Texas Quilter
Active member
- Joined
- Aug 16, 2014
- Messages
- 90
- Reason
- PALS
- Diagnosis
- 09/2013
- Country
- US
- State
- Tx
- City
- Amarillo
Hello all -
I've decided to stop lurking & introduce myself. I was diagnosed last Sept by Dr Stanley Appel in Houston. Like all of you - it was quite a shock for me & my husband, Jim. My symptoms had started about a year before that with left arm & hand weakness which was initially attributed to some herniated discs in my neck. Last April I started to have some difficulty walking - and just thought I was out of shape for the winter. I'm still able to walk but not very long or very far. I use a rollater mostly at stores. Unfortunately, I fell 10 days ago & broke my right foot which is the stronger of the two, so even tho' I'm in a boot I have to use crutches or my rollater around the house. I'm concerned that I'm losing muscle in my foot while in the boot, which may not come back.
While I'm not really glad to be here on this forum - I am glad to meet all of you
Dianne
I've decided to stop lurking & introduce myself. I was diagnosed last Sept by Dr Stanley Appel in Houston. Like all of you - it was quite a shock for me & my husband, Jim. My symptoms had started about a year before that with left arm & hand weakness which was initially attributed to some herniated discs in my neck. Last April I started to have some difficulty walking - and just thought I was out of shape for the winter. I'm still able to walk but not very long or very far. I use a rollater mostly at stores. Unfortunately, I fell 10 days ago & broke my right foot which is the stronger of the two, so even tho' I'm in a boot I have to use crutches or my rollater around the house. I'm concerned that I'm losing muscle in my foot while in the boot, which may not come back.
While I'm not really glad to be here on this forum - I am glad to meet all of you
Dianne