It's a good day despite a less than promising start. I woke up late with a migraine and the swirling lights in my vision again after almost a week of respite. But it was bearable and went away after a few hours, leaving an almost negligible persistent, numbing echo in my noggins.
The face did not fare as well with a few painful boils and overall bloat. I am unsure of the cause since the only difference in yesterday's tea was a small portion of the honey glazed roast chicken I'd purchased from Cold Storage the day before. I hesitate to cast blame in that direction since I have eaten it before with no noticeable adverse reaction. It may be that the sauce they basted it with might have some MSG but probably not much as I would be able to taste. Also, since there is no nausea or stomach spasms or the tell-tale thirst, I am not going to relegate it to the Evil Pile yet.
Other than that, the only anomaly would be the gan cao tea. Again, I have had that before and had not noticed my skin reacting as today. Hmmm, perhaps a few more tests before I make any kind of conjecture,
Bowel movements - normal
Dermatitis check - Face hurts but neck is in fairly painless condition. Pain level about 4/10. I noticed the hips were not itching so that's fairly good.
Pain check - 4/10, not much change from the previous day, except for the migraine. The left shoulder and arm hurts a bit more than yesterday and my left ankle and feet started hurting rather acutely after 1-2 hours of standing (total, not at a stretch ... I'm not crazy!). Back in same condition as before so status quo. Migraine was about a 4/10 which dissipated to a 2/10 in about 3-4 hours. Developed a mild stomach ache and bloat mid-day but was not sure of the cause since I only had a small egg & bacon pie and green tea for brunch.
Hydration - Good.
Mystery sweet taste in mouth check - Non-existence so hopefully I can stop monitoring for that soon.
Vision check - Eyes feel tired but this could be due to the morning migraine. The swirling lights came and went during the day but not enough times or brightness to lay me out.
Energy level - A little on the low side. I tired mid-way thorough preparing tea and there has been a dull numbness around my head all day.
Glass half full today. My middle finger on the right had straightened today for a few hours! I was so thrilled I almost did a dance of joy till my hip reminded me I was being a doofus. This is the first time it has done so in almost 6 months! I am almost in tears and this is the first light in the tunnel I have seen in a year. Fight on ... fight on!
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