Do You Ever 'Forget' How To Walk Down Stairs?

[Donger]

I'm trying to ascertain whether or not something's wrong with me. At least a couple of times a week, I have to physically stop when I'm going down stairs and think about what my next step should be. I asked my wife if she did this as well, and she just called me an idiot and laughed, but I'm willing to bet that others do this as well (the forgetting how to walk down stairs bit).

So?

[JimNasium]

Originally Posted by FAX

I wasn't giving Mr. Donger a hard time, Mr. JimNasium. I would never consider such behavior. I was merely trying to narrow down a diagnosis and determine if there was a possibility that Mr. Donger might starve to death prior to falling down a flight of stairs.

Have you ever been afraid of or nervous about heights, Mr. Donger?

FAX

My sincerest apologies Mr. Fax. I mistook your inquiry as badgering rather than a diagnostic procedure. Please continue in your efforts to save Mr. Donger from this troubling malady.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by FAX

I wasn't giving Mr. Donger a hard time, Mr. JimNasium. I would never consider such behavior. I was merely trying to narrow down a diagnosis and determine if there was a possibility that Mr. Donger might starve to death prior to falling down a flight of stairs.

Have you ever been afraid of or nervous about heights, Mr. Donger?

FAX

No.

[FAX]

Originally Posted by morphius

Tired can really **** you up. I remember being up almsot 40 hours once working on a crashed server and finally had to pass it off to someone as I could no longer focus, everything was foggy and I was starting to see floating shapes and colors that were obviously not there.

Maybe the floating shapes and colors are always really there, Mr. morphius. It's just that you can see them when you're tired because your brain functions have slowed.

It could well be that Mr. Donger is subconsciously aware of floating shapes and colors on the stairwell and his mind is telling him not to interfere with or bump into them.

FAX

[luv]

Originally Posted by Hydrae

Interesting, I count stairs as well. I am surprised by how many places have 13 steps between floors.

Do you do any other "mental math" things in your normal life? I used to walk a lot to get places. I would take addresses and add the digits together to see if the original number is divisible by 3.

When I was younger, I would count the number of telephone posts that were between our house and where we were going. Things constantly remind me of algebra. I think to myself how I could put a certain circumstance into an algebraic equation.

Oh and there are 18 steps to get up to my floor at my apartment building.

I know you weren't talking to me, but that's never stopped me from putting my two cents in before. Hope you don't mind.

[morphius]

Originally Posted by FAX

Maybe the floating shapes and colors are always really there, Mr. morphius. It's just that you can see them when you're tired because your brain functions have slowed.

It could well be that Mr. Donger is subconsciously aware of floating shapes and colors on the stairwell and his mind is telling him not to interfere with or bump into them.

FAX

Next time I see them, and with the little baby in the house I'm sure it will be too soon, I will be sure to ask them if they are there all the time...

[JimNasium]

Dementia can affect language, comprehension, motor skills, short-term memory, ability to identify commonly used items, reaction time, personality traits, and executive functioning. Even without signs of general intellectual decline, delusions are common in dementia (15-56% incidence rate in Alzheimer's type, and 27-60% incidence rate in multi-infarct dementia). Often these delusions take the form of monothematic delusions, like mirrored self-misidentification.

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by JimNasium

Perhaps a brain tumor?

That's what Bob Dole was thinking.

[Bob Dole]

Originally Posted by luv

When I was younger, I would count the number of telephone posts that were between our house and where we were going.

That's always a good idea in case there's a fire and the cabin fills with smoke.

[FAX]

Originally Posted by JimNasium

My sincerest apologies Mr. Fax. I mistook your inquiry as badgering rather than a diagnostic procedure. Please continue in your efforts to save Mr. Donger from this troubling malady.

No problem, Mr. JimNasium. I would just hate for Mr. Donger to get the wrong idea.

Did you ever fall down stairs as a child, Mr. Donger?

Have you ever thrown another person down a flight of stairs?

Have you ever seen floating shapes and colors?

When was the last CAT scan of your cranium performed?

FAX

[chagrin]

Originally Posted by Bob Dole

That's what Bob Dole was thinking.

Well, I didn't want to be so gloomy, the reason I had brain surgery was to remove a malignant tumor from the right side of my head. One of the biggest symptoms was regarding balance and loss thereof, also short term memory loss and other things.

I don't think you have a tumor dude, but if this keeps up, see a Neurologist, ok?

[JimNasium]

Originally Posted by chagrin

Well, I didn't want to be so gloomy, the reason I had brain surgery was to remove a malignant tumor from the right side of my head. One of the biggest symptoms was regarding balance and loss thereof, also short term memory loss and other things.

I don't think you have a tumor dude, but if this keeps up, see a Neurologist, ok?

Whoops. As usual my lame attempt at humor strikes close to home with one of our regulars. Sorry bro.

[Donger]

Originally Posted by chagrin

Well, I didn't want to be so gloomy, the reason I had brain surgery was to remove a malignant tumor from the right side of my head. One of the biggest symptoms was regarding balance and loss thereof, also short term memory loss and other things.

I don't think you have a tumor dude, but if this keeps up, see a Neurologist, ok?

Thank you, but I've had this issue since childhood.

[chagrin]

Originally Posted by JimNasium

Whoops. As usual my lame attempt at humor strikes close to home with one of our regulars. Sorry bro.

NO, it didn't piss me off or anything, I was just explaining that. No biggie dude!

[JimNasium]

Originally Posted by chagrin

NO, it didn't piss me off or anything, I was just explaining that. No biggie dude!

What about syphillis? Have you had syphillis?

[chagrin]

Originally Posted by Donger

Thank you, but I've had this issue since childhood.

So had I, then I had the CT scan. I'm not saying, I'm just saying - you know?