seasonal forcast: gravity storms

[the_siobhan]

Who (still) has two thumbs and fell down the stairs?

I don't even have being drunk as an excuse.


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[NOTE 1] I'm fine. Couple of bruises. Nothing bends today in any way that it didn't bend yesterday.

[NOTE 2] Background explanation: I have nerve damage in my inner ear and every once in a while the nerve twitches and I go down. I haven't had any falls for a while and I guess I'm getting over confident.

[NOTE 3] Yoga is amazing physiotherapy for this

[NOTE 4] I FUCKING HATE YOGA

Comments

[runcible]

I am glad that, bruises to your body and pride aside, you're okay!!!

I hate that yoga is a solution to things, because it's always paired with the sort of advice that tells you not to feel bad about the chronic condition you have.

I'LL DO IT BUT I WON'T DIG IT.

[the_siobhan]

I know right? It had to be yoga.

Why is drinking heavily never the answer to things, that's what I want to know.

[greylock]

That's because drinking is the cause, and solution, to so many problems.

[cornerofmadness]

sorry you fell. glad you weren't hurt (after this year my fear of falls is pretty high)

[the_siobhan]

Yeah, can I imagine.

I know at some point in my life I'm going to get brittle and then this is going to become a serious problem.

[cornerofmadness]

I fear that too

[china_shop]

Meep! I'm glad you're okay!

[the_siobhan]

Thanks!

[greylock]

Have you tried... whatever-the-new-trend yoga is?
It's not like your stuffy old yoga.

I am sure.

[the_siobhan]

Hot yoga came out years ago, so obviously that must be old hat now.

OK I actually looked it up. Aerial yoga, aqua yoga, and "weed" yoga appear to be the hot new trends. I'm gonna put my "no" right here on all of them right up front.

[houseof9cats]

Goat yoga, tho.

[greylock]

*subscribes*
But only if the goats are down(ward facing dogs)

[greylock]

I was going to gripe that Bikrim yoga and naked yoga were played out, but then I think they were 20 years ago.

[(Anonymous)]

Damn it. I forgot Black Metal Yoga existed.

[greylock]

... and to log in.

[houseof9cats]

JFC! I'm glad nothing is too broken. :/

Have you seen these? On my wish list! Don't know how functionally good they are (that's an issue with the fashion canes), but cute.

https://www.hellonwheels.club/shop

[the_siobhan]

I like the rainbow one.

[houseof9cats]

Me too!

[houseof9cats]

Also: my doc said Tai Chi for balance problems. I never did bc that involved traveling then standing near other people, but now everything's accessible online, so w00t.

[the_siobhan]

I've heard the same thing about Tai Chi. The physiotherapists I've seen recommended yoga because they thought having my head upside-down a bunch would give me the best results.

[houseof9cats]

That makes sense! So, okay, very specific info here: I have degeneration of my auditory/balance nerve on the L and both of my optic nerves. So, 1) ENT doctor has said neck and shoulder tension can make the auditory/balance nerve issues worse by pinching nerves, which is one way stress can exacerbate the problem. I've also read that poor circulation to those nerves can do the same. 2) Eye doctor is specifically keeping the pressure in my eyes low because my blood pressure is on the low side and we want to reduce impedance in the eyes in order to oxygenate the optic nerves with blood flow as much as possible. The other thing I've read all over the place is that getting into those head positions that suck is what we have to do to get the brain to get used to it and adapt. They put Sidney Crosby into some sort of whole-body orbital machine in order to do that. I told my ENT I wanted the PT Sidney Crosby had. (Right?) So that totally meshes with what you've got from your physiotherapists about getting upside-down. Helpful to compare notes.

[the_siobhan]

I was told my damage is in the left otolithic nerve, which apparently has to do with how your body is situated in 3-d space. The ENT who FINALLY figured it out knew what to test for because I described it as feeling like I was walking on a slope all the time. Mostly my right side has taken over all the work, but the left nerve isn't completely dead and every once in a while something makes it send garbage input.

Fun fact, you know those experiments they did in the 60s where they put prism glasses on people that made them see upside down and their brains eventually went, "OK this is how we live now" and they still saw upside down even when they took the glasses off? Apparently your vision will also do that if your brain tells you you're walking on a tilt for years at a time.

[houseof9cats]

They are totally connected! It's why I can't drive on the highway or handle big box stores. Looking around rapidly at all the stuff triggers vertigo. This reminds me, too, apparently if your eyes are off kilter, it can also be one thing that contributes to dizziness. Once it's possible, I'm going to get the eye doctor to refer me to have a look at that bc I was born with strabismus in the R, which was visually corrected, but I wonder if it's still a little off.

Bodies are weird.

[doggiesushi]

Wow, and yikes! I'm really glad you came out of it a bit bruised and that's it! This happened to me ~5 years ago and I broke my ankle. It was super embarrassing since it was the house I'd lived in for ~15 years, so it's not like I didn't know my own house.