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Neuropathy | Last Active: Sep 25, 2023 | Replies (67)
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Hi, Gina5009 ~ I can't even count the number of times this has happened to me, either in the kitchen or in the bathroom, the only two rooms not carpeted. I really have to concentrate on picking my feet up on the "bare" floors where I used to be able to slide as you had expected to do, and especially when turning as @ ray@666 mentioned. It's frustrating to have to remember this changed way of moving about. I thank God that my downsized home is small enough that if I lose my bearings there is a wall or furniture to land against. I am counting my blessings every day that I am still living independently and able to take care of myself! 😊
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Good morning!
"It's frustrating to have to remember this changed way of moving about."
I'm reminded of this every day. You may know from some of my other posts that my partner and I have kept the two houses we each had before we met. I use my house as a daytime "man cave" (yuck! I don't like that expression, but … ), but she and I are together at her house weekday evenings and all day weekends. (We tell our friends lots of time apart is what keeps us sane. LOL) But the point of my telling you this is my partner's house is all polished hardwood floors. (Mine is carpeted.) Her floors are beautiful – but, as a guy with PN, I have had to learn a new way of walking! My "new" way can be downright comical – if it weren't so %$&*# frustrating: second-by-second vigilance going from chair to chair, room to room, sofa to frig so that I don't go crashing to Earth (or rather crashing to the hardwood floors). I wear non-slip socks when I'm at my partner's house. Thank God for non-slip socks!
Cheers!
Ray (@ray666)