Yikes, I almost fell!
 

I know, some of you might be thinking, "So what's your point?"

I use my cane or rolling walker when I'm out and about, but in the house I sometimes wall-walk, but don't usually have any problems. Well, I was walking across the kitchen floor, not particularly hurrying (thank GOD) and I stepped forward with my right foot...or I should say, with my right LEG. I thought my foot was coming along with my leg, but it stayed behind, dragging my Croc toes on the floor and I almost ate linoleum. :eek:

Whoooo, my heart is still thumping. I don't have diagnosed foot drop, and it only does it once in a while, but you know what? That's all it takes is once. Am I REALLY going to have to walk t-h-i-s s-l-o-w-l-y in my own house? Ugh. For a while there I had fooled myself into thinking I was normal. Thanks a LOT for the reminder, MS.

Be careful out there!

I'm so glad you didn't fall!!

EEEEEEK:eek:. Please don't say fall around here, it could cause heart attacks. I'm glad you didn't fall and hurt yourself.

I have learned, especially after my own hellish fall. not to take even one step for granted. I always ask the Lord to help me and when I make it sucessfully, I say TYVM.

So glad you didn't fall!

Sorry you are having to walk so carefully. It's frustrating to deal with! Hope you have a great night!

Glad you didn't fall.. be careful!

I know exactly how you feel.. I've been having a weepy day today.. I wall walk as well..

Try to relax now.. take a deep breath.. I know easier said than done.

Cindy:hug:

Glad you didnt fall. Im like you, I use my walker or cane always outside of the house, but inside it really depends on how Im walking when I get up in the morning. I do alot of wall walking myself. I have fallen wall walking and using my cane. Hard to walk when your legs are numb no matter how careful you are.

That happens to me a few times a month. It always leaves me feeling like I just dodged a bullet. It can really shake me up.

i had foot drop for one week, then it went away, so it was not diagnosed.
I had a very bad fall two years ago, down stairs at my nephew's house, because I was hurrying and carrying something in one hand. I usually put both hands on the railing even of short flights of stairs. And place my feet very very carefully.
I wonder about the Crocs. I've never worn them. I do wear slides, though, which some might think are not safe. i can't find any really safe shoes. Just have to pray like Sally does that every step will be OK.

Oh my gosh how scary!!! I'm glad you're okay B2Y :hug: Saved by the Crocs!

(I've thankfully never experienced foot drop, however I learned my lesson about having my boot tray - for Winter boots - in the pass between my kitchen and living room in my 2 bdrm apartment. I tripped over it one day and nearly had my own serving of lino. Saved via fridge handle. Go reflexes, left hand managed to grab hold of handle, right hand braced my descent to floor. Gosh I'm a dork for putting that tray there, it was moved promptly after around the corner out of the traffic.)

So glad you didn't have to taste linoleum! It's not fun, I don't recommend it!

Thank God for the Crocs! Glad to hear you're alright, B2Y!

:hug:

:wink:

I recently fell (my left leg just gave out) - and crashed to the floor on my knees. I am so glad you managed to avoid it - you never know what damage you may do to your body. Not to mention that loss of self control you feel when you hit the ground.

It is nasty!!!!

I really did scare me! I move like a sloth as it is and I'm not sure I can REMEMBER to slow down even more! All I could think of when it happened was, "Is this that split second people remember as they're regaining consciousness from hip surgery?"

Thank goodness you didn't fall. For a long time I used to have near misses. Now it is very common for me. I just pray I don't fall and hit my head. I did fall getting out of bed and hit the wall and not the corner of my nightstand. I thanked God I didn't bust my brains because it would have been nasty.

When I fell down the nephew's stairs and broke my knee cap, I also busted my head against the wall opposite of where I fell. Tests showed no damage to my head! Wow, that's amazing because I hit it hard. The kneecap break was "clean" so it healed with a cast from foot to top of thigh for 2 months, than a smaller cast so that I could do some PT.
Then on a walker for months. Had to get the leg to bend again. Miraculously it seems it does bend normally now, and is as strong as the other. My head...well, it's always been a little "off" (LOL)

I'm glad, too, that you didn't fall. I've almost fallen several times. It's scary and leaves me weak-legged and shaky. Last time I twisted my back and pulled a muscle in my side/back. That was probably more painful than just taking a tumble because I was in my bedroom on a carpeted floor.

I always take my cane with me when going out but use it mostly to just steady myself and keep my balance. Oh, and so people won't think I'm drunk! :o

B2Y, Very glad that you are OK. Maybe you do have a little foot drop?

Mocha & Mariel- I've been thinking about wearing an old bicycle helmet when I go to the basement (thru the trap door). The floor is concrete and the walls are stone. If I fell on the steps going down, It could be lights out.:eek:

So, fashionable stickers on helmets?
ANN

Good grief, Ann, I would not be going down to that basement! I have considered renting a house my son owns in Seattle (my childhood home) but I could not go down to the basement to wash clothes. I would be safer taking the load a couple times a week to the laundromat. The stairs are steep and I could not carry stuff up and down anyway. There used to be a "lift" in that home but it's probably stuck now after so many years ( a lift for firewood). I hope you are not carrying stuff up and down from the basement. That's the real danger, the reason I fell at nephew's house. At my son's present home I hang on the bannister with two hands and go down sidewise, placing each foot carefully before lifting another one. I can't carry anything. The grandkids are mobilized to carry whatever is needed. And I never hesitate to ask.