PN and handwriting …

Posted by Ray Kemble @ray666, Jul 23 9:06am

Somewhere in the recesses of my mind I seem to recall one of my neurologists asking if I'd noticed that my handwriting had deteriorated. It seems he said that a worsening handwriting is sometimes suspected to be a symptom of PN. I do a lot of writing by hand. I've always prided myself on being able to write anywhere, anytime, without having to tote a 'device' along, ever vigilant to how long before the device's battery will need recharging. But all that aside, I have noticed that my handwriting, never a penmanship champ, has grown ever more illegible, even to me. More and more, I find myself in the middle of typing into MS Word something I'd written by hand only a few hours earlier and muttering, 'Huh?' A deteriorating handwriting is hardly PN's most devastating symptom, but, if true, it sure is one of PN's most curious symptoms. Has anyone else found themselves staring at something they've written by hand and muttering, 'Huh?'

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loriesco | @loriesco | Jul 29 9:09am

There is an exercise ball you hold and squeeze. It’s like playdougb and there are three different strengths. My deteriorating handwriting is due to into arthritis in my left hand (my writing hand). The key is to NOT stressing the joints but USING them to maintain strength and dexterity. I liked the game mentioned with the skittles. I’ll have to try!

Ray Kemble | @ray666 | Jul 29 11:14am

In reply to @loriesco "There is an exercise ball you hold and squeeze. It’s like playdougb and there are three..." + (show)

Good morning, @loriesco

What you say is so true, or it has been true for me:

"The key is to NOT stressing the joints but USING them to maintain strength and dexterity."

I have arthritis in several of my joints; the most troublesome are my ankles, hips, and left knee. In the morning, they are real attention-getters. 🙂 What I've discovered (again, I should say, this may not be true for everyone) the sooner I get moving and the more I move, the sooner these joints will quiet down and let me get on with my day. In my book, arthritic pain that refuses to give me a break is more due to under-use than over-use.

Here's wishing you a good day!
Ray (@ray666)

Ray Kemble | @ray666 | Jul 29 11:22am

In reply to @ray666 "Hi, @cheyne I'm sending this brief message to those at Mayo Connect with whom I regularly..." + (show)

Good morning, @cheyne (and others),

Well, obviously, I'm not able to cool it totally with Connect. The day I post that I need a 'quiet' week (a no-posting week), here I am posting.

Connect is a powerful magnet; what can I say? 🙂

Ray (@ray666)

cheyne | @cheyne | Jul 29 1:36pm

In reply to @ray666 "Good morning, @cheyne (and others), Well, obviously, I'm not able to cool it totally with Connect...." + (show)

Hi Ray,
Here I thought ANS had another spoke to it's wheel, shorter weeks!
Just experenced a 4 hour morning thinking and being 39 again. A sobering realisation of just how much ANS is crippling me. Obviously I made the most of every minute until it slowly creept back around late morning. Kind of forgotten what life used to be and could be like without Autonomic polyneuropathy in control.
Cheers.