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Sandy H · 03-20-2007, 11:45 AM

Do you think it is balance? I had a clean brain MRI but have to be very careful about going up and down stairs. If I am in the middle of stairs and look down I just loose it. My son is building a house and when his stairs were not in we were climbing a ladder to the loft. It was awful for me to go up that ladder. Than, one evening I was in my bedroom and stepped on my slipper lost my balance and fell flat on my stomach. My husband kept asking me if I was o.k. and why I fell so hard. Some times I get up out of the chair and loose my balance and catch myself on the furniture for no reason at all. My husband will ask me joking if I have been drinking as he know I don't drink. It is embarrassing if anyone is around. Its like I just loose control. Don't know if this helps but that is what I am experiencing. I have to be careful when I get up during the night and be sure I am steady on my feet before heading to the bathroom. I have night lights in every light socket to help me. Was out walking in Florida on flat payment and I stepped onto an uneven surface, a slight dip in the payment and fell flat on my face!! People looked at me like " what is wrong with her" Scraped up my hands and elbow. Just another issue I have to live with. hugs. Sandy

03-20-2007, 11:45 AM	#3
Sandy H Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Norridgewock, Maine Posts: 778	Do you think it is balance? I had a clean brain MRI but have to be very careful about going up and down stairs. If I am in the middle of stairs and look down I just loose it. My son is building a house and when his stairs were not in we were climbing a ladder to the loft. It was awful for me to go up that ladder. Than, one evening I was in my bedroom and stepped on my slipper lost my balance and fell flat on my stomach. My husband kept asking me if I was o.k. and why I fell so hard. Some times I get up out of the chair and loose my balance and catch myself on the furniture for no reason at all. My husband will ask me joking if I have been drinking as he know I don't drink. It is embarrassing if anyone is around. Its like I just loose control. Don't know if this helps but that is what I am experiencing. I have to be careful when I get up during the night and be sure I am steady on my feet before heading to the bathroom. I have night lights in every light socket to help me. Was out walking in Florida on flat payment and I stepped onto an uneven surface, a slight dip in the payment and fell flat on my face!! People looked at me like " what is wrong with her" Scraped up my hands and elbow. Just another issue I have to live with. hugs. Sandy __________________ Dx. 03/01, Rt. IBC AC/Taxatere Rt. MRM-with graft Lt. simple 5 rads-skin mets Herceptin, taxol, carboplatin (taxol seem to be the magic drug) Navelbine & xeloda (did not work) topical miltex for skin mets Tykerb/xeloda thoracentesis x 2 left lung fluid shows cancer cells Port removal (4 years) with power port replacement Doxil Updated 05-07 Scans show no bone or organ involvement we shall see! I shall not pass this way again. Any good I can do or any kindness that I can show let me not defer or neglect it for I shall not pass this way again.