Guest guest Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 when did you last have blood work? I am wondering if your electrolytes are off. Jackie loss of balance?? When laying down the room spins very fast. When I sit up slowly I almost fall out of bed I become so dizzy...sometimes I fall backwards on bed and have no control...I fall like a dead man fall. Just now sitting in riding cart at Walmart I want to scan price of item on bottom of. box. I lean over and look for UPC code on bottom of box and loose total balance and strenght and almost fall out of cart!! Anyone know what's happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Â om: son To: livercirrhosissupport Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 12:04 PM Subject: Re: loss of balance?? Â when did you last have blood work? I am wondering if your electrolytes are off. Jackie loss of balance?? When laying down the room spins very fast. When I sit up slowly I almost fall out of bed I become so dizzy...sometimes I fall backwards on bed and have no control...I fall like a dead man fall. Just now sitting in riding cart at Walmart I want to scan price of item on bottom of. box. I lean over and look for UPC code on bottom of box and loose total balance and strenght and almost fall out of cart!! Anyone know what's happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 Beverly..I didn't get anything in your email response. What are electolytes called... ---- Beverly Hurlock wrote: ============= Â om: son To: livercirrhosissupport Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 12:04 PM Subject: Re: loss of balance?? Â when did you last have blood work? I am wondering if your electrolytes are off. Jackie loss of balance?? When laying down the room spins very fast. When I sit up slowly I almost fall out of bed I become so dizzy...sometimes I fall backwards on bed and have no control...I fall like a dead man fall. Just now sitting in riding cart at Walmart I want to scan price of item on bottom of. box. I lean over and look for UPC code on bottom of box and loose total balance and strenght and almost fall out of cart!! Anyone know what's happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 I've been having a similar problem. I also live alone in my RV. One night, some time ago, I went down so hard that I knocked myself out. Don't know how long either. Somehow, although I don't remember, I got a hold of my Mom through messenger.  Considering my phone is right on the same desk as my computer, wouldn't you think that I'd use the phone. That was the beginning of talking with the Dr. I had the same sort of problem on Hep C meds; but, I finished them in Jan 2010. Anyway, I have noticed that I do get off balance in the dusk. So, when I had another bad fall coming down the stairs at a clients, my Dr sent me to an Ophthalmologist.  By the way, I also took myself off the road (driving) at night, because I even scared myself. Well, good thing. The eye specialist told me that my distant sight was so bad that Motor Vehicles would pull my license. So, at the 3rd visit, I got a prescription for new glasses and also, this guy was confused about how bad my distant sight actually was. I must have been having a better day. I have to be extremely careful when I go to walk in the dusk even in my RV. Lately, it's been confined to trying to get into bed. It's a bad feeling when I can't hang on and tip over off the bed. My dog and my cat sit there giving me a funny look. Twice in the last week, I've fallen out of bed. However, I've always had a habit of sleeping very close to the edge and my mattress is a little worn in that spot. So, when I've got help, I'll turn my mattress. ________________________________  When laying down the room spins very fast. When I sit up slowly I almost fall out of bed I become so dizzy...sometimes I fall backwards on bed and have no control...I fall like a dead man fall. Just now sitting in riding cart at Walmart I want to scan price of item on bottom of. box. I lean over and look for UPC code on bottom of box and loose total balance and strenght and almost fall out of cart!! Anyone know what's happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 It sounds Neuroligical to me. Our (liver diseasers) brains are afected by ammonia, GABA, aromatic amino acids, and even fluid. Some of the effects of encephalopathy are similar to brain lesions. I have seen a half a dozen medical papers on this subject. I have a swallowing problem, and this also seems related to the effects of Porto systemic encephalopathy. Love, Bobby  ________________________________ To: livercirrhosissupport Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 1:00 PM Subject: loss of balance??  When laying down the room spins very fast. When I sit up slowly I almost fall out of bed I become so dizzy...sometimes I fall backwards on bed and have no control...I fall like a dead man fall. Just now sitting in riding cart at Walmart I want to scan price of item on bottom of. box. I lean over and look for UPC code on bottom of box and loose total balance and strenght and almost fall out of cart!! Anyone know what's happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 sodium (Na+), potassium (K+), calcium (Ca2+), magnesium (Mg2+), chloride (Cl−), hydrogen phosphate (HPO42−), and hydrogen carbonate (HCO3−) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrolyte bobby  ________________________________ To: livercirrhosissupport Cc: Beverly Hurlock Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 7:52 PM Subject: Re: loss of balance??  