Jan. 10

As Al Jolson sang, “I been away from you a long time, I never thought I’d miss you so,….”  How ever, you say or sing it, I have neglected my blog for far too long.  In part it has been the business of the Christmas holidays and in part, there haven’t been any health crises in my life.

 

There have been a few things to comment on.  For some reason, in spite of being on time with my several pills, several evenings were spoiled because by walking deteriorated, - back to shuffling and using my cane a lot.  I can’t account for it, but it often coincided with visitors, which made me feel old and decrepit – which is partly true.

 

There has been one more symptom that I have to add to all the rest:  “Restless leg syndrome.”  I won’t see my neurologist for another month or so to confirm my diagnosis, but my legs frequently are acting differently than in the past.  Sitting in a chair at the table I will realize that my feet, or one of them, is completely up on its toes.  In a more comfortable chair the “on the toes” thing does happen, but often my legs are crossed and are twitching slowly.  It isn’t particularly uncomfortable, but it seems weird.  Looking it up, I found several sites on Parkinson’s talked about “restless leg syndrome.”  I’ll confirm after I have seen the doctor.

Some time ago I recommended a pill timer we bought through Amazon.  It was exactly what I needed, but after a few weeks it went strange.  It would keep the time, but in no relation to the pill times – and you need both to coordinate to be useful.

Other than the inconveniences mentioned above, my health has been quite good but I am frequently feeling more tired than I should be.