Last night I could feel a headache coming on, but unlike a normal headache which I get a lot it was mainly around my left eye. I took some paracetamols and tramadol, as I find they work best taken together, as well as some ibruprofen. (It eased eventually to a bad headache, but wasn't able to use the laptop, and it felt much better once I went to bed in the dark. I don't get them this bad very often and it woke me up about half six this morning, so had to go and make a drink and get some more tablets.
Eventually after many more tablets it eased to bearable, and now just feels like there's a needle stuck in my eye.
I can't say I've done much today, I did manage to do one load of washing as my husband Paul changed our quilt cover which is too big and heavy for me. I did hang it out, but its not easy when your arms feel like lead weights, struggling with a wet king size cover!
Laura our daughter helped me cook tea, we had a new piece of chicken with a cheese and ham crust which I really enjoyed. Most days I eat food but don't enjoy it, but for once it was a pleasant change and will be perfect with some home grown vegetables like their marrow and courgettes.
I can't eat very rich food any more, especially fresh cream, or foods in a creamy sauce. But despite not eating anything like what I used to, I still don't lose much weight. Not been active and getting much exercise is my main problem, but even small walks aren't easy when you are in pain.
My face is numb at one side at the moment, which was one of my very first symptoms years ago. I was referred to see a neurologist with the numbness and tingling who arranged for me to have an MRI. But when the results ruled out MS, the doctor said she couldn't explain my symptoms so discharged me!
I did have a nerve conduction study done, which showed I had carpal tunnel in my wrists. But no one explained why my feet were extremely sensitive, or one side of my body was sensitive, but the other was numb.
It gets rather depressing when test after test comes back and the doctors don't have any answers.
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