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    From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 13 17:41:14 2025
    The latest medical issue I've had allows me to lose my balance easily. As I've noted before, bicycles balance themselves though people with very good balance have a lot steadiler ride.

    I still have another week until I'm allowed to ride. My eyesight does appear to be improving from the original stroke. The doctor did say that it would continue to improve for a year after the event.

    I used to put on weight over the winter with less riding and then ride it off up to June when my riding would suddenly improve. But at this point I am not doing the hill riding despite the repairs (finally) of the hill roads. There is a 25 mile route and
    a 37 mile route that had been closed down to normal riding. The 25 mile route had some terrible traffic in places - golfers who do not believe that bicycles belong on the road and some normal road users that are not careful around cyclists because they
    don't like to be.

    I am developing more of a patiece around cars and this works OK for most drivers but there is a group (largely Asian women) who couldn't care less who is on the road other then themselves. They also tend to be driving expensive cars.

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  • From Catrike Ryder@21:1/5 to All on Fri Jun 13 14:09:38 2025
    On Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:41:14 GMT, cyclintom <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    The latest medical issue I've had allows me to lose my balance easily. As I've noted before, bicycles balance themselves though people with very good balance have a lot steadiler ride.

    I still have another week until I'm allowed to ride. My eyesight does appear to be improving from the original stroke. The doctor did say that it would continue to improve for a year after the event.

    I used to put on weight over the winter with less riding and then ride it off up to June when my riding would suddenly improve. But at this point I am not doing the hill riding despite the repairs (finally) of the hill roads. There is a 25 mile route
    and a 37 mile route that had been closed down to normal riding. The 25 mile route had some terrible traffic in places - golfers who do not believe that bicycles belong on the road and some normal road users that are not careful around cyclists because
    they don't like to be.

    I am developing more of a patiece around cars and this works OK for most drivers but there is a group (largely Asian women) who couldn't care less who is on the road other then themselves. They also tend to be driving expensive cars.

    Sometimes balance issues are due to problems with the ears. That's
    what my problem is.

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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 14 17:59:45 2025
    On Fri Jun 13 14:09:38 2025 Catrike Ryder wrote:
    On Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:41:14 GMT, cyclintom <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    The latest medical issue I've had allows me to lose my balance easily. As I've noted before, bicycles balance themselves though people with very good balance have a lot steadiler ride.

    I still have another week until I'm allowed to ride. My eyesight does appear to be improving from the original stroke. The doctor did say that it would continue to improve for a year after the event.

    I used to put on weight over the winter with less riding and then ride it off up to June when my riding would suddenly improve. But at this point I am not doing the hill riding despite the repairs (finally) of the hill roads. There is a 25 mile route
    and a 37 mile route that had been closed down to normal riding. The 25 mile route had some terrible traffic in places - golfers who do not believe that bicycles belong on the road and some normal road users that are not careful around cyclists because
    they don't like to be.

    I am developing more of a patiece around cars and this works OK for most drivers but there is a group (largely Asian women) who couldn't care less who is on the road other then themselves. They also tend to be driving expensive cars.

    Sometimes balance issues are due to problems with the ears. That's
    what my problem is.




    Mine are not. OT called yesterday and said that they won't bother to send a therapist because the testing they already gave to me shows no cause they can treat.

    At the moment I am somewhat curious if the present problem I have isn't something that I've had all along and was just too careful to notice. If I look down or whatever I can lose my balance. But that has been that way since my concussion.So my "illness"
    was nothing more than dehydration and I am back to normal if you can call this normal.

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  • From Roger Merriman@21:1/5 to cyclintom on Sat Jun 14 18:58:49 2025
    cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Fri Jun 13 14:09:38 2025 Catrike Ryder wrote:
    On Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:41:14 GMT, cyclintom <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    The latest medical issue I've had allows me to lose my balance easily.
    As I've noted before, bicycles balance themselves though people with
    very good balance have a lot steadiler ride.

