're especially easy to please today, dear Sagittarius, but also very willing to do the pleasing. A general trend in your life recently is a larger focus on relationships and the joy you feel when you are with someone one on one. This is a good year for enhancing or attracting a partnership. Later today, you are especially in touch with your own motivations, as well as others. Trust your perception now.

Officially a fan

This thing is brilliant and didn't hurt at all!!