Day 10-13

Not much has changed in the past few days. My symptoms are about where they were on Monday. I am noticing, however, that even when I'm feeling "good," things can quickly turn sour if I do the wrong things. For example, when I do a lot of manual work, my arms tend to ache or cramp (it's that hard-to-describe carpal tunnel feeling I've mentioned before). In fact, my arms get worn out pretty quickly. 40 minutes of typing feels like 3 hours. I even get worn out holding a book open at night. That's a little worrying to me.

My legs, meanwhile, have felt pretty good for several days now. I think they may have healed quicker because I do a lot of leg exercises and stretches. As a jogger, most of my workout routine is lower-body. This has been a bit of a problem, however, because while my legs are doing well, my arms, as I said, are not. I'm not sure what to do about that, as I can't lift weights every day. I guess I need to find some low-impact arm exercises. Unfortunately, nothing hits the spot the way jogging does.

Meanwhile, I ate more B6 foods today and am again feeling the effects. This time the symptoms aren't as bad (because I didn't eat as much), but it's still disappointing. You might wonder why I would eat food with B6 in it, and there are two reasons. First, eating low-B6 foods every meal has meant missing out on a lot of other vital nutrients, and I don't want to get deficient in other vitamins. Second, I like to test myself every few days to make sure I haven't gone straight from B6 toxicity to B6 deficiency, which has the same symptoms. But given how long it typically takes B6 toxicity to clear up, I think I'll wait a while before trying B6 foods again.