Originally posted by dianetavegia:
Dr. Bob, Nick asked me a good question after we prayed for all our friends tonight. He wants to know if 'Dr. Bob can't feel his feet, is it hard to walk?'
Impossible. Hence the months of therapy. Tell him my MUSCLES in the feet are still 100%. Can shift, roll, tip-toe, kick.
So as long as I can SEE my feet, my brain can "keep them in line" for balance, stepping on stairs, etc. Problem? If I'm walking and turn my head to talk to someone or look across the street, I fall flat! Broke my nose twice so far!
SO . . the therapy included BLINDFOLDING me and teaching my "inner ears" to work as the mechanism to "talk" to my foot muscles. After 1 month I was out of the wheelchair; 2 months out of crutches and now only using the cane when out for long walks (airports, etc) or very uneven ground where ANYONE might lose balance.
p.s. My feet DO have "feeling" just sporadic. You can poke a needle in my foot and I wouldn't even know it. But if I step on a piece of crayon on the floor, it can feel like a knife cutting it.
Also I have phantom limb syndrome. So get sharp pains or burning pains in my foot sent to the brain . . only it's because of a short-circuit in the nerves. The feet are actually dead.
Kinda gross, but hope that helps him understand.
