Hi Elaine, I can walk about half a football field and the pain and weakness make me look for a place to roost. I have to concentrate to walk normally as my normal is to wobble from right to left like Captain Ahab on his peg leg. How did you find help? Is there a way to see if braces would help me? As I am now, I would have to load up on pain killers to do more. There has to be an evaluation process, right? Thanks Ken in Texas.P.S. Forgive if we have already had this talk.