My Pinky Toe is Numb (Day 3534 - 7/29/19)

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Stephen woke up with a headache today which was weird because he never usually gets headaches. He realized that it was a small resurgence of his vertigo. Stephen says that when he was diagnosed with vertigo the doctor did tell him that there was a chance it could come back. He is not sure if something triggers it or if it just happens randomly. Stephen says that he has mostly had brief moments of vertigo and today was the first time in a while where it lasted for an entire day. He says that vertigo makes your head feel heavy and you feel dizzy like you're gonna fall down.

Stephen says that dealing with this vertigo made him remember another issue that he hasn't talked about on the vlog. During the Japan trip, they walked a lot and they sometimes even walked 10+ miles in one day. They did rest a little bit, but he thinks he pushed himself too much because his pinkie toe on his right foot started getting numb. Stephen says that it is only the half that is closest to the outside that is numb though. He told Mallory about after they got home from the trip and she told him that it was weird, but it might go away after a while. However, it's been about 3.5 months and his pinkie toe is still numb, so Stephen thinks he might have done some nerve damage.

He gives a warning to viewers about resting when needed and wearing comfortable shoes. Stephen says that he did wear comfortable shoes while he was in Japan, so walking too much might have caused his toe to become numb. He says that his toe being numb doesn't make him depressed since out of all the places to get numb the pinkie toe is probably the best place. Then, he asks viewers if they also experienced something similar to this.