Stumbling

Hi, sounds like a classic case of foot drop. yes, this is a very common MS symptom.

I first began with tripping/stumbling/falling back in 1998.

It was many years later that I found out about FES. Have you heard of this?

It is a system whereby a sensor goes into your shoe and wires go up your legs, affixed to muscle sensors. As you put your foot down, an impulse makes your legs lift.

I know a few folk who use the system and say it is marvelous!

But if you have trouble lifting your feet clear of the ground, then maybe FES won`t help you.

There are other bits of kit which could helo. You need to see a physio and ask them what they think might help.

Trouble with FES is funding. Some PCTs fund it but not all do. Bit of a postcode lottery, i`m afraid.

Hope this has helped.

luv Pollx

Hi again, no I wasn`t ever informed about FES, when it could have helped me, . I`ve been a full time wheelie for around 8 years now. Before that i used a stick, then a zimmer frame, then a wheeled walker. I had got so bad, that i dreaded getting out of bed every day. The knackeredness was unbelievable!

I started using a wheelie when outside.............if you can keep yourself on your pins, that`d be the best thing to do.

But when falls are becoming a real threat to our safety, we have to do what`s best. For me, it was wheelchairs.

Hope you don`t have to go down that route...................for a long time.

But having said that, I am a firm believer that life in a wheelie ain`t as bad as we fear.

luv Pollx