Has anyone else become clumsy?

I've had clumsy moments too, but I also had the nerve damage from the spinal lesion, so I don't know whether that or the hormone therapy is the culprit

Well, there's also the fact that I'm addicted to caffeine, so trying to make coffee before I've had my morning coffee can be a bit messy.

I also had a serious head injury years ago.

Basically, I'm just a mess. 😉

This has been discussed at the advanced prostate cancer Ancan.com Weekly meetings. Many of the people who have been on, ADT have found this to be a problem for them. I have definitely found it to be a problem as well. I have to be very careful when I’m doing things to stop from dropping stuff or banging one thing against another.

One possible reason is that my balance is way off. When walking, I have to be very careful that I don’t turn or change directions too quickly. You just have to do things slower, which for a type A person like me is really hard.

We're all beautiful messes here. 🙂

What a great song! I guess I've heard it before, but I never realized the song is about us.

However, I don't believe I've ever picked up trash wearing a dress. At least sober.

Jeff, yes, that's what I'm describing. And I have an odd question about falling. I think in general falling is not a good thing, but I always wonder why at my doctor appointements one of the preliminary questions is "Have you fallen lately?" I always answer no, but that's not quite true. When I'm in my garden or cutting fallen trees in the woods (yes, one of my most fun hobbies), I sometimes fall just a little, on the soft ground, with my hands breaking the fall.

Does that count? I just have this fear that if I answer "yes" to falling they're going to prohibit me from leaving my home without a walker.

When I go to the emergency room, they put a falling risk band around my wrist, along with an allergy band and my name and code band. I’ve fallen enough that I now can fall without getting hurt, though I did fall a few weeks ago and pulled a muscle in my back, even though I never thought I used my back. I landed almost flat on the ground with my whole body with my bad shoulder hitting the ground, didn’t hurt it a bit. The problem was a muscle in my back got knotted and needed to be massaged out.

I’ve been in the emergency room at least three or four times in the last couple years for Afib and they don’t make me use a walker and they can see I’m quite able to walk. Last time I was in the emergency room there was only one other person there, never an overcrowding issue.

If you fall you may find that you can break a bone in your wrist or sprain it badly by using it to brace your fall. Done both in the last 10 years. You can let hands brace you a little, but you can’t let them do the whole job.

I've seen nasty fractures close up in both rugby and judo from people using their arms to break a fall. Sometimes falls happen very fast, but you have time to think, DON'T DO THAT!

Tuck your chin into your chest, let your knees bend, pull your arms in (and up to protect your head if there's time), and try to roll some of the force off around your shoulder and side.

You might end up with painful bruised ribs or shoulder, but 🤞 no life-altering injuries that send you to the hospital orthopedic floor. I spent my first month there after my spinal surgery, and while the staff are great, it's not a pleasant place — people screaming all night and begging for more painkillers. The cancer floor (month 2) was Club Med by comparison.

Yes, I suppose I shouldn't take falling so lightly.

"Yes, I suppose I shouldn't take falling so lightly. "

Nicely played. Touché! 🙂

Falling is my biggest fear. They told me my bones are a little brittle from the cancer. I try to be very careful when walking. Feels like I'm waddling when walking everything slowing down. I have been riding the exercise bike to build up the legs and that has helped a lot. I definitely pay more attention when moving around to make sure I have my balance. Sometimes it gets frustrating, wondering if it's okay but the unknown is making it harder then it really is. Best to all.