Thank you for all your kind words and advice......I am having an EMG done on the 25th of this month, although I may end up having it done this week. After that, I go down to the doctors at the University of Penn to discuss my options.....I was told at my last appointment that there are surgery options for me, but we shall see. I finally got my AFO, and while it does help, it is going to take some time for me to be able to get back to what I do for a living, if I am ever able to go back to what I did before this happened at all! I am staying hopeful that there will be something that can be done....the depression can be quite overwhelming at times, but I am trying desperately to stay as positive as possible.

Again, thank you for all the advice.....I will check back all the time with updates!
Kimberley