It is my right leg that is affected and is the one that has been the weakest all along. I may have to go to a lift, but my therapist says he can fix me. We’ll see. Emily, what all can your husband do? How did TM leave him? Janice
From: Emily Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 5:53 AM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [TMIC] TM My husband has a 1” lift inside of his shoe that was made especially for him due to the same problem….one leg shorter than the other. The orthotic is removable so he can put it in whatever shoe he wears. The one that is shorter is the one that has been effected by the spinal cord injury. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: L T CHERPESKI [mailto:cherp...@msn.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2011 12:20 AM To: tmic-list@eskimo.com; Janice Nichols 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 To: 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
