Thanks for the suggestions regarding balance and the pool. I will stay in the shallow end. I am the person who had the near drowining incident in the deep end. But I will do whatever it takes to...
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Thanks for the suggestions regarding balance and the pool. I will stay in the shallow end. I am the person who had the near drowining incident in the deep end. But I will do whatever it takes to...
How do you manage with the hearing loss? Have you learned to read lips? How long have your ears been impaired? My ENT just put me on a great big dose of pred to see if I could get some improvement...
What is a balance board? I go to a PHD in Houston for balance lessons and one of the things that I do is I walk on a board with eight springs. Similar? So the Wii Fit is a good idea? My balance...
Well I had been able to reduce to 10 one day and 5 the next; however my hearing loss has increased greatly so the E,N,T put me on 80 for 3 days, 60 for 3, 40 for 3 then 20 for 3. There is a chance...
Today I went sunning at my daughter's house. I was on a raft shaped like a chair. I fell off and had a near drowning incident. I was swimming into the pool's floor. I was seen and pulled up to...
Jenny,
Your
Had my second chemo this week. This time it took 4 hours rather than the previous 5. But I was more prepared and handled it better.
I have gone from 60 mg pred to 40 mg as of today. But the...
Jack,
I am also displeased that I cannot wear my heels. I knew I was vane, but didn't realize how much until this started.
Well I'll worry about vanity another day, today I am still...
Doug,
Point well taken. Sexy black cane it will be then. Right now I only have a purple one with white dots that my partner's grandmother used. Resisting getting a nice one is just stupid,...
Andrew, Thank you for the change.
I can't walk my dog because I don't have balance. My dog is a Rodesian Ridgeback so he is big and any little pull will knock me down.
Right now my hearing has improved but the balance and using...
Admire your attitude. I believe my anger will get better now that I have acknowledged it and have no excuse not to deal with it. Deep breathing!
So far, so good for today
The new "regular" is...
I was wondering if anyone knows if there is a guideline for how long you can expect to take prednisone. I believe that taking it makes keeping my emotions under control rather difficult. That is...
This was my first day with chemo. I arrived at the hospital at 8:25 a.m. Five minuites early. They did not put the needle in until 11:00 a.m. and then only nausea medicine. Did not start chemo...
Sangye,
I would appreciate a referral. I live in Houston.
Did your hearing return?
Shannon
Symptoms - main concern is hearing and balance but also experience blood red eyes, sinus disease, misc. pain in joints, fatique, weakness, shortness of breath, growths on hands that swell and are...
The balance restoration is great to hear. Thank you.
I have had lumps that just appear on the top of my hands. They swell and are painful. The last time it happened to my left hand (left...
I experieced severe hearing loss and weakness. GP of 30 years sent me for blood tests on 2/25/09 and sent me to ENT on the same day, 2nd opinion ENT on 3/19/09 and Rhuematolist by 3/25/09. On...
I am 63 and had been healthy all my life. Moderate exercise, not overweight. Last November I was walking my dogs and had a serious fall that pulled a groin muscle which failed to heal for 5 months. ...
I was just diagnosed 4/2/09. Hearing impaired, balance horrible, chem starts Monday. Just want to know if full hearing and balance are ever restored? Hearing ability changes daily to some extent. ...