{"id":152,"date":"2017-10-13T04:55:52","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T09:55:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/journey.jayctheriot.com\/?p=152"},"modified":"2017-10-13T04:55:52","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T09:55:52","slug":"feeling-a-bit-more-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jayscafe.net\/?p=152","title":{"rendered":"Feeling a Bit More Human"},"content":{"rendered":"

I am stiff, but functional.\u00a0 Yesterday was a sleep day.\u00a0 I think some of what happens is that during an “event” 1) muscles get strained, 2) high rates of energy are burned, 3) the pain lowers my mental acuity.<\/p>\n

I find that after the event has ended, I suffer from muscle fatigue, hence, I sleep most of a 24 hour cycle.<\/p>\n

I know my mental acuity is lessened.\u00a0 I find that focusing on a topic is difficult and problem-solving becomes increasingly more difficult.\u00a0 I become more brash than normal.\u00a0 I can attribute that to the additional oral meds I take to lessen the impacts of the event.<\/p>\n

I can say that the pain levels are lower.\u00a0 They only made it to 6 and they responded to the oral meds.\u00a0 Prior to the collapse, they would spike to 8 or 9 and the oral meds had a very limited affect on them.<\/p>\n

I still find this condition fascinating.\u00a0 Definitely frustrating, but a total enigma. The biggest challenge is the inconsistency of it all.\u00a0 My ability level can change in minutes and affect me for days.<\/p>\n

Things I need to do:<\/p>\n

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  1. Find my ability limits and stay within them. — this is difficult for me.\u00a0 I have always enjoyed trying to push the envelope.\u00a0 Exceeding my limits is catastrophic.<\/li>\n
  2. Lose weight. I’m not horribly obese, but my concern is as my body further degrades, this will become increasing difficult.<\/li>\n
  3. Focus on the “cans,” and enjoy them.<\/li>\n
  4. Get more Clint Eastwood and Vin Diesel movies.<\/li>\n
  5. Pray, always pray.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Thanks for reading,<\/p>\n

    Jay C. Theriot<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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