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Feb. 2nd, 2019 11:05 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
the_rckI tried the propranolol again today because I knew we'd be having lunch out. As far as I can tell, it made no difference in terms of my tremor. At least, if this was a decrease, I'd hate to see how bad it would be without the medication, but it was at about the level I'd expect it to be unmedicated.
I did finally connect wanting to plant my elbow firmly on the table with that support decreasing the tremor because it limits the tremor to my hand and wrist. Leaning forward to minimize the distance between my mouth and my bowl/plate helps, too.
It was 11F yesterday when I went out for my appointment. I discovered that I don't have gloves that will fit over my thumb splints. Fortunately, my coat pockets are warm enough to protect my hands. It just makes carrying my purse harder because it ends up hanging off my wrist. I have no idea why down coats don't have some sort of shoulder patch that will provide some sort of friction to hold a strap.
I played some Ingress in spite of the cold. That took me from gold Trekker to platinum. I'll likely get onyx eventually, but that's another 1500 kilometers, so it won't happen soon. I still need two more gold badges, and I expect I'll be months about that. Even if I was able to go out every day for as long as I did yesterday, it would take months.
I need to figure out better insulation for my boots. They're basically waterproof hiking boots. I bought them for the traction and the ankle support because I was afraid of falling while walking Cordelia to and from school. They're still excellent at that, but my feet get pretty cold in them.
I wore two pairs of socks yesterday, but I don't own any heavy socks because I haven't been able to find anything without animal fiber that doesn't require more hand strength than I have. I used to have cotton rag socks, but they killed my hands, even 15 years ago. I can't tolerate animal fibers or bamboo.
Animal fibers, every kind I've tried, make me itch and itch and scratch until I bleed. Bamboo, oddly, makes me sneeze. I love the feel of bamboo, but when I tried crocheting with it, I had a full on respiratory allergy response, including runny nose and watering eyes.
I did finally connect wanting to plant my elbow firmly on the table with that support decreasing the tremor because it limits the tremor to my hand and wrist. Leaning forward to minimize the distance between my mouth and my bowl/plate helps, too.
It was 11F yesterday when I went out for my appointment. I discovered that I don't have gloves that will fit over my thumb splints. Fortunately, my coat pockets are warm enough to protect my hands. It just makes carrying my purse harder because it ends up hanging off my wrist. I have no idea why down coats don't have some sort of shoulder patch that will provide some sort of friction to hold a strap.
I played some Ingress in spite of the cold. That took me from gold Trekker to platinum. I'll likely get onyx eventually, but that's another 1500 kilometers, so it won't happen soon. I still need two more gold badges, and I expect I'll be months about that. Even if I was able to go out every day for as long as I did yesterday, it would take months.
I need to figure out better insulation for my boots. They're basically waterproof hiking boots. I bought them for the traction and the ankle support because I was afraid of falling while walking Cordelia to and from school. They're still excellent at that, but my feet get pretty cold in them.
I wore two pairs of socks yesterday, but I don't own any heavy socks because I haven't been able to find anything without animal fiber that doesn't require more hand strength than I have. I used to have cotton rag socks, but they killed my hands, even 15 years ago. I can't tolerate animal fibers or bamboo.
Animal fibers, every kind I've tried, make me itch and itch and scratch until I bleed. Bamboo, oddly, makes me sneeze. I love the feel of bamboo, but when I tried crocheting with it, I had a full on respiratory allergy response, including runny nose and watering eyes.
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Date: 2019-02-03 12:46 pm (UTC)LOL
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Date: 2019-02-04 10:23 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2019-02-05 02:23 pm (UTC)I agree with Adrian Turtle about mittens. Also they are warmer than gloves, which I really like. I currently have a super-warm pair of Carhartt men's mittens that is mostly fantastic, but they do tend to get damp inside and need daily airing out, which is kind of weird. But they are so wonderfully warm that I'm willing to put up with the hassle.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DVJQLW8/