| Re: Tripping
although foot drop is probable, it can be just a balance issue as well. I find that when Im tired, or when Ive exercised, or even driven alot- I also trip over nothing....in fact, looking back to before I was dx, I can remember people in my office saying things like "first day with the new feet?" joking around of course, but I swore that either my shoes or the rug was tripping me up (quite often). It was getting embarrassing.....when I went for my initial Neuro exam and they did the history, I admitted that tripping was something that I had been experiencing...however, I wasnt having any foot drop according to my doctor.
To this day, i still dont think foot drop is actually my issue- my shoes arent wearing in any particular place, and i have only actually fallen twice in three years- but on occasion, my balance is so bad that tripping has become something Ive gotten accostomed to dealing with...its more embarrassing than anything else!
To try to compensate for it, I always take my husbands arm when we are together- I try to lean on anything around me when I can, and sit when I can..standing in one place can set off balance problems...
This seems to come and go randomly- I hope it does for you, too.
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RRMS- dx 05
Rebif 2005-2011
LDN Sept. 2011
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