S197GT
Member
- Joined
- Sep 22, 2016
- Messages
- 11
- Reason
- Learn about ALS
- Country
- US
- State
- NC
- City
- Buies Creek
I have been doing what I can the last two years or so. And based on my previous posts, I can clearly see that my worries were extreme at the time.
Fast forward until now. These past few weeks/months, I have had some "heaviness" when walking in my right foot and leg.
I have a terrible habit of walking on the outside of my foot on that side to begin with, but it does "feel" (and I do hate that description) as if it does not want to work properly. If I concentrate on it, and looking at reflections while walking, I can see my foot "lifting" when I make sure I am trying to.
But under normal walking, it is just off. That is the only way I can put it. I can stand on my toes as well as my heels, do jumping jacks, etc... And I know this points away from anything related to clinical weakness.
My question is that with foot drop/weakness, would I be able to do these things at all? I have read the sticky where it states that things just stop working and that's it. But I do remember reading stories here, (while lurking) about things becoming more difficult first and then leading into weakness.?!?!
I had "clean/normal" EMG's two years ago with normal blood work and neck MRI. I have never had a full spinal MRI. Not sure if I even need one?
Sorry for the long post.
Thanks-
Fast forward until now. These past few weeks/months, I have had some "heaviness" when walking in my right foot and leg.
I have a terrible habit of walking on the outside of my foot on that side to begin with, but it does "feel" (and I do hate that description) as if it does not want to work properly. If I concentrate on it, and looking at reflections while walking, I can see my foot "lifting" when I make sure I am trying to.
But under normal walking, it is just off. That is the only way I can put it. I can stand on my toes as well as my heels, do jumping jacks, etc... And I know this points away from anything related to clinical weakness.
My question is that with foot drop/weakness, would I be able to do these things at all? I have read the sticky where it states that things just stop working and that's it. But I do remember reading stories here, (while lurking) about things becoming more difficult first and then leading into weakness.?!?!
I had "clean/normal" EMG's two years ago with normal blood work and neck MRI. I have never had a full spinal MRI. Not sure if I even need one?
Sorry for the long post.
Thanks-