Thank you for your comments and talking me down off the ledge as they say!!!! Yes, to all of it.
No great treatment or cure....we are survivors and will try to get help but in the end, will find ways to manage our pain and balance issues. For me, my shower chair is a godsend! I only wish that more people with balance issues would get one. Yes, I had to put my vanity aside but after than, got on Amazon and had a $30.00 sturdy, water resistant chair that fits in my shower stall and gives me the confidence to shower leisurely without worrying about falling. Falling it seems is a game changer for most and having witnessed first hand the complications etc. of several falls, I never and I will repeat never want that to happen to me (or anyone else reading this post. Use your cane, walker etc. what gives you good purchase on your feet and keep out of the hospitals and rehab centers.