Appt. #15
My appointment with Dr. Garrett was yesterday, March 14.
He checked in with me about past kidney / bladder symptoms. They seem gone. The only symptom that might be somewhat related is urination continues to seem more frequent than before, but that's not a big deal.
He also checked in with me on what I'm doing with Vitamin D3. In addition to re-starting the higher dose last month, I've also begun slowly increasing it, along with the recommended Vitamin K, in order to try to reach Dr. Garrett's recommended dose. I've had no negative symptoms with the increase. My follow-up appointment with Dr. N, urologist, is scheduled for April 4.
We reviewed my MS symptoms, to see whether they had progressed, or improved, etc. No symptoms have been worse, except one day last week when I was starting with a bad cold. My ability to go down sidewalks curbs without a cane seems to be improving slightly; I try to go down without using my cane to help and I can do that sometimes. Also, a week or two ago, when we went to the pool at the YMCA with my daughter's family, I was able to function without exhaustion after getting out of the water. For me, that's a significant change. Usually, I'm so exhausted that it's difficult to change out of my swimsuit and into my clothes; and I need my cane on one side and my husband on the other side to walk out of the building and to the car. This time, changing clothes was fine, I walked out of the building with just my cane, and, although I was somewhat tired and requested hubby's assistance to the car, I wasn't exhausted. When I got home, I didn't have to sit and do nothing and recover.
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My appointment with Dr. Garrett was yesterday, March 14.
He checked in with me about past kidney / bladder symptoms. They seem gone. The only symptom that might be somewhat related is urination continues to seem more frequent than before, but that's not a big deal.
He also checked in with me on what I'm doing with Vitamin D3. In addition to re-starting the higher dose last month, I've also begun slowly increasing it, along with the recommended Vitamin K, in order to try to reach Dr. Garrett's recommended dose. I've had no negative symptoms with the increase. My follow-up appointment with Dr. N, urologist, is scheduled for April 4.
We reviewed my MS symptoms, to see whether they had progressed, or improved, etc. No symptoms have been worse, except one day last week when I was starting with a bad cold. My ability to go down sidewalks curbs without a cane seems to be improving slightly; I try to go down without using my cane to help and I can do that sometimes. Also, a week or two ago, when we went to the pool at the YMCA with my daughter's family, I was able to function without exhaustion after getting out of the water. For me, that's a significant change. Usually, I'm so exhausted that it's difficult to change out of my swimsuit and into my clothes; and I need my cane on one side and my husband on the other side to walk out of the building and to the car. This time, changing clothes was fine, I walked out of the building with just my cane, and, although I was somewhat tired and requested hubby's assistance to the car, I wasn't exhausted. When I got home, I didn't have to sit and do nothing and recover.
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