living with nerve damage

[mak164]

Jul 19, 2008 0:28:59 GMT -6 kerry said:

The neurologist told me that as we got older we lose cells in our central nervous system. Since the surgery & the tumor caused me to lose a lot of cells to begin with I was particularly susceptible to the spinal cord atrophy. So I think it's safe to say that as we get older we run our high risk of our symptoms getting worse.

Yes, that makes sense to me. On a positive note, I've had almost 50 years before serious deterioration. The problem for me has been to decide how to cope with it. I undertook strenuous intermittent exercise in recent years, but that might not be the best thing to do. Gradual and regular non-stressful exercise is probably better.

David.