November dizzy spell still resulting in clinic visits

Yesterday I had an appoinment with a balance therapist that was a followup of my visit to the Hearing and Balance clinic to determine if the dizzyness might have been caused by an inner ear problem. That appointment had been requested by the cardiologist who had not been able to find anything wrong with my heart. The audiologist had no better success, but she did say my balance was poor and that I should see the therapist that I saw yesterday. She tested me for nearly 2 hours and informed me that both my hips are weak, that my balance is so poor that I should consider using a walker or 2 poles when I walk outdoors, and she gave me some exercises to do indoors that should improve my balance and she wants to see me in 3 weeks. I had no idea that I was this bad off, but I will do the exercises and may consider a cane for outdoor walks. Because none of the tests have shown any relationship to dizzyness I believe the dizzy spell was a cumulative effect of the medication and I also believe that at least some of the balance problem is due to the neuropathy in my feet, and fingers, caused by the Thalidomide.

The BMT clinic visit on Monday was routine and as so commonly happens I had a lot of waiting to do, but I got a hint of how long I might continue on the chemo regime. A man that I do not remember seeing before was waiting for a line to be inserted in his arm while I was waiting for a line in my port. He asked me how long I had been coming to the clinic and after I told him that I had just completed 2 years I then asked him how long he had been coming. I was quite surprised to learn that he has been coming once a week for 5 years. Because I haven't seen him, before his visits must come on a different day or time than mine, but the 5-year period causes me to suspect that Dr. Tricot intends for me to stay on chemo for quite a long time. I may not play golf next summer as I had hoped.