The Hippy Hippy Shake

The hippy hippy shake

On top of having MS I have low blood pressure. I guess you could say it's my body's attempt to be zen. It doesn't really affect me in any way except when I stand up to fast some days. The it becomes slightly amusing. Well amusing to me, kinda scarey to other people. It's kinda neat to see the look of shear panic on other peoples faces when my body reflects the neurological damage that it's undergone. Anybody seen the “Humpty Dance?” It kinda looks like that. It gave me a good morning chuckle this morning. First my left leg starts twitching to let me know I've stood up too fast, then my head becomes kinda heavy and awkward too hold up so it starts lolling to one side then the other side. I'm not sure why it can't pick a team and commit but I really wish it would. Then i hear the train coming which is actually my heart sending much needed blood to my brain. My field of vision start to close, so at this point I tend to shut my eyes and concentrate on not falling over. What ever is closest to me I tend to grab on for balance. If it's you, for goodness sake don't move I'll fall over and have to start the process again. The whole process takes about 30 seconds to a minute to complete. It wouldn't be bad except for the signals my brain sends out to my body causing it to twitch.

The first time it happened I was a little bit concerned so I spoke with my doctor about it. She said that because my blood pressure is so low when I stand up sometimes my body goes into shock. It doesn't happen often and it isn't anything to worry about. Just a little bit of entertainment from my old friend MS.