Posted by alexandra_k on June 14, 2009, at 19:05:49
In reply to Re: got my x-rays » alexandra_k, posted by BayLeaf on June 14, 2009, at 10:30:51
I'm not sure how 'better' I am. I certainly have my moments. I hate saying this but I think the biggest difference has been environmental change. Moving countries. My t being there for me. Etc.
My feet / ankles are pretty rigid now with not much movement. That enables me to basically clunk around on my heels. Most people don't notice anything wrong with me so I need to say that I have injuries and that is why I can't play soccer etc. They didn't know me before my injuries to see how my gait is different. People back home used to say I was 'walking well' but they noticed a difference, yeah. Don't take the strides I used to that is for sure. My aim was basically to walk at normal walking pace so people wouldn't need to wait for me if they were going to get lunch or whatever. I can do that. Harder crossing the road when you can't (mostly) lapse into a light jog.
I don't know if taking out the screws would (with lots of exercises) result in more mobility so I could do such things as lapse into a light job or handle stairs / uneven ground better. Might do, or might give me more 'wobble' and more pain, too.
I think it would help significantly if they were able to stretch the tendons for the clawed feet in particular. Wouldn't help with ankle movement but I am capable of shifting my weight to the ball of my foot while walking- if only my toes didn't claw into the sole of my shoe / the ground about then. That would help a lot. Would help my lumbar spine too because at the moment I've developed a gait which isn't very good anatomically even though it is the best (most normal, fastest) way of my getting around.
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