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Hey legs, was it a shocking experience?
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How was the porcupining, Legs?
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My day went as well as it possible could have
I went to a hospital that was just beautiful - skylights, waterfalls, tropical trees and windows everywhere, very pleasant and everyone was just so nice and friendly and my girlfriend, Louise met me there.
The Neurologist didn't do the needle emg today - that will be done in 2 weeks when I go back again. Today they did the shocks
They did three separate tests, my eye/cheek area, my shoulder neck area, and my ankle area- one at a time.
They put these electrodes on you and start giving you shocks and record the reaction from your brain/muscles. Then they make you use that muscle (ie) scrunch your eyes shut tight for 5 minutes, or hold a heavy book in the air for 5 minutes, then they give you more shocks and measure your brain/muscle reaction. Then they give you a 10 minute rest and measure the shocks again.
The shocks really aren't that bad, it's more the
anticipation right before it zaps you.
I have to get a ct scan of my chest area (not what you think, pervs
) this week, they are looking for abnormalities in the thymus gland - which for people with mysasthenia gravis often has something wrong with it.
After the shocks - my GF Louise and I went to this incredible restaurant for lunch, it was a old mansion - converted to a restaurant, with 12 foot ceilings, gorgeous wood panelled walls & huge windows. (Brian de Palma was there having lunch with some people)
I had a grilled portobello mushroom & arugula salad with warm goat cheese dressing - OMG, was to die for! my main course was veal picatta, which was I think the best I ever had.
Louise had caesar salad with pancetta served in - get this - a crisp parmesan basket. Yep, her salad bowl was made of cheese
and she had had the Chicken caccitore as her main dish.
The doctor really had no advice to give me at the moment, he wants to finish all the tests first. He just told me to take it a day at a time, take my medication as regularly as possible, don't stress out about things & get lots of sleep. Most of those points are common sense for anyone.
It sure was a beautiful day in downtown Toronto, blue skies, sunshine and the trees are starting to blossom.
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