Re: Does FMS affect balance?

[Guest guest]

Me too!!!

I stumble into walls, don't use stairs unless absolutely necessary. Normally

use a four wheeled walker with brakes, seat and basket. Or a cane. I firmly

believe that loss of balance is another fibro symptom, an offshoot of our other

physical issues. Ain't it fun?

Annie

debra bunt dirkfan2@...> wrote:

I have alot of trouble with my balance and 99% of the time when I am

out of the house you will see me with a cane. I tend to lose my balance always

to the right, which is the side that I have the nerve damage. I don't do well if

an area is not well lite either. My feet can't actually " feel " the ground

beneath me so I lose my balance. So, I would say yes!! It is related to the

Fibro!

Debra B

Does FMS affect balance?

I just read somebody's post about balance being so bad. I am horribly

uncoordinated, very unstable on my feet, dare I say unbalanced?

So, is this coincidental, or is it related to fibro? My spouse makes

not too nice comments about me being so clumsy, and dropping things,

without reason.

girlsaylor

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[Guest guest]

It's interesting that there may be a link with balance and fibro.

Back in 1966 when I was a member of a student archeology group, I got

the nick name " Full of Grace " --- I didn't mind that as they

were not teasing me in a negative way, I could and do stumble over my

own feet. However, my first husband used to get really mad and tell

me " watch were you are going! " I remember one time in particular,

that while on my way to met he and a friend for dinner and tripped on

an uneven sidewalk, ripping a large tear in a pretty new pair of

slacks! He never seemed to care that I might be hurt, it was more

that I had had the audacity to trip -- and I think he thought I

should be looking down all the time instead of standing tall and

walking straight! Fortunately, my present husband knows that there

are times when everyone may do that but also that those of us with

fibro seem to have more problems.

And I have to say that there are times now when I actually feel as if

I am listing to the left or right, and not standing straight. And

since I have taken one percocet between yesterday and today, I know

the feeling of dizziness is the same as the lack of balance.

And some of my falling from that loss of balance have resulted in

trips to the emergency room.

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> I just got uo so I'm heavy into the fibro fog and am seeing double

to

> boot (Yay! Go Team Go)

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> The answer to your question is a two parter.

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> Fibromyalga does affect your balance, perticularly the fine tunning

> of navigating corners, sudden stops, and bending over to reach for

> something can all result in a near fall or actual spill.

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> Dropping things is also a common occurance with FM suffers.

> Generally this happens right when you pick an object up with the

lack

> of feedback or numbness in the hands.

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> Both of these occurances are frustrating because they occur without

> our consent and infringe on our dignity.

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> Making fun of someone with a disorder is cruel, childish, and

> uncalled for.

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> I've had to endure remarks from former co-workers along the lines

> of, " You walk like an old man " . -Insert courtesy laugh here- (Like I

> needed to justify myself to someone with this kind of mentality).

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> Bottom line is, it's not your fault. You do not choose to fall down

> and drop things, it's simply the Fibromyalgia effect.

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[Guest guest]

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> I also have a problem with double or blurred vision. I never drive

at night because all the lights have halos around them and I can't see

anything else.

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I really slowed down my night time driving, the last time I went out I

was having trouble what I can only term as " processing " the common

images we all see going down the road.

It was a simmilar sensation as driving real fast through a narrow

tunnel, I knew what everything was but there was sufficent lag time in

identifying what was going past my field of view, and I'm sure my

reaction time was off enough for a degree of concern.

[Guest guest]

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Now I understand this malady better and

> won't hold myself accountable when things slip through my fingers.

Wish the same principle applied when getting the doctor's bill in the

mail, I tried to give the back to the mailman, but he won't take them.

[Guest guest]

I have had balance problems since I was just starting to walk.

Whether or not that was a good sign toward suffering FMS, I don't

know. I, to this day, have horrible balance problems. I have less and

less coordination, and less and less mobility as time goes on.

So, yes, a Klutz lives here.

A. Neff

> I just read somebody's post about balance being so bad. I

am horribly

> uncoordinated, very unstable on my feet, dare I say unbalanced?

hush those snickers in the peanut gallery!>

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> So, is this coincidental, or is it related to fibro? My spouse

makes

> not too nice comments about me being so clumsy, and dropping

things,

> without reason.

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> girlsaylor

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