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7.7

No chronic pain today. Yesterday I was nervous because all day since the early morning hours  (around 5am) I had pain from my shunt, eye (where I had strabismus surgery in 2015) and nausea I suspect from the distal catheter in my stomach.  I hadn’t experienced this type of intense discomfort in a while and it made me worried my shunt might begin failing again soon.

There have been a few days this week where I didn’t get as many hours of sleep as I may have wanted due to pain issues.

To my surprise today upon waking up, there was no pain at all.  All of my symptoms from the day before and the last few months where gone.

I’ve been a little less productive due to chronic pain and lack of energy…

Since today is pain free,  it’s time to be creative….

Happy music video  in the background….

And then it was the sun?

I was feeling good today until I walked outside this morning. I didn’t know today there was a solar eclipse.  Since it’s gotten warmer out, I’ve made a habit of wearing my hat when I go outside because of past experiences with my cerebral shunt not reacting well to the heat.

This morning, I felt an odd sensitivity around my head the moment I walked out of my building.  At different times during the day I’ve felt the usual dizziness and forehead pressure. When I turned on the news this evening I saw a live stream of the solar eclipse.