Last night at our company holiday party, there was a small roller-skating area set up along with roller skate rentals. One of my coworkers used to figure skate and suggested we try. Growing up in Canada, I spent hours each weekend skating in our local community center ice rink It has been a long time, but skating is like riding a bike, no?
No. I wiped out pretty bad right away and then a second time where I skinned my knee. I did not know that since my long pants did not rip, but it turned out there was a lot of blood, but it just stayed on the wound. Since it was also fairly cold last night, I did not feel anything until I got home. Ugh. I should not have sucked that badly.
When thinking about this today, I remember that I had zero sense of balance. I can also ski and ride a bike, so I have some balance. What else could it be? I then saw this and many other articles:
Symptoms of peripheral neuropathy
The main symptoms of peripheral neuropathy can include:https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/peripheral-neuropathy/
- numbness and tingling in the feet or hands
- burning, stabbing or shooting pain in affected areas
- loss of balance and co-ordination
- muscle weakness, especially in the feet
I am ususlly so focused on the first two items that I forget about the other two. It was stupid to even try since I know my core muscles are already weak. I am glad I got away with just a scrape and that I did not break any bones or fall on my head and getting traumatic brain injury. Stupid idiot.
Life with chronic diseases 