    I still have another week until I'm allowed to ride. My eyesight does
    appear to be improving from the original stroke. The doctor did say
    that it would continue to improve for a year after the event.

    I used to put on weight over the winter with less riding and then ride
    it off up to June when my riding would suddenly improve. But at this
    point I am not doing the hill riding despite the repairs (finally) of
    the hill roads. There is a 25 mile route and a 37 mile route that had
    been closed down to normal riding. The 25 mile route had some terrible
    traffic in places - golfers who do not believe that bicycles belong on
    the road and some normal road users that are not careful around
    cyclists because they don't like to be.

    I am developing more of a patiece around cars and this works OK for
    most drivers but there is a group (largely Asian women) who couldn't
    care less who is on the road other then themselves. They also tend to
    be driving expensive cars.

    Sometimes balance issues are due to problems with the ears. That's
    what my problem is.




    Mine are not.

    Rather sounds like CatTrike is correct, as the vestibular system which is
    the largest and most important of the 3 balance systems. Is inner
    ear/brain/eye system.

    OT called yesterday and said that they won't bother to send a therapist
    because the testing they already gave to me shows no cause they can treat.

    At the moment I am somewhat curious if the present problem I have isn't something that I've had all along and was just too careful to notice. If
    I look down or whatever I can lose my balance. But that has been that way since my concussion.So my "illness" was nothing more than dehydration and
    I am back to normal if you can call this normal.


    Positional vertigo which is what your description fits is absolutely linked
    to one’s Vestibular system, for that you’d need a physio and one specialist is such things not a OT.

    Depending on what and who can be managed with medication or some exercises, though some folks have vertigo just permanently.

    It’s why I can’t use the underground or struggle in the dark as my knackered vestibular system can’t make head or tail of what is moving or
    not.

    Roger Merriman

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  • From =?UTF-8?B?Y3ljbGludG9t?=@21:1/5 to All on Sat Jun 14 21:02:20 2025
    On Sat Jun 14 18:58:49 2025 Roger Merriman wrote:
    cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Fri Jun 13 14:09:38 2025 Catrike Ryder wrote:
    On Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:41:14 GMT, cyclintom <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    The latest medical issue I've had allows me to lose my balance easily. >>> As I've noted before, bicycles balance themselves though people with
    very good balance have a lot steadiler ride.

    I still have another week until I'm allowed to ride. My eyesight does
    appear to be improving from the original stroke. The doctor did say
    that it would continue to improve for a year after the event.

    I used to put on weight over the winter with less riding and then ride >>> it off up to June when my riding would suddenly improve. But at this
    point I am not doing the hill riding despite the repairs (finally) of
    the hill roads. There is a 25 mile route and a 37 mile route that had
    been closed down to normal riding. The 25 mile route had some terrible >>> traffic in places - golfers who do not believe that bicycles belong on >>> the road and some normal road users that are not careful around
    cyclists because they don't like to be.

    I am developing more of a patiece around cars and this works OK for
    most drivers but there is a group (largely Asian women) who couldn't
    care less who is on the road other then themselves. They also tend to
    be driving expensive cars.

    Sometimes balance issues are due to problems with the ears. That's
    what my problem is.




    Mine are not.

    Rather sounds like CatTrike is correct, as the vestibular system which is
    the largest and most important of the 3 balance systems. Is inner ear/brain/eye system.

    OT called yesterday and said that they won't bother to send a therapist
    because the testing they already gave to me shows no cause they can treat.

    At the moment I am somewhat curious if the present problem I have isn't something that I've had all along and was just too careful to notice. If
    I look down or whatever I can lose my balance. But that has been that way since my concussion.So my "illness" was nothing more than dehydration and
    I am back to normal if you can call this normal.


    Positional vertigo which is what your description fits is absolutely linked to one?s Vestibular system, for that you?d need a physio and one specialist is such things not a OT.

