Sweet and bitter pill to swallow

Formentera, September 2022

Given the fact that my mobility and balance had enormously decreased within the last six month, I had decided to finally start the proper medication treatment. It‘s been six years ago now, since I was given the diagnose, and I can allow myself to go onto the next step. Because the gap and disharmony of different movements on both sides of the body is becoming too noticeable and I really do not want to fuck up my hips, tendons, muscles and my back in constant compensation work.

My mood was not the best either, when constantly tripping over my own feet, loosing balance or having to grab items with cramped left fingers. My back was as stiff as a stick and movements were slow and robotic. One early morning, for instance, I took out the compost rubbish bin and suddenly fell, with all the compost spread all over the floor and naked body. What a welcoming way to start the day, with old banana peels and rotten tomatoes in between my hair. Luckily I did not smell a thing!

Soon after, when in Ireland, I called up my neurologist in Berlin, who told me to start with the dopamine agonist and raise the daily dose, which I had been playing around with a little already but did not take too serious in continuity. From now on I keep daily track on those red little wonder pills because it works! My mobility and balance is back, my joints gained back their smoothness and I feel like im honeymoon phase!

The only two side effects are insomnia and nausea. Which means I wake up at midnight and toss around sleepless for hours, thus the CBD oil drops. A couple of hours after lunch, when taking the second pill, I need to throw up feeling like shit. And with an acidy and empty stomach I lay down exhausted, trying to sleep a late siesta. Evenings are great because I jump and run around like a calf.

But so happy, those other common side effects have not appeared ( yet ) and many other Parki Buddies suffer from : gambling, shopping and/or sex addiction.

My desire to be able to go on a hike is so big that I dream of it every night. Once I get my metabolism tuned in with medication and natural stomach protection supplies, I will pack up my hiking equipment and walk off into the wilderness again. It’s been three years since the last one in Sardenia. So exciting!

Will try and sleep now as it‘s only 5 am and need to rest before going off fishing in about two hours…