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Group 7-day waking average?

Good afternoon folks🙂

I woke with 7.1 this morning, before heading off to Preston at 8.20. The appointment was delayed, of course. Got there at 9.10, seen at 10.35. Fortunately, I had the Guardian to read, so I know everything about what ifs, just the same as the last 2 years. 🙄

I’m now covered in little sticking plasters where they stuck needles into my muscles with ever increasing electric jolts to make them twitch. By the time they’d finished, I’d confessed to shooting Archduke Ferdinand and his missus.:confused:

Anyway, after an hour of that, I feel like I’ve run a marathon. Now I know how the dead frogs felt in Biology class. There’s no sensory loss at all, you’ll be pleased to hear. Just got to wait for the follow up appointment now. I think that’s in February. I’m going to end up with a headstone reading “It would have been nice to have had a diagnosis”.:D

Got back too late for grandsons first nativity play, so I’m sulking with an Americano and a vape.:(

Have a good rest of the day, gang🙂
 
Great news about the results, sorry you had to miss the grandson’s nativity - would the school let you sneak in another showing, or was it just the one?

Froggsecution was one of my Biology highlights. That and the rat dissection.
 
Madeline said:
Great news about the results
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Not great news. The lack of sensory loss just confirms in the doctors view, together with his findings on all the other tests, that this is not diabetes related. Big deal. I knew that already. What his other findings suggest I have no idea, but they certainly had to wind up the power to get the readings they wanted. Being medically trained, if there is no evidence of MS, then I can only think of one other condition it might be, and that’s MND. The Consultant may have other ideas, of course, but the Prof in Glasgow didn’t, and his last comment to me before we moved south was “I dunno, MND?”. Cheerful bugger, like all neurologists.

That said, they may repeat MS testing because it’s three years since those tests were done, very early in the game, so it’s possible that signs were hiding. It can happen. In fact, the test is easy - plantar reflexes. Toes go upwards, it’s upper motor neurone, so likely MS, downwards, it’s lower motor neurone and likely something else. When my GP tried, he couldn’t elicit any one way or the other, which is a sign of brain death. Usually.:confused:
 
mikeyB said:
Not great news. The lack of sensory loss just confirms in the doctors view, together with his findings on all the other tests, that this is not diabetes related. Big deal. I knew that already. What his other findings suggest I have no idea, but they certainly had to wind up the power to get the readings they wanted. Being medically trained, if there is no evidence of MS, then I can only think of one other condition it might be, and that’s MND. The Consultant may have other ideas, of course, but the Prof in Glasgow didn’t, and his last comment to me before we moved south was “I dunno, MND?”. Cheerful bugger, like all neurologists.

That said, they may repeat MS testing because it’s three years since those tests were done, very early in the game, so it’s possible that signs were hiding. It can happen. In fact, the test is easy - plantar reflexes. Toes go upwards, it’s upper motor neurone, so likely MS, downwards, it’s lower motor neurone and likely something else. When my GP tried, he couldn’t elicit any one way or the other, which is a sign of brain death. Usually.:confused:
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Hope you don’t wait too long to hear the results, and sorry your news wasn’t great. On a positive note, glad you saw your grandson’s nativity play. My granddaughter, now 12 takes part in a dance show every year. I wouldn’t miss it for the world, and from wee tots, to big tots, I love every one of them
 
Good morning all. 10.1 for me. Lower again even though I had a slice of fruit cake at knitting club last night.nurse phoning later so I think she will be pleased at single figures before tea time every day.

Have a good day all
 
Morning all from a very bleary eyed Eggy. Didn’t go to bed until after 1, and no I wasn’t partying, it was that bleedin’ geminid shower. Mr Eggy was desperate to photograph them so moi, in my wisdom suggested going to the local coastal town at 10.30 last night! It’s a 40 minute drive! We did see some but it was really, really cold, not sure he got any worthwhile shots. Anyways, I digress, as is my want. A 7.2 this cold and frosty morning, only had my basal at 1am so it hasn’t kicked in yet! Off to docs this morning, hence the early hour, not to see a GP of course, that would only happen if I had bubonic plague, and it would have to be a bad case! So,nurse practitioner it is, it’s only something minor so that’s fine. Then opticians for my annual free eye test, silver linings, and meeting a former colleague for lunch! Phew! Early night tonight methinks! Had a fab Friday. 🙂 PS haven’t got the bug, just my dodgy tummy doing it’s usual, a few extra Creon did the trick. I was overthinking it! :D
 
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Carolg said:
Good morning all. 10.1 for me. Lower again even though I had a slice of fruit cake at knitting club last night.nurse phoning later so I think she will be pleased at single figures before tea time every day.

Have a good day all
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Amazing Carol. Onwards and errr...downwards! :D
 
mikeyB said:
Not great news. The lack of sensory loss just confirms in the doctors view, together with his findings on all the other tests, that this is not diabetes related. Big deal. I knew that already. What his other findings suggest I have no idea, but they certainly had to wind up the power to get the readings they wanted. Being medically trained, if there is no evidence of MS, then I can only think of one other condition it might be, and that’s MND. The Consultant may have other ideas, of course, but the Prof in Glasgow didn’t, and his last comment to me before we moved south was “I dunno, MND?”. Cheerful bugger, like all neurologists.

That said, they may repeat MS testing because it’s three years since those tests were done, very early in the game, so it’s possible that signs were hiding. It can happen. In fact, the test is easy - plantar reflexes. Toes go upwards, it’s upper motor neurone, so likely MS, downwards, it’s lower motor neurone and likely something else. When my GP tried, he couldn’t elicit any one way or the other, which is a sign of brain death. Usually.:confused:
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Oh heck! Hope your plantars go the ‘best’ way and you finally get a diagnosis. Trust you to be an enigma! 😉
 
eggyg said:
Amazing Carol. Onwards and errr...downwards! :D
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Thanks eggyg. Good luck today. I,m waiting for new specs, planned to be here for Xmas eve.the mortgage should be here by then lol
 
Carolg said:
Thanks eggyg. Good luck today. I,m waiting for new specs, planned to be here for Xmas eve.the mortgage should be here by then lol
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I know what you mean, I think I might need a new prescription but not getting new frames, am going armed with the last three frames to get one of them reglazed, although to be fair the lenses cost more than the designer frames! Maybe have to ask Santa for new specs for Christmas, boring! 😉
 
You have to suffer for your (or Mr. Eggy's) art. It was cold, wasn’t it, we were freezing out in the garden looking for them. We saw two or three, one really bright, but then a thin wispy cloud cover started drifting over, and we gave up and went in to thaw out!
Oops, the little box with @eggyg's original post in it didn’t come out! I’m talking about the Geminids, for clarification!
 
I think meteors are more difficult to get good pictures of than fireworks!😱 First meteor shower I saw was the Perseids about 40 years ago - we went out and lay in a field near Ladybower looking up! 🙂 It was in August, so not as chilly, but much later in the night, of course 🙂
 
Morning all.🙂 11.5 for me - last night’s curry’s to blame.:confused:

Just a short walk this morning. It turns out Bloden’s got arthritis in her hips, boo hoo, so we’re trying to get her to take it easy, LOL. She doesn’t seem too bothered!😱🙄

I hope it’s the lesser of two evils @mikeyB.
 
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