Improvement

 

The new drug I am taking is called fluphenazine.  It has improved my movements.  The dentist says it was easier to take x-rays and my gums were less red.

The present moment is cozy.

Dancing

I went to see my physical therapist.  She said I must be a dancer, because my body is so balanced.

     I found I couldn’t play bingo, because it went too fast.  I am enjoying trivial pursuits and wii jeopardy.  There is a game called word game that looks fun.

     The present moment is sunny.

Moving in to Assisted Living

 

     When I took the haldol, I wasn’t sleeping at all.  I changed to one dose of fluphenazine and was getting to seep at 3 am  A higher dose resolved it.

     We decided it was time for me to move into an assisted living place.  We picked out a good one called the Stratford.  I had some obsessive anxieties about moving in.  Alice told me I could talk to her about them, so I wouldn’t bother Carol.  Mary, Rose and Liz also helped.  And my doctor prescribed lorenzapam.

   Rose and Liz also took me for walks, which I hadn’t been inspired to do because of the insomnia.  Rose suggested I get some PT for my walking, which I have lined up.

     The present moment is shining.

Vomiting Resolved

     My HD specialist, Dr. Bird, looked at the swallowing studies from Group Health and decided my issue is reflux.  He prescribed Prilosec, which has resolved it.  That feels great.

     I am also having a problem with insomnia.  I think the haldol is the cause, so that saying about Haldol is coming true.  I thanked the doctor twice: when I started it and when I stopped it.  I am using fluphenazine, but I still have the insomnia.  When I don’t get a good night’s sleep, I feel uneasy on the basement steps.  So I haven’t gone back to my exercise bike, since it is downstairs

     The present moment is gray.

Vomiting Back

     The meds I was taking for vomiting stopped working.  I stopped exercising.
     The present moment is smiling.

Vomiting resolved

      Brenda, who is the nurse for Dr. Bird my favorite HD doctor, passed on a suggestion that worked with the vomiting: sea bands, which are based on acupuncture points, and ginger gum. I am back to my exercise bike.

     The present moment is gray.

Vomiting back

    Dang it my vomiting is back.  So I am stopping exercise.
    The present moment is pine smelling.