I have been messing about doing some balance tests. Well, it was all about as expected until I tried to stand on one foot.

How can a person forget that they can do longer lift their foot off the floor ? (sensorimotor neuropathy). Seems like that would be rather a large thing to forget. I really couldn't figure it out, why I couldn't stand on one foot for at least a couple of seconds (that is my good side, I usually manage at least about 5-6 seconds) but nope, I couldn't do it at all.

Then I just got the giggles - honestly, I am just so dumb sometimes. To stand on one foot, you need to be able to lift the other foot off the floor, it is rather essential to the movement you understand.

When i try to lift my leg off the floor, it may as well be superglued to the floor. I slide it along the floor when i walk.

oh well, another day, another random act of stupidity hahaha

raglet

Raglet - don't feel like the Lone Ranger - I too have some difficulty standing with one leg off the floor. I don't particularly have a need to stand with one foot off the floor but it is irritating that I can now only do it for just a very few seconds. Balance has been a problem since my onset of PN over 21 years ago. Age, I'm almost as old as dirt (77), only adds to the problem.
I do have a solution though - keep both feet on the floor!

Raglet, I too do things like that, just to see if I can. I can't tell you how many times I have tried to walk across my living room with one foot in front of the other, just to see if I can. I would never pass the police testing me for drinking...good thing I don't drink!!!

my problem is more that I cannot physically lift my leg off the floor, period. When I try, I put 120% effort in and my foot stays stuck on the floor. It's like it's glued there. I keep thinking that it will suddenly fly up and my knee will knock me in the teeth as I am working so hard to lift up that leg up. This is nerve damage to a muscle in my hip (sensorimotor axonal neuropathy - I have quite a lot of motor damage).

When I walk I have to slide my foot along the floor and sort of drag the leg behind me.

My other leg is going the same way, which is going to make walking pretty difficult when/if I get to the point that I cannot lift that leg/foot at all either. This is just so weird. I am seeing my neuro in about 10 days which is good.

cheers

raglet

Wow... Raglet...

That is exactly how my hip was when it went out on me after a fall. Mine was due to the femur pulling on the adductor tendons.

I couldn't move my leg for weeks. And I dragged it too.
Bed was awful, I couldn't roll over. I had to lift my leg up manually with a towel. I couldn't bend over...I couldn't anything!

I can sympathize with you. I slowly got my functions back with physical therapy...but it was months going and working on it.

Some people are posting about Frequency Specific Microcurrent therapy for chronic pain. (including neuropathic).
You might want to look into this:

http://www.frequencyspecific.com/

Yes, it sounds very familiar. Even with me who has not been DX yet. I catch myself trying out my feet and legs with the old balance test. I'll go and try all the balance tests that the doctors have done on me. Honestly, if I had a tuning fork, I would probably go off in the other room and try that one too.