Pins and Needles

I forgot to mention Neuropathy in my post from yesterday.  It’s a rather fun side effect that makes you incredibly sensitive to cold.   It will make your hands and feet seize up, your throat will seize if you swallow cold things, and I’ve been warned more than once to “hide” when opening the refrigerator to avoid that first blast of cold.  Some people even need gloves to root around in the fridge.

I got a little touch of this in my last cycle, but it wasn’t enough to keep me from eating some delicious Full Tilt ice cream; I just had to eat carefully.  Cycle Three however, I’ve got it bad.  Just washing my hands briefly in cold water makes my fingertips feel like a pin cushion.  Then, if I’m dumb enough to hold on to something cold long enough, my hands start doing a spontaneous T Rex impression.  I had to drag the shower mat all over the place this morning because the bathroom floor is tile.  Cold, needle stabby tile.

It’s not too bad, but it is one of those common side effects that was explained very well, but still somehow manages to surprise me.  And it goes away after a few days, so it’s not like I have to banish myself from Full Tilt forever.  Maybe this can be my new party trick.