I thought I had covered every aspect of my MS but I forgot to mention Fatigue. It is one of the most common symptoms with MS, I am very lucky not to get it too severe. I get it when I have been overdoing it and occasionally need to have a nap to recharge the old batteries!
I suffer a fair bit when it gets really hot, I try to stay indoors when it is and use the air con if I have to. The humidity is the worst for me, it totally drains me and makes me ache all over especially my legs.
I’m not having too bad a day today. My legs were aching as usual this morning but settled down to a mild ache after 30 Min’s or so. I cleaned the swimming pool this morning, so by the time that was finished my legs were aching more and I was very wobbly. A swim in the pool and a good rest calmed them back down.
We had a small BBQ for lunch, chicken marinated in Smokey BBQ sauce with honey and some Halloumi on the barbie with a small salad and some roast potatoes. Very tasty and very filling! Legs were aching bad again by the time I had finished doing the BBQ, so took a couple of painkillers with my lunch.
Slightly cooler today, around 32c indoors and 36c out. There is a nice breeze this afternoon, so even when I go outside I don’t get too hot. Pool is registering around 31c so that is quite nice too, it was 27c at 7am this morning so that was nice and refreshing lol
Talking of Fatigue must have triggered it so I am going to finish this blog now and go and have an afternoon kip. If there is anything you want me to give more details about or you have any questions please leave a comment.
Rob :o)
Very humid day here today, so my legs are constantly aching quite bad. Even taken some Ibuprofen to try to help a bit. Not a great deal I can do when it is this bad, stay in the shade as much as possible and have an occasional dip in the pool.
It’s only the last 3 years or so where the weather has affected me so much. When we first moved out here and I was working everyday outside I don’t remember it being such a problem. I remember being out at work by 7am in a morning and working most of the day in the heat and not having too many problems.
Those were the days I would be cleaning 15 pools a day by myself and thinking nothing of it. Now I get knackered giving my pool a quick clean. I still think of myself as lucky to have had such a life as I have had in Cyprus. If somebody had told me 10 years ago that I would be here I would have laughed at them.
That’s probably why I just take each day as it comes. I’ve had a fantastic time out here, the sort of life I would have not even dreamt of years ago. We have lived in villa’s that I class as dream villa’s, the sort of places you see in flash magazines. The bungalow we live in now is probably my favourite place we have lived here so far.
I had a fantastic job, running my own business. I loved the work and got on well with all my customers. I still keep in touch with some of them. I think I did a fairly good job, I don’t remember having to many customer complaints.
When I used to have regular check-ups back in the UK, they would always ask me if I felt depressed at all and if I needed to see a counsellor. I never did and even now I am fine most of the time. I occasionally get slightly down, but even when I do it doesn’t really last very long.
Most of the time small things will trigger it. I was sat in the shop at work the other day and a guy in his 50’s or 60’s jogged passed the shop. That made me think of the days when I was a long distance runner, and would be out 4 or 5 times a week having a run. I realised that I would never do that again, I can’t even run to the loo now lol!
That made me feel a little bit down for a while, but it wasn’t for too long. Other small things will trigger me off as well. Friends posting photo’s and video’s of scuba diving is what gets me more than anything now. I loved diving and even now wish I could be out there every day doing it. Photo’s and videos were the thing I enjoyed doing more than anything, and I still have an extensive picture and video collection.
I don’t stay down for long and I love seeing the photo’s and video’s people post as it reminds me of how much fun I actually had doing it myself.
Time for some lunch, so will finish this blog now. I am probably going to go over a few things I have compressed in more detail soon so stay tuned! ;op
Rob
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