1815

Saw neurologist today--and he gave me a pass on how I'm doing. He said he didn't need to see me for about 4 months--and that he wanted a blood panel and a verbal report on my BP where I take BP measurements both sitting and standing.

The blood panel was a challenge--I went right from the meeting with the doctor to the Quest lab in the office building. The doctor's request required over a dozen vials of blood--which my venal system was reluctant to produce. It required three insertion sites to produce the amount of blood needed--I guess I'm not much of a bleeder.

I spent about an hour or more--trying to fill the required tubes.

I grabbed a sandwich and a Frap after the not-so-bloody activity--and went to today's BIG class. I was a bit jumbled from the bloodless episode--and felt heavy and clumsy in the BIG session. I also had a new set of tennis shoes--which didn't help my gait or foot movements. I felt fried by the end of the session--hopefully over the next few days, where I'll be doing the BIG exercises without a coach I'll be able to do better than I did today.

Oh, yes--I did the BIG exercises when I awoke this morning. I felt that I was half asleep--and would rather had climbed back in bed and skipped all the appointments.

Tomorrow, I have early morning BIG work--and a RSB early morning session.