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Cervical myelopathy and cognitive dysfunction
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@ray666
I am (was) in good health for a 68 year old last year, except walking like I was drunk, not having stamina to travel, hike, or do anything you are supposed to be doing in retirement. The surgeon was selective in what was said, never promising me a rose garden of walking without caution - or - solutions other than surgery!!! I did it but I likely will not do any other surgeries and try PT, etc. I am no better off, and have added a few other ailments (vertigo, digestive issues) which I know can be caused by spinal stenosis but the Cervical Neurosurgeon and staff deflect those issues to my PCP.
Oh well - if you walk like a drunk maybe you should drink like a drunk!
Enjoy life the best you can,
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Hi, @michc56
I have fond memories of "walking like a drunk." Of course, I wasn't pretending back then. As happy as I am that I quit drinking damn near 40 years ago, I'll tell anyone who asks that I had good times in the years when I was drinking. I thank my lucky stars I was a "survivor" drunk! No broken-up relationships, no DUIs, no lost jobs, no barroom brawls. If today I've any regrets about how I walk with my PN, it's that now I'm embarrassingly aware of how I walk. Back in the days when I would be walking pretty much the same way I do now, I was, of course, drunk––that's to say, totally oblivious to how I was walking. That was Jack Daniel's kindness. It blotted out the reality of my wonky gait. PN, by comparison, is a cruel companion. PN keeps me wide awake so that I'm fully aware of what a weird way I'm walking. 🙂
Ray (@ray666)
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@michc56
I also walk like a drunk & fall alot. I'm new, but was so happy cuz thats me. I had a cervical fusion about 50+ years ago. Now I'm having issues. Getting an MRI soon. We could drink together maybe then walk straight (scary thought)
Anne