OK, my 71 yr. old husband has been a daily heavy whiskey drinker all his life. The end of March he got out of bed and fell, legs just didn't work. Went to the hospital and they found blood clots in his legs but nothing else. He fell a few times at home. He called it "Jello Legs" which went away and slowly he started to get better. However, in June, again he tried to get out of bed and this time he couldn't move his legs at all. Spent a week in the hospital where they ran countless tests but found nothing. This scared him so he stopped drinking. Finally, we went to a neurologist who diagnosed "Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy" (CIDP). He gets hooked up to an IV 3 days for 3 hours a day and receives human antibodies. He is to do this for the rest of his life. However, I think he has Alcoholic Myopathy. He is feeling better and I'm sure the doctor will attribute it to the IV treatment. I think it is because he hasn't had a drink in 2 months. We see a new neurologist tomorrow for a second opinion. Hope my story helped...good luck !