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How do you feel about falling?

Aging Well | Last Active: Feb 26 11:30am | Replies (190)

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@cekkk

My wife is 100 pounds. I'm 230. If I fall I cannot get up by myself. Fortunately, she has dealt with handicapped kids all of her career. She can find a way to get me up. The problem is that, the day after I woke up from Covid back in April of 2020 I developed foot drop. It's amazing how important the toes are in maintaining our balance and allowing us to get our foot into the proper position to rise from the floor. And now a nerve that controls the thigh muscles in my other leg is compromised as of a couple of months ago, so I have at the most 30% of strength lift to assist me in rising from the floor. It's really important that I don't fall.

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@cekkk Thank you for sharing your story @cekkk- sounds like you married the right woman! I wonder what you're doing for that compromised nerve in your leg- PT, OT, exercise program? Sometimes it's a vicious cycle- afraid to fall, so we don't move around as much as we should, then we get weaker, more afraid of falling and on and on. Hope you find some ways to remediate your foot drop and compromised thigh strength.