walking like frankenstein

[pamgarner]

Is there anyone that has had luck getting their old gait back?I would love to walk with ease across the room like the rest of the public....Wish me luck, I have my annual MRI today with me 2 pill relaxers ( mri freak me out).Last year I had new lesions(med stopped working) so this will be my first mri after starting ocrevus I have had 2 1/2 treatments and a whole one,we will see hmmmm! then on to neuro,full day

[greaterexp]

I hope you sleep through the MRI and that you get great results! Let us know how it goes.

[carolek572 CommunityAmbassador]

Sending you positive thoughts today! You certainly have a full 'dance card'!

[falalalala]

No. I used to walk very fast much to the consternation of anyone with me. Now everyone's faster than me. That's ok though.

Good luck with the MRI

[sashaming1 in reply to falalalala]

"Now everyone's faster than me." I'm there too. I'm always the rotten egg! But I take heart in that there are worse things than being slow.

[falalalala in reply to sashaming1]

Yes, me too

[Kenu]

Hope things work out today 👍. From what I have read you are at the stage Ocrevus starts to work better 🙏😊😉 Ken 🐾🐾

[mrsmike9]

Let us know how you do! I hope there are no new lesions!

[Peruzzot]

Good luck with the MRI. Hope there aren't any new lesions.

As for the gate issues physical therapy might be able to help identify and correct some gate issues. But getting back to where you were might not be possible. Running is now out for me...it's too painful for my back. Walking is just slower and I have to deal with it. But physical therapy helped with a lot of my back pain issues. Still not 100% but much better than where I was last year.

[pamgarner in reply to Peruzzot]

been to physical therpy,you are right,It didn't get my gait back but I believe it has kept me walking and just standing upright, thanks....

[Ali_B62]

If the physical therapy has ensured that you have continued to walk and stand, it is a tremendous positive already, let's hope improvements in gait come through next.

[pamgarner in reply to Ali_B62]

believe me when I say I appreciate any walking, it could be so much worse....Some folks have a lot of issues I don't,but at times it is like little pieces are chipped away I guess it is part of ms. gghhheeezzz!Makes me crazy when all the circuits don't connect

[Ali_B62 in reply to pamgarner]

Stay positive to fight the MonSter! ☺

[sashaming1]

Me too. There are exercises and methods which help to walk normally. A Physical Therapist would be good source of rehabilitation ideas. Or, even Pintrest or an internet search.

[pamgarner in reply to sashaming1]

thank you for the tip!