KatiePink
03-01-19, 12:23
7.30am - I've woken up to a strange feeling on the left side of my face. It feels sort of numb, weak, its tingling slightly. Thoughts start racing. I bring my hand to my face and pinch it, well that doesn't really hurt. I pinch the other side, now THAT HURTS. I do this frantically over and over, poking prodding pulling, it's definitely different. Heart racing, is it a stroke? I lift both my arms, that's fine. I talk, that's fine. Don't be daft of course it's not a stroke. But it definitely is something.
I get out of bed and walk carefully in my fragile state, to the bathroom, I look in the mirror, I do a big smile, that looks good, I puff out my cheeks, that seems okay, but it feels different. I try to snap out of it as I head back to the bedroom, bump into my partner, "why is your cheek all red" he asks.. I must have slept on it funny, I quickly replied...
2.30pm - Feeling good, let's make a cup of tea and put my feet up. Lovely. Wow this kettle feels heavier than usual. Sit down put something on the tele, quick feel of the face, yep that's fine. Everything is good. Lifts cup to mouth... Why am I shaking. Puts cup back down. Lifts it again... Still trembling. Heart racing, what is this? Of course it's MS I can't believe this is happening. Holds hand out in front of me, look at that!! Right calm down, just relax. Partner comes in. "Everything okay?".. not really my arm is weak and shaky for no reason. "Maybe all that shopping you carried yesterday?".
Yeah, it could be that I guess, or MS..
2 weeks later - I'm texting, a big long text to my mother, what's happening with my thumb. OMG it's moving on its own. I grab it to stop it, then slowly let go, there it goes again, flicking around like it's trying to escape my hand. This is not right. Do brain tumours cause this? I better check quickly. Tries to type in Google with a dodgy thumb 'thumb twitching brain tumour' .. omg, heart pounding, I can't actually believe it's a symptom. I didn't really think I was right but now I do...
Partner walks in "what's wrong?!" It's my bloody thumb look at it!
"Laughs, mine does that all the time"..
To be continued... :roflmao:
This is cheering me up.
I get out of bed and walk carefully in my fragile state, to the bathroom, I look in the mirror, I do a big smile, that looks good, I puff out my cheeks, that seems okay, but it feels different. I try to snap out of it as I head back to the bedroom, bump into my partner, "why is your cheek all red" he asks.. I must have slept on it funny, I quickly replied...
2.30pm - Feeling good, let's make a cup of tea and put my feet up. Lovely. Wow this kettle feels heavier than usual. Sit down put something on the tele, quick feel of the face, yep that's fine. Everything is good. Lifts cup to mouth... Why am I shaking. Puts cup back down. Lifts it again... Still trembling. Heart racing, what is this? Of course it's MS I can't believe this is happening. Holds hand out in front of me, look at that!! Right calm down, just relax. Partner comes in. "Everything okay?".. not really my arm is weak and shaky for no reason. "Maybe all that shopping you carried yesterday?".
Yeah, it could be that I guess, or MS..
2 weeks later - I'm texting, a big long text to my mother, what's happening with my thumb. OMG it's moving on its own. I grab it to stop it, then slowly let go, there it goes again, flicking around like it's trying to escape my hand. This is not right. Do brain tumours cause this? I better check quickly. Tries to type in Google with a dodgy thumb 'thumb twitching brain tumour' .. omg, heart pounding, I can't actually believe it's a symptom. I didn't really think I was right but now I do...
Partner walks in "what's wrong?!" It's my bloody thumb look at it!
"Laughs, mine does that all the time"..
To be continued... :roflmao:
This is cheering me up.