The Feet Curl

The Legs Revolt

Today was one of those days when you start doing something, and later you say "I should have know what would happen!".  It started out with a few swipes to clean up a dirty doorknob, then the door looked dingy, then I fixed the fingerprints on the light switch and I noticed the wall needed to be washed, and now its 2 am I have the curtains down in the living room, the cushions stripped of their covers on the sectional couch and the covers in the dryer, and I have rehung and rearranged all the pictures on the walls, and still need to move all the furniture to vacuum underneath.

Why did I start?  I know what I do - one thing is clean and nice and everything next to it now looks dingy and in needed of sprucing up - then I can't stop!  Hours later and the room is completely topsy turvy.  I also cleaned the cabinets and walls in the pantry because I went to get some paper towels and there was a smudge on the pantry cabinet and....well, you know the story by now.

The Legs are truly pitching a fit.  My feet started cramping at about nine this evening.  Five hours later, they are still cramping.  I tried eating a banana for potassium, I tried drinking more fluids, I have my feet right now on a heating pad - nothing has helped.  I suspect the nerves in The Legs have had it - no more cooperation.  I have very little strength in my legs tonight as I made the mistake of climbing on a ladder to get the curtains down and to hang pictures up.  For some reason that just starts the pain wagon rolling.  I have had charley horses in my calves and my arches and the top of my feet now for hours.  Hoping at some point this will go away.  Hoping that point is soon!!!

With the pain patch on, I don't want to take any more pain killers.  The Jimmy Legs don't want to stay still and my feet feel like the Wicked Witch of the East's feet in the Wizard of Oz must have. They curled up and shriveled away after the ruby slippers popped up on Dorothy's feet.  Hmm, maybe some Ruby Slippers would help???  I did have some red tennis shoes, but I don't think they qualify.  Sigh.

I'm So Dizzy

My Head is Spinning and I have Jimmy Legs

Dizzy Dizzy Dizzy this evening. Nausea and dizziness are keeping me up tonight. Not sure if it's The Belly acting up, or The Headache being tricky, or the medication for The Legs. I've taken anti nausea medication today and it's not working, so I may have to try a different one tomorrow.

I am guessing it is a go for my appointment next week with Cleveland Clinic. I left voice mail with the study coordinator to see if my psychiatric test had been scored and evaluated by the study committee yet. I received no voice mail today, so either there is no news or the coordinator didn't come into work.

I worked a partial day today, and it was very productive. My poor bosses - wages and benefits are two major expenses for their company, and last year insurance rates increased 28% and this year the rates increased 18%. I believe in my state, an insurance commission sets the maximum percentage they can charge on an increase. I don't think my bosses get that chance to say to our clients - we are going to raise your rates by almost 50% in two years because the state says we can. I hope they don't discontinue the insurance we have because for me that would be a major undertaking to change all my doctors. I have no control over this, I worry because I may have to make an employment decision over benefits. I used to work for the hospital system that I utilize now, and I suppose I could try to work for them again, but I love my current job - hope there is no reason for me to try to move jobs at this time. I truly enjoy my work and believe in the company and what we do, and I really like all the people I work with. Haven't always been able to say that in larger firms.

I've had the "jimmy legs" all day. Probably means I am having more pain than I am realizing. Sometimes it makes it impossible to keep the legs still. I've sat with my heating pads on this evening, but I still feel cold even tho the house temperature is 81 degrees farenheit - plenty warm!

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