Oh, man. I feel like a sack of wet sand. I can barely drag my butt around. Were I to lay on the ground I think I’d just flatten out and get pulled into the earth.

So I go to the weather.com site and, sure enough. Barometric pressure is 29.66. It’s dropped into the cellar. A little while ago I started following the air pressure readings to see if there may be any correlation between them and my sense of general weakness. I wasn’t surprised to find that whenever the readings fell below 30 inches I’d feel heavy and slow. Above 30, and I’d feel I was cured.

The symptoms of my MS involve almost exclusively motor function on my entire left side. Classic drop foot, my left hip ‘caves’ when I walk, I can’t reach my left hand above my shoulder and I’ve lost practically all dexterity. My left wrist is weak and doesn’t react properly. I can actually see how the muscles on the left side of my back have atrophied.

I don’ think I’m imagining a correlation between air pressure and the exacerbation of my symptoms, since I don’t check out the weather site until I’ve noticed a change in my state. I have no clear idea what the bio-mechanical relationship could be, and it’s definitely not the best testing protocol. But I’m sure anyone with a chronic disorder will agree that they seek eagerly for some way to get some control over it.