It's Monday

and I went to PT today.
I'm back on track with things after that crappy week I had last week.
Got to PT today and talk to my therapist about what my Neuro wants them to do. When I went to see my Neuro on Friday he said he wants to have PT start e-stim on my left leg.
So, Cindie hooked me up to the machine today and ran me through a 15 minute course of e-stim.
Not sure it did much but I think my Neuro's feelings are that with time it may help some things to start firing again in my leg.

I finish PT and we come home...I feel pretty good. After I get a bit to eat I come up to the room to check my e-mail and watch a few minutes of TV and the next thing I know...I'm waking up.. I look at the clock and it's been almost 3 hours.. Geez.....
I guess after being down and out all last week with that bug or whatever it was I had..I'm gonna have to build back up again and get back in the swing of my regular activities.

One last thing... I came across this website today..actually it is a branch of Google..(man, Google is pretty amazing with some of the things you can do with it)
Anyway, It is Google Health. It is an online health record. You can add any disorders, diseases etc..that you have. Medications that you are on or allergies that you have and it keeps all that info in one nice easy to access website that you can refer to if you need to.
https://www.google.com/health/p/
Give it a try...it's pretty cool. I'm also adding it as a link to my Links section here on the blog.

I guess that's it for now...

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A post today

just because...
Nothing to post of any importance...just felt like posting today for the sake of putting something new on here...
I hope everyone likes the new layout and if you haven't visited the actual blog...take a few minutes and check things out. http://dealingwithtm.blogspot.com/

As time goes on I will be adding new and different things to it to keep it "fresh" and while your there on the blog...leave me a comment..I'd love to know who's popping in...

Anyway..I found a cute joke to post here...since all us TM'rs have made so many doctors visits...we just might be able to relate to this too... :-) especially us guys that are having bladder function issues because of the TM.

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They always ask at the doctor's office why you are there, and you have to answer in front of others what's wrong and sometimes it is embarrassing.

There's nothing worse than a Doctor's Receptionist who insists you tell her what is wrong with you in a room full of other patients. I know most of us have experienced this, and I love the way this old guy handled it.

An 86 year old man walked into a crowded waiting room and approached the desk.... The Receptionist said, 'Yes sir, what are you seeing the Doctor for today?'

'There's something wrong with my dick', he replied.

The receptionist became irritated and said, 'You shouldn't come into a crowded waiting room and say things like that.

'Why not? You asked me what was wrong and I told you,' he said.

The Receptionist replied; 'Now you've caused some embarrassment in this room full of people. You should have said there is something wrong with your ear or something and discussed the problem further with the Doctor in private.'

The man replied, 'You shouldn't ask people questions in a room full of strangers, if the answer could embarrass anyone.'

The man walked out, waited several minutes and then re-entered.

The Receptionist smiled smugly and asked, 'Yes??'

'There's something wrong with my ear', he stated.

The Receptionist nodded approvingly and smiled, knowing he had taken her advice. 'And what is wrong with your ear, Sir??'

'I can't piss out of it,' he replied.

The waiting room erupted in laughter.

Mess with seniors and you're gonna lose!
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Budda Boom..

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Friday Morning

and I woke up at 4:00am.. I feel okay though..no headache today and all else seems okay..as far as all the mess I was going through this past week with not feeling well.
I had my appointment this A.M. with my Neuro at 7:45. We talked about why I keep getting "sick" like I have been.

This is the 4th time that I know for sure that I've been sick like this past week. It's really weird but I did have a bit of a revelation last night while sleeping...it wasn't a dream but more of a thought that I had while sleeping.. and what that was..is this: I remembered that after the second time I was sick I thought to myself that I was glad I wasn't working because it seemed that each time I got sick, it was over a weekend and it would have screwed my weekend up.
Now, keep in mind, I was actually thinking and remembering this, this morning before I got up.

So, I started browsing my own blog (I knew there was a good reason that I started this blog..) and looking at the dates that I updated during the times I was sick. Here's where it gets really strange...EVERY time I have gotten sick like this, it did start on a Friday or Saturday...so what I was thinking was actually true. Now, why the hell would this be the case..?

Now, back to my Neuro appointment today. I brought all this up my doc..and he's totally confused with me. He actually tells me that I am his medical mystery. I think he kind of likes having me as a patient (he sure spends a LOT of time with me) because I am a challenge..he says that each appointment we have there is always something new (personally, I feel like a science experiment or guinea pig sometimes).

<---me......

I ask him if he thinks I'm picking something up at my PT sessions or what. I mean, I've been around people here at home that have had colds and such...and I've not gotten sick from that.. My doc doesn't know.

What he is suggesting..he is prescribing something for me..so that if and when this happens again..to try. It is a migraine med. Every time this has started it begins with a headache.. I'm not sure what a migraine is because I'm not sure I've ever had one but doc wants me to try this and see what happens. Even if it is a migraine, it still doesn't explain why it happens on a Friday or a Saturday.

OOoookay then....with that aside...I had posted just a while back that I went back in for a new MRI. My doc had those results in aannnddd.. This new MRI no longer shows any inflamation where my lesion used to be. He tells me that is a good thing..it is a good indicator as to why I've made the progress I have. Although he did mention that he noticed some disc slippage..and he may at some point, refer me to a spine specialist for evaluation as to some other types of PT for that.

He also made a recommendation for me to have PT start e-stim with me in conjunction with some of the therapy I've already been doing. If that shows any improvement in muscle strength and control then we'll work on getting me a machine for home.

So, happy Friday everyone...I hope everyone likes the new layout and name for my blog. I will be changing the layout slightly over time (as I learn more about HTML and XML code)..just to make it a little more "interesting".
I am also considering changing the name of the blog again already.. not sure though..
Leave me comments if you like the name of the blog or not.. Hell, just leave me comments..I'd be really interested as to who is popping in to read this rag...

http://dealingwithtm.blogspot.com

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