Cutting Corners

[CougarMama]

My favorite comment!

My husband always says I "need to be more careful." if only it was that easy! Does he really think I ENJOY running into objects and getting bruised up? Geez!

[techie]

Me too

I too hit door jams and don't clear the corners. I also 'short reach' when I try to grab handles like on cabinets or the microwave door.
I especially have trouble stepping over my dog. She likes to sleep in the middle of doorways
techie

[Shashi]

I do this all the time. I'll run into door frames or tables or countertops. I've gotten so many bruises on my arms or legs that I look like I've been in an accident. I side-swipe everything. I just thought I was under-estimating the amount of clearance I needed to make my turns or I'd gotten too wide for the doors. (Which is nowhere near true!)

[Lexie]

I love pinball! I am too uncordinated to use a cane. I've had two total hip replacements and after the doctor saw me trying to use the can he suggested I remain using the walker. I was like this before the MS flared up!

[lemstar]

not just corners...

I find myself dropping stuff more, and here's one: my mouse finger tends to hit the mouse by accident, or if I am aiming for soemthing to click on, sometimes I miss it. And if its dark? I have to touch a wall or counter or soemthing to be sure which way is up....

[seeuinct]

meeeee 20

yep me too- bruises galor, and I have had to replace tires on my vdo to hitting those curbs!

[asiel1]

YES. I had this right before I left work, and then again last October. I would get it turning corners at stores, going from aisle to aisle.

The only thing that helped me was physical therapy. I also find walking on the treadmill helps because I have to stay balanced. Anything that requires balance eventually helps, but it's downright comical and frustrating at first.

It's very embarrasing for me. It's like you went to a drive thru daquiri shop on the way home...


LBJ

[BlessedWyoMom]

I am definitely a pinball lately. The walkways (areas between the bed and dresser, bed and bookcase, etc) in my bedroom suddenly seem much too narrow. Whether I feel it or not, I always shout out "ouch" when I run into or sideswipe things. My legs look like a battle zone in which I am definitely the loser. Since this threat was posted, I just use the phrase "cutting corners again."