I do take calcium for that reason, with 1000 mg of D3 per day. My bones are said to be good, but I did have an incredible fall two years ago, which put me in the hospital and care centers for 3 months. I broke my kneecap from falling down stairs. The stairs were too shallow, and I was trying to carry something in one hand instead of holding on to both railings. I would never try to live in a house like that again, but that's all I had when I was in Seattle for 9 months. My knee heeled very well without pins, just a long cast.

My feet are numb. I haven't had a foot drop occasion for many years, but the numbness means I must always hold on to railings on stairs. As far as walking around the house, I don't have any rules except keep being aware of where my feet are going, and do exercise my feet (rotate ankles, rise on toes, other PT exercises). I live alone, so falling could be bad for me, but then, I do have those solid bones.
The doctor who suggested taking calcium because of proneness to falls, good doctor. Add D3 if you haven't. If you take magnesium take it at a different time of day.

B2U and Kitty.........Sure hope you're feeling better from your falling experiences. That's one of the worst feelings.....seems like it's all going in slow motion.....until the landing.... PTL nothing was broken.

Like a few others, living alone makes things like that especially scarey. After falling quite a few times, I finally decided to get my first powerchair. Of course there are still times when I have to stand and transfer, so I hang on for dear life and make a conscious effort to keep track of my feet!!! Falling, along with the resulting pain, gets "old" really fast.

Take care and feel better...

Sorry you had a fall, B2U. I hope you mend quickly.

When I moved nearly 3 years ago, I knew I'd be worn down from the effort of moving. But in the last 3 years I've had only two falls, and that's not a bad record for me, considering how moving does a person in.

I went very easy on myself and even paid the movers to do a lot of the packing, something I've never done before.

Since then I've been trying to stay well rested and eat right. I think that's a large part of the battle, but it's surprisingly hard to do.

It's been years since I broke a bone. Early in the MS, before I knew what was wrong, I had a few fractures. No fun at all, and you never really recover from them if you're over 30 when they happen. You'll probably have arthritis in the fractured area.

So it's good to avoid falls, but it's also very good to exercise.