[Erin524]

Day 3 of solumedrol ended today.

I'm enjoying the feeling of FEELING! My left index finger is still a little tingly, but there are parts of me that I'm feeling that I hadnt realized were "sleeping".

That proprioception weirdness that was going on with my feet (I'd fall forward a teeny bit when leaning forward while going to the bathroom) that went away on monday!

All my sore areas, my back, my feet, my KNEES! are feeling really good. No pain.

My eyes, however, are another matter. I'm still in DIPLOPIA HELL! stupid evil MS trolls... *grumble*

At least the vertigo is better. That's one thing. I'm also not so scared to drive, but if I go to a store that's busy, or is FULL of stuff...went to Bloodbath and Beyond tonight...(my boyfriend's nickname for Bed, Bath and Beyond) with my parents, and all the stuff and the people in there made me so disoriented that I had to make my dad do the driving to get home tonight.

I bought a knee pillow while at BBB, I'd had one about 7 or 8yrs ago when we moved and my dad threw it out and I never could find another one, so I got a new one. I'm so excited about this pillow. Maybe when the steroids wear off the knee pillow will help keep my back from getting sore again.

I just want Diplopia Hell to go away. That part really f-ing sucks. The nurse told me that solumedrol stays in your system for about 3 months, so I hope the good feelings last for a long time, and the diplopia goes the heck away soon...like within the next five minutes!

The solumedrol has been great. It's not making me wonko like oral pred does. I'm not climbing the walls. My dad says I'm talking a lot more, but I'm not bouncing around. I do feel a wee bit high tho, and I've got a bit of the munchies, but nothing like I had when I had oral pred. When I had oral pred, I was sucking down candy and anything in sight as much as I could.

The solumedrol seems to have a calming affect on me. I feel relaxed. I'm actually not as...b!tchy with my mom as I was being before I started the steroids. (I must have been feeling really bad then)

I'm really really sleepy too, I'm about to collapse to the floor now, so I'm going to bed. I just wanted to mention how good it feels to be feeling. Nice to know I still can, and it's weird that I wasnt noticing what I wasnt feeling.