[nagdu] cane and dog?

[Julie J]

Linda,

Thanks!  The dizziness is most likely a symptom of intolerance to the pain 
medication.  Unfortunately I am intolerant to almost every pain medication 
I've tried.  I won't go into the details, but moderate dizziness is 
definitely better than the other options! *smile*
BTW I have discussed all of this with the doctor.  This is the best we could 
come up with for now and since it is a temporary situation I am not willing 
to do a lot of experimentation.

Thanks for your concern,
Julie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Linda Gwizdak" <linda.gwizdak at cox.net>
To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
<nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2010 6:39 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] cane and dog?


> Hey Julie,
> I'd sure talk to the doctor about the dizziness related to medication. 
> Something doesn't sound right to me.  Most pain meds don't have that 
> effect and it may be a side effect showing your intolerance to the 
> particular drug.
>
> Hope all winds up okay.  Be careful - get a support cane with the rubber 
> tip on it.  Or, maybe you might like to rethink much walking until you get 
> the dizziness resolved.
>
> Take care.
>
> Lyn and Landon
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Julie J" <julielj at windstream.net>
> To: "NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users" 
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, June 12, 2010 11:55 AM
> Subject: [nagdu] cane and dog?
>
>
>> Okay so I am trying to work through what I hope is a temporary situation. 
>> I had a bit of an accident resulting in a lot of eye pain, which is being 
>> treated with pain medication that makes me seriously dizzy.  Because of 
>> other complications I have with various medications this is really the 
>> best option.  Hopefully this whole episode will be behind me in another 
>> couple of weeks.  In the meantime I need a plan to be able to more safely 
>> move about.
>>
>> Monty is doing very well all things considered.  He has not been trained 
>> to compensate for my lack of orientation because of dizziness.  He is 
>> maintaining a straight line of travel even when I am pushing or pulling 
>> inadvertently.  He does get confused with me sometimes and will stop to 
>> wait for clarification.  I do not have the time or ability to add 
>> additional training to his skill set to get through this hopefully 
>> temporary situation.  Monty is owner trained and I have no program to 
>> call for suggestions.
>>
>> I was thinking of using a somewhat short white cane in my right hand  to 
>> help me feel more solid on my feet and to be able to check my line of 
>> travel. I'm also having difficulty on stairs.  I'm thinking it might be 
>> better to heel Monty on stairs and use just the cane.  The stairs issue 
>> is mine and nothing to do with Monty.
>>
>> I am a bit desperate for any and all ideas.  I have lost a week of work 
>> throughout this mess.  I need to attend a teen leadership camp starting 
>> tomorrow afternoon.  I really do not want to miss this. Even if I don't 
>> go to the camp I need to get back to work and to other commitments.
>>
>> All suggestions are welcome.  Feel free to write on or off list.
>>
>> Thanks bunches!
>> Julie
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