[Lynn]

Hi guys

At the end of another exhausting day, I am wondering if any of you have problems with judging things like where door frames are, parking spaces, distances, how close the kerb is, and exactly when to step from one step to another on the staircase.

Starting to think I am losing it. Today, I scrubbed the you-know-what out of a new and expensive alloy wheel against a kerb (man am I in the doghouse at home).

Anyone else?

Thanks for any input

Lyn

[Dejibo]

happens for me when I am tired. I mis judge where things are. its really frustrating.

[Kitty]

Yes, I do this, too. Especially towards the end of the day or when I'm really tired. It's very frustrating. I remember my Mom complaining about the same thing as she aged. I'm wondering how much of it is age (in my situation....I'm 50) and how much is the MS. I'm thinking it's mostly MS.

[kicker]

My depth perception started to go, I misjudged where things were and at what distance and knew to take myself off the road. Also my reflexes had slowed. A combination of MS and aging (I'm 55).

[SallyC]

Yep, and it's all MSes fault. and since I quit driving at 64 (6 yrs ago), I know, at that time, it had nothing to do with age.

Age has crept in since then, so I may not be able to start driving again, even if my MS is cured.

[kicker]

Sally,
We'll both be in the back seat and say to each other "I thought YOU were driving"




Another aging lady,
kicker

PS - c'mon. it'll be fun.

[AynaDee]

Hi Lynn,
Sorry to hear of your difficulties right now. That's a frustrating symptom.

I tend to slam into doorways all the time (always on my right side too) I'll get myself even with the doorway and as soon as I start it BAM! slam the whole right side into the door frame.

On those days, I stay away from cooking in the oven because it will LOOK like I have 6 inches until the pizza is touching the rack, when really my hands have been sitting on a 400 degree rack for 3 seconds before I realize what's going on, I also do not get behind the wheel on those days, as it's much like being drunk, car looks like its 3 blocks away however its a couple of yards. SCARY

and I most definitely have almost knocked all of my front teeth with a coffee cup thinking I had inches before I was at my mouth when really I have already slammed this thick piece of hard clay through my front 4 teeth.

I find I am hazardous to myself at times.

[jacksonsmommy]

Same here. It's really bad for me as I already have depth perception issues because of my vision!