Falling after recovery from stroke

Yes. Left cerebellum. At the time I blamed it on the pain drugs from the surgery.

@billie...Oh, that's right. Now I remember. Stoke hit opposite (R) side here. I guess it's not so odd that we both had the strange visual disturbance. I mean the cerebellum and occipital are close together. Thanks for repeating what you've already posted. Did the eyesight recover quickly? Any residual vision issues? Again, hope I'm not making you repeat yourself, but other than balance problems now, was your right side seriously affected and causing issues now? Thanks for your patience. JMJ

Wanted to check in with those in this discussion where @couldusehelp was talking about unexplained falls after a good recovery from a stroke.

@couldusehelp - how is your gait lately? What did your doctor say about the falling?

@bille - have you had any more experiences like you mentioned when you fell on the driveway? How are you doing?

I also wanted you to meet @hopeful33250 and @brightwings. brightwings - have you experienced any falls after going through recovery from your stroke?

Knowing I get a dizzy spells I try to ensure I have something to grab in case I do get one. These are very transitory, think seconds, I think I have mainly adjusted to my new reality. All that said, I did fall a short way down our stairs two days ago. I was going down stairs with my hands full and missed a step. Luckily I was only two steps from the floor so nothing was hurt. I did scare the crap out of my husband. I just have to be more careful when using the stairs.

Hmmm, I had not thought of falling as a result of stroke.....yet I did have a a couple of falls earlier this year.
I had a small TIA somewhere the being of May. I also had a full on stroke in Nov of 2017. I have completely recovered, except for missing brain cells.
I have multiple sclerosis for the last 35 plus years. So the falls may be because of that....
Bright Wings

@brightwings....very common after a cerebellar stroke, which as we know, is area that controls balance. It's all about losing the natural born balace/recovery ability after a misstep. Probably not an issue after a different type stroke, but almost a given after a significant cerebellar stroke. Maybe one of the worst effects. Our natural reflex to correct ourselves, thus preventing a fall, is damaged, or like me, not quite, but almost, completely gone. I trip, I go down. For me it's not about dizzy. Simply about balance. Falling is very much a concern. I'm strong, muscle-wise, so it's not weakness. Looks like clumsiness....but it's damage from stroke. Yeah. Sucks. But at least I can walk!😊

Edit: darn! Thought this was in the subject of cerebellar stroke. Yep, sure haven't a clue about strokes in other areas of brain. Ignore me. Carry on! Lol!

@lisalucier....after cerebellar stroke falls are pretty much to be expected. I made a great recovery after a large cerebellar stroke. The one thing I did not improve so much in is recovery after a slip or stumble. The reflex to correct we all have, is gone, at least for me, so my falls are easily explained. But, even if a person did not have a large amount of damage, seems there would still issues with trip/slip and correction. If I'm wrong here, I don't mind being corrected.

Oh! Just realized! This post is not in the cerebellar stroke subject. Darn. I guess I don't know what I'm talking about, lol!

I also have multiple sclerosis. I have had many falls related to MS. That's why I replied with my first word with Hmmmm, cuz it made me think.
I live successfully with my MS which I finally acknowledged at age 35. I am almost 69 now.
AND the falls I experienced earlier in the year were different from MS falls...
The cool thing I noticed with these 2 falls were I was able to complete a judo roll instead of a fall.
My husband completed 2 black belts during our marriage. I went with him 3 times a week for so many years to judo, socializing with the other judo widows...
But I must have learned how to do a judo roll cuz I completed 2 of them this winter!
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After those 2 falls which WERE different, I noticed how many things I use in my normal path thru the house to maneuver thru the house. The arm rest of the couch I use as I get up and I continue to hold the wood until I take that first step and the lamp stand and my sewing table and the edge of the wall entering the kitchen, etc.
I live a very successful life this way...and its OK!
Bright Wings

It's all good, @jmjlove. The original post in this discussion didn't specify a stroke type. The information and experiences you shared on balance and cerebellar stroke are helpful.

Several of you have talked about falling and balance issues following a stroke. Wanted to check in with you and see how you are doing lately. I think that others in the discussion will be interested in and benefit from your responses.

@bille - how have things been with the dizzy spells you talked about?

@brightwings - have you experienced any falls lately?

@jmjlove - have you had any recent balance/tripping situations?