Nothing great to report, carrying on with my exercising, about 5 days a week. The gym is near where I work and I feel too lazy to commute on weekends.
Over the past month, I have been able to increase the weights on the machines at the gym by about 10-15%. I suppose that is a good thing.
Muscular cramps happen sometimes. Doesnt seem any triggers that I can identify.
My nephew who works in California sent me the link for a new study that they are doing at the National Institute of Health - to check the efficacy of lithium treatment for spino cerebellar ataxia. I have offered myself as a volunteer subject for the study, dont know if they will pick me.
Sunday, June 29, 2008
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Canada in June
Things have been busy at work. So I have'nt been posting here.
I got an appointment (finally) with a neurologist at the Toronto Western Hospital. First look at the hospital was not encouraging as it overlooks a funeral home. I can understand why they put ATMs in shopping malls, but a funeral home near a hospital seems to be stretching the convenience factor a bit.
Well, the doctor was a competent and encouraging kind of guy. He heard my story patiently and took notes. He looked the last MRI I had, from China. He did a lot of tests to assess the neurological deficits. At the end of it, he did not have much new to offer or suggest. So I came away, with the satisfaction that there is a file somewhere in my name with some information on me. He has promised to call me in once in 6 months, so i guess there will be some monitoring.
Fitness club continues. The exercising seems to help, since movements are easier on those days compared to the days when I goof off.
Toronto is vey hot this weekend.
I got an appointment (finally) with a neurologist at the Toronto Western Hospital. First look at the hospital was not encouraging as it overlooks a funeral home. I can understand why they put ATMs in shopping malls, but a funeral home near a hospital seems to be stretching the convenience factor a bit.
Well, the doctor was a competent and encouraging kind of guy. He heard my story patiently and took notes. He looked the last MRI I had, from China. He did a lot of tests to assess the neurological deficits. At the end of it, he did not have much new to offer or suggest. So I came away, with the satisfaction that there is a file somewhere in my name with some information on me. He has promised to call me in once in 6 months, so i guess there will be some monitoring.
Fitness club continues. The exercising seems to help, since movements are easier on those days compared to the days when I goof off.
Toronto is vey hot this weekend.
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