Friday 1 April 2016

The first ever Easter meal eaten outside, despite it being only March!  It was at Sara's suggestion we did so. It was cooler than it would have been the Sunday before, because the clocks also went forward an hour, making 1pm only 12am the day before. 
Now it's Monday, I'm bored and frustrated I can't get on.  Sam and Sara still abed, the flat people haven't left so I can't remove and wash sheets and towels and the heating has tons tay on, which is a waste was no one is coming in for over a week. 
Had battle yesterday with Sam about his laziness around the house, particularly in regard to cleaning up his cooking things and doing the washing up,. Saturday night he made a fish sauce for his pasta and left all the dirty pots and pans overnight, despite me telling him repeatedly to wash up. Sara told him too. Result - the kitchen stank of it on Sunday morning. Had a nice walk to see Antonella's new house and then walked further, as she wasn't in, on the path to Colonghei, but then gave up as it got higher and higher and I wasn't sure how far away it was, or if I'd even know when I'd got there, as these places are never given signs. Then continued on a level path to Perla, where I took lots of photos as it was a pretty place. 

Friday 1st April

Don't know what happens to all the times I write and press "save" - where do those posts go to??
Boh, anyway, I'll try and write something each day.
Have had a return of that strange pain, starting in my left ribcage, then spreading to my right ribcage, and sometimes going to my left shoulder, starting as a dull pain, then stabbing pains, and spasms, though not very strong ones, down my right side. My back got very stiff as well. I couldn't put my socks on on Wednesday!  Tried 400mg of ibuprofen - it worked a bit.  Saw neurologist - he doesn't like me, I reckon. Anyway he thought not MS related but I disagree, I think it's the MS Hug. It's neuropathic pain.  Discovered a good website About.com for MS, it was really informative.  Discovered that itchy spot I had the years before my diagnosis - is a symptom of MS too.  Ha, I knew it was something strange, that it kept itching in the same place but felt funny to scratch. Also an unpleasant sensation when you touch your skin. That's also a symptom. These things all have scientific names, which it might be good to learn in order to communicate better with the doctors.
Might have an eye test tomorrow, because I noticed yesterday my sight was worse in my right eye. And I've got brain fog - keep forgetting things and peoples names, well, a complete disaster.  And yesterday I tried to speak Romanian to a gypsy begging outside Lecco hospital yesterday. She asked me for a sandwich so I obliged, but could not remember the words for cheese or for ham. Then later she was substituted by her daughter, who was terribly uncomfortable trying to kneel with high heels on. Then then asked me for a coffee, which I gave them, and for money, which I didn't give them. However, it was a bit disappointing because having got the coffee, the mother then said they had to catch a bus and they disappeared!!