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Feb 2, 2010
We probably need a little more information.
Does he live with you, on his own, or at a facility? Is this something new? Has he had a change in meds? Does he have an illness that effects his mobility, eye sight, balance, etc?
He could need something as simple a a cane, walker, or motor chair.
Also, his doctor should know if this is something recent.
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pamela6148
My mother was doing that a lot before she had the stroke. She walked with a cane, but I got her to use her walker. Her legs would just give out and this had been happening for about 8 months prior. She's had both hips replaced, and a knee replacement not to mention arthritus and at the age of 90. How old is your dad.
frequentfliertx
He's 80 yrs old. He lives with me. I'm his primary caregiver. He has started to use a cane recently. He seems to feel that at his age he's too old to undergo hip replacement surgery. Quite frankly, I really do not like dealing with the doctors. They act like they're doing you a favor by just being there. Plus if you're not "physically sound" they tend to mock you. If we were physically sound, then we wouldn't NEED to go to see the doctor. I'm sorry, I'm going off on a tangent here. I'll just stick to my father's problem right now.
frequent it's OK feel free to rant here, that's what we're here for. My mom had those replacements 30 years ago, I wasn't saying for him to have that.
You should talk to his doctor about the falling though there may be something else wrong...seriously.
Look into that regardless of what feeling you get from the doctor. If you insist they'll respond.
Please stay on topic or ask a new question.
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