Guest guest Posted July 21, 2011 Report Share Posted July 21, 2011 , I'm sorry to learn of your predicament. You have been a great source of information and support for so many of us. I will keep you in my prayers, > > Since a precipitating event around Aug 1, 2010, and into the spring of > 2011, my opinion was that I had an injured back either not healing or > very slow to heal. Finally this June, I went to Salud Clinic in Estes > Park. A CT scan report linked below found evidence of a small stroke, a > lacunar infarct in my right basal ganglia. This finding is consistent > with my symptoms: impaired muscle control in left leg and left arm, > which contributes to mild impairments of gait and balance. Medical terms > for my symptoms include atypical Parkinson's and vascular parkinsonism. > The stroke's underlying pathology may have been atherosclerosis, which > led to my brain's adverse event. A contributing factor is likely to have > been my body's pre-diabetic metabolism of glucose, carbohydrates, and > starches. This pathway too is being evaluated at Salud. Luckily, > language areas were spared, and I'm still able to live alone. > > By mid-Spring, I was amid rearranging my situation and soon realized I > couldn't lift and carry what used to be so easy. Being gimpy takes some > getting used to. > > Since this is OT, writing me directly is fine: > Binstock > > more info: > > http://ravenintellections.com/aging67.htm > > http://ravenintellections.com/CT_scan.pdf > > *//* > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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