Next Phase

I really feel as if I have moved into a different world. As, I am sure, everyone does.

The pain episodes have changed markedly in the past few weeks. I can not identify individual creatures, and the puff adder (who shall remain nameless) was only identified because it attacked a part of my body that up until then had remained protected.

The pattern now is that after a period of inaction (like sleeping or resting), when I begin to use any part of my body whether it be wiggling a toe (which I can just about manage to do first thing in the morning) or moving my head or arm, then the sharpest pains I have yet experienced shoot up and down the right side of my body with particular aggressiveness to my right arm, shoulder and neck. As I write (using my left hand), the sole of my foot feels like it’s on fire and the honey badger is tearing my forearm to shreds. Another new experience is involuntary movements. For example my arm or leg will suddenly jerk – making holding a cup of tea quite impossible. Even my left hand I find shakes uncontrollably as I wake and get going in the morning. Not all the time, but enough to make we weary.

I’ve been awake for about an hour now. Going by the previous occurrences, these attacks tend to wear off about an hour after they begin so they should subside soon as my muscles begin to be used again. Well, that’s my take on it. And that’s what gets me through them. Knowing the next phase is going to be better than the current one. The attack didn’t begin in earnest until about 20 minutes after I woke up but they should be easing off by now. A mug of hot tea would be nice. Held in my left hand – although that’s pretty shakey.

Ah! I know. A hot bath………..