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PN & Confidence: Is there a connection?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Oct 15, 2025 | Replies (35)Comment receiving replies
Hello @linmary358, I would like to add my welcome to Connect along with @ray666, @willgranger1127, @debbieod, @v8auto and others. I too was reminded this morning of needing to be extra cautious as I was putting a freeze protector/insulator on an outside faucet in the backyard of the house. I had to walk up a little incline on a rock bed to get to the faucet and I'm just happy there were no cameras. I do have a cane that I sometimes use but it's an old heavy wood one and not ideal for normal outside walking...good as a club if you need one though 🙃
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@johnbishop get a trekking pole John. It’s much cooler than a cane! Mine are from Walmart, although I just ordered a folding one from Amazon for travel. I only use it if I’m going to be walking enough to feel tired, or in a walking/stop and stand/walk again situation, like a museum or craft show.
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John,
You wrote: "I had to walk up a little incline … " Boy, did that resonate with me! From where I have my trash barrels stored to the front curb where, on Tuesdays, they're empied, there's an almost invisible decline –– invisible, unless you're dealing with PN! A few years ago, I used to roll my barrels there and back without a thought to the decline (or incline on the return). Nowadays, I approach the "slope" (especially if the barrels are super heavy) like I'm some mountaineer negotiating the Hillary Step on Everest. 🙂
Ray