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Are wobbly legs with PN caused by muscle weakness or fear?
Neuropathy | Last Active: Nov 5, 2023 | Replies (47)Comment receiving replies
I’m often astounded at the small size of what for me is a challenge. The dental clinic I go to encourages patients to enter by the front street door and exit by the side street door. The side street door opens on a backlot and asks that patients go down two small cement steps to the sidewalk. There’s no handrail and nothing within easy reach like the building wall that might be touched –– and as many of us with PN know, a simple “touch” is often all it takes to make us feel safe. As I hop out of the dental chair, I tell the hygienist I’m going out by way of the entrance. She knows me now and simply says, “I understand.”
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Ray - I can relate! My most humorous doctor visit was at a Neurologist, who helped me up on the high table for an exam, then later left me sitting on it with a "I'll see you in 6 months, you can let yourself out". My shoes & socks (and walker) were on the floor and well out of reach, and I couldn't safely get off the table because it was too high and had no bed rail or anything to hold onto. I had to yell "Hello? Hello? Can anyone out there help me???!!" several times before a desk worker came in for me to explain to her that my Neurologist must have forgotten I was handicapped and unable to safely get off the table. But you're right, there are little things even our doctors can take for granted.