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Boy, did I ever do something stupid on Saturday morning - I tried to stand on my tiptoes to look out our kitchen window. I get muscle spasms and Charlie horses in my left calf quite often, but this was so much more painful and terrible than usual! I can usually hop around the room a bit and "dance" the cramp/ spasm away; but this one was crazy! I ended up collapsing on the floor and screaming and crying. Nothing could be done to unlock my calf muscle. I'm so glad it is wintertime because if our windows had been open, I'm sure a neighbour would have called the police as I was screaming so loudly, as if an axe murderer had entered our home. My poor husband looked so helpless as there was nothing either of us could do to stop the pain. Usually the pain eases within 10 - 20 seconds, but not this one! Two days later and I'm still walking with a slight limp still. The muscle is still very sore - feels like I walked a marathon on this one leg. That will teach me to try and stand on my tiptoes! LOL.
I went to my neurologist a few weeks ago, and we discussed my cognitive problems. I'm on a new medication - Aricept. This is a medication for Alzheimer's disease, but I guess they are now using it to help Msers with Cognitive issues. I haven't had any problems yet (knock on wood) but I was reading another MS forum where other Msers tried this medication but had to stop because of wicked nightmares and dreams. My dreams have definitely been more dramatic and weird the past couple of weeks. Oh, the brain is such a neat thing!
My oldest cat Theodore almost died a few weeks ago! It was pretty scary. The vet even seemed so surprised that he was able to pull through. He has Diabetes and we have to give him 2 insulin injections daily - no problems. But he developed a cyst on his leg which popped; what a gross mess! We took him to the vet; she drained his wound and cleaned it up and gave us some medicine to help fight injections for the next week. One pill every morning, and another pill and a vial of liquid medicine to squirt down his throat every evening (plus his usual 2 injections every day). Everything seemed to be going OK until he stopped eating and drinking. He hid inside his kitty condo in the basement for 3 days and wouldn't come out. We thought for sure he was going to leave us, but a miracle - he has sprung back to life! He is his old awesome self again! Yippee! What a major relief.
Ciao for now!
TLC
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"I will get by; I will survive" - the Grateful Dead
April 4, 2008
Greetings everybody!
My doctor put me off work for one month. Gosh, did I ever need that! I felt so much better, and my blood pressure went down. I wish I did not have to go back to work. I wish I were able to stay home permanently. But since I cannot, I have to toughen up and get used to it.
My diabetic kitty (Theodore) has been doing quite well. We changed his food from the kibble to canned, mushy food. I’ve done a lot of research, and I have joined a website forum for diabetic cat owners. The group is incredible. They say all cats (not just those with diabetes) should NOT eat kibble food, but should eat canned, mushy food, or even better a raw-meet diet. Theodore (and his 2 brothers) has been enjoying the canned foods. It’s almost a race to see which one can eat the most and eat the fastest.
I have a team in the “Super Cities Walk for MS” again this year. Our team name is the “Kit Katz”; I wanted to change our name, but I could not think of a new one. I’m doing a lottery draw to try and raise money. My goal is to raise $500. If you would like to support me in the MS Walk, check out my fundraising page at:
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