I’m grumpy and miserable today. Everything irritates me and it’s driving my wife mental. She says I’m just not myself, and I’m forced to agree. We think it’s because I’ve increased my stimulation so much, so I immediately reduce the voltage on my neurostimulator by 0.1v on both sides (now 1.95v on the left, 2.15v on the right). I don’t feel any immediate difference, but I’m sure tremor will increase later. Dyskinesia was becoming a problem in any case, so it’s probably best that I’ve decreased the stimulation.
We decide to do some work on the house today. There is a redundant fireplace in the dining room which I have lined out with pine boards, and the idea is to turn it into storage space (which is in very short supply in our little cottage) by shelving it out.
I make a list of all the tools and materials required to do the job, my wife locates them (saving me hours of searching, cussing and frustration).
By the time we have to pack everything away (we are going to Hevingham this evening for a Chinese takeaway to celebrate my wife’s ex husband’s birthday) we have completed only one shelf, but have done most of the preparatory work for the remaining two shelves. Hopefully I can get the job completed this week.
My tremor has increased on my right side, and my right foot is curling up with dystonia which is most uncomfortable and is interfering with my walking and balance. On the plus side, I’m not feeling quite so irritated with everything and everyone, much to my wife’s relief. When we get back home I quaff a beer before bedtime, and self-medicate with a little cannabis to help me relax (which it does!).