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reg

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reeling effect????
« on: July 01, 2009, 10:33:00 am »
 ??? i know this ? has been posed many times before but has i will ask it another way (has anyone ever recovered from thier reeling effect while walking ie. drunkard, unsteadiness feeling? ;D)
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nancyann

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Re: reeling effect????
« Reply #1 on: July 01, 2009, 10:56:50 am »
hi reg: After surgery  I told my mom it felt like I was walking on a platform suspended by chains on a windy day !  It does get better,  you just keep moving,  doing vestibular excercises.  I'm > 3 years out, & I find (for me) when I walk fast my balance is better than walking slow - I don't know when this happened.
Always good thoughts,  Nancy
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Re: reeling effect????
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2009, 02:41:24 pm »
??? i know this ? has been posed many times before but has I will ask it another way: has anyone ever recovered from the reeling effect while walking?  ie. drunkard, unsteadiness feeling?

The short answer is: yes.  However, the timeframe varies wildly from one AN patient to another.  Some regain relatively normal equilibrium within a few weeks, others take months.  It's rare to never regain a usable sense of balance.  It may not be 100% 'normal', but it usually returns, sometimes with a lot of work on the patients part.

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Life is not the way it's supposed to be. It's the way it is.  The way we cope with it is what makes the difference.

reg

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Re: reeling effect????
« Reply #3 on: July 02, 2009, 09:10:11 am »
thanks for the votes of confidence just very fustrating sometimes anyway will keep plugging away at exercises ;)
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