Beverly..I didn't get anything in your email response. What are electolytes called... ---- Beverly Hurlock wrote: =============  om: son To: livercirrhosissupport Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 12:04 PM Subject: Re: loss of balance??  when did you last have blood work? I am wondering if your electrolytes are off. Jackie loss of balance?? When laying down the room spins very fast. When I sit up slowly I almost fall out of bed I become so dizzy...sometimes I fall backwards on bed and have no control...I fall like a dead man fall. Just now sitting in riding cart at Walmart I want to scan price of item on bottom of. box. I lean over and look for UPC code on bottom of box and loose total balance and strenght and almost fall out of cart!! Anyone know what's happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Haven't been here for a while. My daughter loss her mother this week as a by-product of encephalopathy. Lost her balance at the top of stairs and fell breaking her spine and causing her to become parapalegic and brain damaged. They took her off life support. She had a long battle with many demons.  R. I. P. Judi.           Dave ________________________________ To: " livercirrhosissupport " <livercirrhosissupport > Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 8:40 AM Subject: Re: loss of balance??  It sounds Neuroligical to me. Our (liver diseasers) brains are afected by ammonia, GABA, aromatic amino acids, and even fluid. Some of the effects of encephalopathy are similar to brain lesions. I have seen a half a dozen medical papers on this subject. I have a swallowing problem, and this also seems related to the effects of Porto systemic encephalopathy. Love, Bobby  ________________________________ To: livercirrhosissupport Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 1:00 PM Subject: loss of balance??  When laying down the room spins very fast. When I sit up slowly I almost fall out of bed I become so dizzy...sometimes I fall backwards on bed and have no control...I fall like a dead man fall. Just now sitting in riding cart at Walmart I want to scan price of item on bottom of. box. I lean over and look for UPC code on bottom of box and loose total balance and strenght and almost fall out of cart!! Anyone know what's happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Carole I should have said that if you have been having excessive sweating or diarrhea or absence of water intake, the possiblility of electrolyte imbalance would be there. But I think Bob may have it nailed, in the absence of these things I mentioned. In any event, I would ask for blood work. Jackie loss of balance?? When laying down the room spins very fast. When I sit up slowly I almost fall out of bed I become so dizzy...sometimes I fall backwards on bed and have no control...I fall like a dead man fall. Just now sitting in riding cart at Walmart I want to scan price of item on bottom of. box. I lean over and look for UPC code on bottom of box and loose total balance and strenght and almost fall out of cart!! Anyone know what's happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 18, 2012 Report Share Posted February 18, 2012 Dave I'm sad to hear that your daughter has already had to face a loss as great as a mother. If I remember correctly, your daughter and you are close, aren't you? I've fallen off 2 cement stairs to the cement pavement, I've fallen off our veranda and hit the walkway; but, the worst one, when it comes to pride, was falling the 2 steps onto the pavement at a clients place of business. Fortunately, there are no stairs anywhere around me that can do any really bad hurt. ________________________________  Haven't been here for a while. My daughter loss her mother this week as a by-product of encephalopathy. Lost her balance at the top of stairs and fell breaking her spine and causing her to become parapalegic and brain damaged. They took her off life support. She had a long battle with many demons.  R. I. P. Judi.           Dave ________________________________ To: " livercirrhosissupport " <livercirrhosissupport > Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 8:40 AM Subject: Re: loss of balance??  It sounds Neuroligical to me. Our (liver diseasers) brains are afected by ammonia, GABA, aromatic amino acids, and even fluid. Some of the effects of encephalopathy are similar to brain lesions. I have seen a half a dozen medical papers on this subject. I have a swallowing problem, and this also seems related to the effects of Porto systemic encephalopathy. Love, Bobby  ________________________________ To: livercirrhosissupport Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 1:00 PM Subject: loss of balance??  When laying down the room spins very fast. When I sit up slowly I almost fall out of bed I become so dizzy...sometimes I fall backwards on bed and have no control...I fall like a dead man fall. Just now sitting in riding cart at Walmart I want to scan price of item on bottom of. box. I lean over and look for UPC code on bottom of box and loose total balance and strenght and almost fall out of cart!! Anyone know what's happening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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