December 2005

December 2005 I decided that I would describe what this was all like, the best that I can, so here I go, currently, my symptoms can best be described as it is like wearing an elbow-length rubber glove on one hand with a tight rubber band on your wrist. Now on the other arm, you… Continue reading December 2005

October 2005

October 2005 By now my symptoms have changed, the biggest changes from six months ago are an increase in the shooting pains in my hands and feet, shaking when performing fine movements, and cold feelings in my left knee. The rest of the symptoms from before are still there and having fun with me. Neurologist… Continue reading October 2005

April 2005

April 2005 At this point in the game, my symptoms are still the left side numbness as a constant and the right side less numb and not as constant as the left. I have a heavy foot when I walk and my short-term memory is pretty much in the toilet. I get tired very easily… Continue reading April 2005

March 2005

March 2005 My first appointment with Dr. Doogie was the standard basic high-level exam, pinpricks, reflexes, plantar reflex checking for the Babinski response, taking my shoes and socks off and walk back and forth barefooted, then I had to walk back and forth and do squats in my underwear and shirt, then there were grip… Continue reading March 2005

October 2004

October 2004 This was going to be my first time in the MRI tube. Now if you don’t know what an MRI is, it is technically called Magnetic Resonance Imaging, but to me, it was better known as a torture table. If you have never had one, basically you are strapped to a table, but… Continue reading October 2004

April 2004

April 2004 In 2004 my symptoms included forgetfulness (I would transpose names and dates. Say the wrong word in the wrong spot…), fatigue (taking naps in the middle of the day just to get through the day), and loss of appetite (comes and goes ). loss of sexual desire (comes and goes), loss of sexual… Continue reading April 2004

2003

2003 My first note states that in 2003 I could feel my heartbeat while I was resting, sometimes it was very hard. This is a very disturbing thing for me for some reason. Years later, I learned that this was Premature Ventricular Contraction (PVC). PVCs are extra, abnormal heartbeats that begin in one of the… Continue reading 2003