When I awaken (at 4.30am) I’m conscious of the tremor in my left leg. Dyskinesia isn’t the reason I’m awake early for the first time this week, in fact it really doesn’t show itself until I’m getting out of bad 3 hours later. It’s definitely not as bad as it was yesterday, but the tremor is increased on my left side, and it’s only just below the surface on my right side, so the slightest amount of stress has me shaking like a leaf. I feel the need to increase the voltage on the left (in particular), but also on my right. I’m trying to be sensible with my neurostimulator settings, only adjusting one setting at a time, and waiting 24 hours before making further adjustments, but I’m casting caution to the wind and adjust both sides up by 0.05v – I do hope I don’t regret it later. My device is now set to 1.75v on the left, and 1.95v on the right.
The dog drags me out to the Village Hall football field, and that gets me moving.
Tremor is reduced noticeably, but it’s just a reduction, not elimination. I’m trying to edit and caption a video today, and I’m struggling to use my trackpad and I’m struggling to type – not good! It takes me twice as long to do anything, and at the end of the day I have only achieved half of what I wanted to achieve – a damn sight better than not achieving anything, though!
My wife’s brother is coming to dinner tonight, so I help my wife clear away some of my junk (and some of hers) when she gets home from work, and then get out of her way and type up my blog while she prepares the meal.
Time for a beer. Cannabis later if necessary.