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Originally Posted by Kimbie3116
Hello everyone,
I was recently diagnosed with foot drop due to stretching of my sciatic nerve.....I had an emg today, which was extremely painful. I am unable to move my foot due to the paralysis.....it has affected me greatly especially since I am unable to work right now....being a waitress and having foot drop do not go well together. I am beyond frustrated, angry, and feel completely hopeless about everything. The doctor told me to get an AFO.....I am curious to find out how much improvement there will be in walking once I get that.....am I going to be able to return to working once I get the hang of walking with the afo on? Should I be concerned that I will never regain movement in my foot? The doctor that did the emg today wants to see me again in a month for another emg. At this point I am looking for anyone out there that can give me some encouragement about my situation and tell me whether I can look forward to some sort of normalcy once I get the AFO, as well as whether I am being pessimistic in thinking that I will not be able to walk normally again. Thanks to anyone who reads this and is willing to post comments!
Thanks again!
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I can completely relate, I have foot drop from pinched nerves and I know all about the pain and nervousness you go through. To be honest things never go back to normal, at least not for me. I've heard some people can recover but the chances aren't that great. However, I'm a 28 year old construction worker, I build, demolish and repair all kinds of roads bridges and underground utilities. I walk and play with my dogs, I can work out, chase my nephew around all kinds of stuff. I've had foot drop for a few years now and I still get self-concious about people looking at me in my brace or the way I walk when I don't wear it but if you get a decent brace you can still be plenty active. So just because you have foot drop doesn'tmean you need to collect. If I can break a bridge deck out with a 90lb jackhammer then come home and walk two pitbulls chances are you can still work and be active.
07-05-2011, 01:35 PM
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