Botox again this past Monday   Fingers crossed   19 injections to  the  face    Naomi and Victoria went   Victoria looked a bit ill    

Elvis our 15 year old Boston just scared the hell out of Me he started to choke on something, threw up, fell to his side (passed out for a few seconds). I ran over to try CPR but he was up and wagging his tail and chasing trouble and rascal shortly after he gobbled up his barfed up food. Damn dog had me at blowing snot bubbles! -tb Like · · Share

Weebles wobble and THEY DO fall down!

Having increased balance issues. Near falls or actual hard falls daily. What can I do? I simply say ouch and get up.  Luckily I haven't hurt  myself ..... yet. Well art least not to bad.

Young onset parkinsonian with severe facial dystonia and Blepharospasm

The attached video link is me working with my speech therapist on a very bad morning. Young onset parkinsonian with severe facial dystonia which effects speech and  and Blepharospasmm a neurological movement disorder involving involuntary and sustained contractions of the muscles around the eyes (click here for video)

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DBS appointment

Back from neurology. No video today. They increased my DBS setting to 3.4v on both sides. Up from 3.0. Monitoring for positive or negative side effects. My neurologist is waiting to hear from the rehab ward about a bed for a few days. She's going to have them evaluate my current intake of ldopa, possubljy add pain pills for my back plus rehab, mental health visit (no problems there), and match wits with the rehab doctor. She will try Botox again on my facial and cervical dystonia Iin 2 months. She had the dermatologist look at the mole on my toe and he said it's a wart. It will go away. My first wart ever. Still looks like a mole to me. Another fun and funny appointment.

Botox Injections: Face & Back

Went to the VA hospital to see my Movement Disorder Specialist for my third attempt of Botox injections to solve my back pain and face spasms. 

Below is video of me getting injected about 14 times in my face and 20 times in my back. Please note the injections are pretty much painless. 

*The face shown here feels like small insect stings and may bleed slightly..

*The back was not painful at all due to the freezing spray they use first.

Since my  Deep Brain Stimulation last year on  July 12th  my Parkinson symptoms have been under control and in some cases *totally suppressed.. With the exception of  my *speech which has worsened as expected,

* DBS will rarely improve balance, prevent falls or enhance thinking or speech. 

Source: http://www.neurology.umn.edu/prod/groups/med/@pub/@med/documents/asset/med_32171.pdf

But the natural progression of my Parkinson disease has evidently continued. I have painful cervical dystonia (lower and upper back), a face spasm in my left cheek, and *Blepharospasm.  

*Blepharospasm is a muscle disorder that causes involuntary spasms of the muscles around your eye. These spasms can result in uncontrolled narrowing or closing of your eyelid. This could impair your vision, and make everyday tasks such as driving or using a computer difficult.

Sample of Blepharospasm

CASE SOLVED: Dark brown to amber urine

First le me apologize for my visual.  Yes it i urine in the toilet..my urine. I thought by psoting this unusual photo it may help somebody who is experienceing the same problem/scare that i did.

It turbn out that the water enhance rMio was turnin gmy urine dark bron to a light amber. I thought I was bleeding internally. My urologist took samples and set it toas lab and me to get a cat scan to lookffor kidney stones.

RESULTS: Labs& Cat Scan both turne dup negative. My urologist said it may be a medication or vitamin doing this.  I have been on SINEMET since 2000 and never haqd brown urine. I did take COMTAN which turns everything orange. Your mouth, hands, clothes, and yes your pee.

The only thuign that i could think of was the MIO Water Enhancer which has become popular.

I stopped drinking it for a few days and my urine rerturned to its normal coloration.  THne i started it again, and low and behold the enxt day i haad darkbron urine.
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