| Re: My first trip to the Rheumy today -- DeAnna Lockhart | |||
| Posted by Phil Bousley ® , 2006/10/04, 16:51:52 | Post Reply | Top of Thread | Main Forum |
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DeAnna,
I'm no expert but there are at least two kinds of 'foot drop.' In one case the muscles of the lower leg fail to hold the front of the foot up and the foot drags. You can stub your toe and fall. The second type is what bothers me. My thigh and upper leg muscles are weak and I don't lift my feet up as high as I should. This causes me to trip on curbs and steps. This may be an oversimplification; but the foot drop is caused by some muscles not lifting the front or entire foot up to where it is supposed to be. The frustrating thing is that you don't know when it is going to happen. I can stub my toe on a totally flat surface, not just steps and curbs. So after I stub my toe, I tend to consiously lift my feet when I walk. This results in a funny (wrong word-nothing funny here)gait. But a feller does what he has to do to remain upright. I use a cane and that has kept me from hitting the ground more than once. All of us feel frustration with the roller coaster ride. I don't know if it is clinical depression. Some days I feel very frustrated and want to give up. The next day I feel fine. So far I have not taken anything for depression. Prednisonally plump,
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