    Depending on what and who can be managed with medication or some exercises, though some folks have vertigo just permanently.

    It?s why I can?t use the underground or struggle in the dark as my
    knackered vestibular system can?t make head or tail of what is moving or
    not.




    Vertigo is a permanent condition of feeling you surroundiungs feeling or seeming to move when they are not.

    Mine is that I simply have no feeling of up and down and have to see a vertical reference. There is enough light references around my home so that I can walk in the semidark. I can also touch walls or horizontal surfaces. There is a streetlight outside
    my home that shows somewhat through the curtains so that I can see a reference there. I do not otherwise feel any motion.

    Sorry to hear your condition which can bring on sea sickness.

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  • From Roger Merriman@21:1/5 to cyclintom on Sun Jun 15 06:48:19 2025
    cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Sat Jun 14 18:58:49 2025 Roger Merriman wrote:
    cyclintom <[email protected]> wrote:
    On Fri Jun 13 14:09:38 2025 Catrike Ryder wrote:
    On Fri, 13 Jun 2025 17:41:14 GMT, cyclintom <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    The latest medical issue I've had allows me to lose my balance easily. >>>>> As I've noted before, bicycles balance themselves though people with >>>>> very good balance have a lot steadiler ride.

    I still have another week until I'm allowed to ride. My eyesight does >>>>> appear to be improving from the original stroke. The doctor did say
    that it would continue to improve for a year after the event.

    I used to put on weight over the winter with less riding and then ride >>>>> it off up to June when my riding would suddenly improve. But at this >>>>> point I am not doing the hill riding despite the repairs (finally) of >>>>> the hill roads. There is a 25 mile route and a 37 mile route that had >>>>> been closed down to normal riding. The 25 mile route had some terrible >>>>> traffic in places - golfers who do not believe that bicycles belong on >>>>> the road and some normal road users that are not careful around
    cyclists because they don't like to be.

    I am developing more of a patiece around cars and this works OK for
    most drivers but there is a group (largely Asian women) who couldn't >>>>> care less who is on the road other then themselves. They also tend to >>>>> be driving expensive cars.

    Sometimes balance issues are due to problems with the ears. That's
    what my problem is.




    Mine are not.

    Rather sounds like CatTrike is correct, as the vestibular system which is
    the largest and most important of the 3 balance systems. Is inner
    ear/brain/eye system.

    OT called yesterday and said that they won't bother to send a therapist
    because the testing they already gave to me shows no cause they can treat. >>>
    At the moment I am somewhat curious if the present problem I have isn't
    something that I've had all along and was just too careful to notice. If >>> I look down or whatever I can lose my balance. But that has been that way >>> since my concussion.So my "illness" was nothing more than dehydration and >>> I am back to normal if you can call this normal.


    Positional vertigo which is what your description fits is absolutely linked >> to one?s Vestibular system, for that you?d need a physio and one specialist >> is such things not a OT.

    Depending on what and who can be managed with medication or some exercises, >> though some folks have vertigo just permanently.

    It?s why I can?t use the underground or struggle in the dark as my
    knackered vestibular system can?t make head or tail of what is moving or
    not.




    Vertigo is a permanent condition of feeling you surroundiungs feeling or seeming to move when they are not.

    Mine is that I simply have no feeling of up and down and have to see a vertical reference. There is enough light references around my home so
    that I can walk in the semidark. I can also touch walls or horizontal surfaces. There is a streetlight outside my home that shows somewhat
    through the curtains so that I can see a reference there. I do not
    otherwise feel any motion.

    That still sounds vestibular in nature and considering it does most of the balancing the Vestibular system it’s more likely to be that, the Vestibular physios always want to check my eyes, which is always somewhat
    uncomfortable, ie you stare into their eyes and very close range and so on.

    Sorry to hear your condition which can bring on sea sickness.

    Well that’s life, aka I didn’t die and indeed all things considered the level of disability is less than expected really.

    Roger Merriman

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