I was scheduled to start PT that day, but therapist wouldn't let me start before she examined me because she saw that my gait was really "off" ~ She worked on me for about 2 hours, and then I started my aqua therapy and did that for about 6 months. That helped me a lot! Long drive though, so I'm looking for something closer to home. And as of today my legs are still the same length. (short! because I'm a very tall 5' 2" : )
Are you now or have you been walking with a cane? When I'm tired and have little energy, I have no business being any place except my house because I know that's really hard on my entire body. True for all or most of us, I'm sure. Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: Janice Nichols<mailto:jan...@centurytel.net> To: L T CHERPESKI<mailto:cherp...@msn.com> ; tmic-list@eskimo.com<mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 10:25 PM Subject: Re: [TMIC] TM You only went 1 time to the therapist? I will be going many times to get me to walk straight again. You are right about our gait causing a lot of the problem. They seem pretty positive they can do it though. They felt it was a bunching up in my hip that was the problem. Hope we can fix it. Janice From: L T CHERPESKI<mailto:cherp...@msn.com> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 11:20 PM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com<mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com> ; Janice Nichols<mailto:jan...@centurytel.net> Subject: Re: [TMIC] TM Janice, I'm not sure if I wrote about it, but when I started another round of physical therapy several months ago, the therapist found that my left leg was one inch shorter than the right. And that really doesn't surprise me when I think about "walking/wobbling" with a cane for years. Our gait is slightly "off" The therapist worked on me from top of my neck to my toes for almost 2 hours, which didn't feel very good, but did I ever feel like a new person when she was done and I stood up!! Good luck, hope it all goes well and you find the relief you're looking for. Linda C (Eagle, ID) ----- Original Message ----- From: Janice Nichols<mailto:jan...@centurytel.net> To: tmic-list@eskimo.com<mailto:tmic-list@eskimo.com> Sent: Monday, January 17, 2011 9:14 PM Subject: [TMIC] TM Dear Friends, Some months ago, one of you wrote in asking if anyone had a problem with maybe 1 leg being shorter than the other since having TM. At the time, I had not heard of that being a possibility. I now know what whoever was talking about. My legs are still the same length and my spine is straight, but I am walking now as though one leg is slightly longer than the other. It is caused by the myelitis and they tell me with therapy, they can fix it - I hope. So, to whoever wrote in asking about that, I hope they got help for it. Something happens in the upper back hip area. Anyway, I am working on fixing this and hope no one else has this problem. Janice