Still Wahls/Paleo Diet, Go Orioles

3 months, about 10 days into my Wahls/paleo diet, have dropped 75 lbs, have about the same amount to go.  The rate of fall is starting to slow, sure it will go slower from here on, but it's worth it.  Had started to give in, was giving up on things, decided it wasn't time yet.  Completely off of the Baclofen now, good news-bad news effect.  Having the leg cramps every 30 seconds or so, last for 10-15 seconds, but my right hand is the most use in years, tough choice.

O-R-I-O-L-E-S!  We are making a run baby, yes final week and we are still playing!   The boy, like many Baltimore folk are fair weather fans, loving them now, hating them the last 15.  I on the other hand have been loyal, even through the worst of times, and man, have we had our share of those.  So to the O's, good luck, and thanks for 162 days of something to do!

Baclofen Adjustment, And Out Of Afghanistan By Christmas

Under the 270 mark, yes, yes, I turn sideways and stick my tongue out and I look like a zipper.  Started to adjust my Baclofen, having real functional problems with the right hand still.  If my heart is really in this whole diet thing, need to give this try.  I am thinking that if my diet can create better conditions for healing, it's possible my hand is doing better and the Baclofen is now causing problems, needs to be tapered down.  I know, I thought it too, why just the right hand?  Stay tuned.

Time to get out of the middle east, it's not working.  2031 US deaths in Afghanistan, 3187 coalition deaths.  I could have trained an army of toothless inbred simpletons   as security force in the time it has taken the US to train an Afgan force that is still not ready, and is turning on, and killing us.  Cut off the money, no aid of any kind, warn them once, any trouble we bomb them with drones back to the dawn of time.  No more games, bring our children home by Christmas, Obama and Romney in a joint news conference of solidarity.

Sudden And Severe Pain And Cramps

What a wuss I've become. I made a decision, I took a stand, time to tough it out and stop the Baclofen. I failed, on an epic scale! Initially my pain and spasms started gradually, over a period of years actually. After being on the Baclofen for a few months both the issues were lessened, almost eliminated...almost. Stopping the fen brought both things back, full bore, all at once, don't think I can pull it off. I guess I was tougher when I was younger, but it wasn't all at once, so I may be be back on the drug.

Drug Free, Or Somewhat Free, And Yoga

I am completely weened from my baclofen and Tramadol, and boy the leg cramps are back with a vengeance! I know, I don't know how I do it either, but I'm happy that I'm getting some use back in my right hand. Diane from Stellarlife mentioned Zanaflex, I'll try anything twice, or thrice, so it's on my to do list. The other drugs were contradicted for some of my other more important ones, like my nutsy pills! I'm making up my own seated yoga routine from DVDs to the library, so we shall see about that as well.

Multiple Sclerosis Won Over Baclofen

Baclofen was a total bust, it worked too well. For a few months now I haven't had any, or least not many of the cycling cramps in my arms and legs. It has been wonderful, not sure if it did anything for my back, but we will see. My second go round with this particular drug, same result this turn. It got rid of the spasticity for sure, but with that gone, so went the usefulness of certain parts of my body. Right hand had become nothing more than a closed fist weight at the end of my arm, and don't even ask about my legs! Almost weened off the Baclofen, Tramadol is next.

Baclofen Has Made My Right Hand Useless, I Think?

So who knows the skinny on Baclofen? It's been doing an incredible job with the cramps and pain in my legs, very happy about that. I took Baclofen years ago, didn't like how it relaxed my legs at the time. It did the same thing this time, but I stuck with it, increased the dose, and have adjusted. What caught me off guard was what it did to my right hand, the same thing it did to my legs. Can't brush my teeth right now with the right hand, use a comb, scissors, cut meat, or even write. I'm hoping I will be able to rehab the hand, get some use out of it again. Tough when the trade of for not being in agony is lose of use, but I'm thinking it's pretty worth it at this point.