Ok, so that last post was short on content and long on spelling errors. So to make up for that, I'm going to try to disassemble my thoughts and feelings, such as they are, on my 'probable' diagnosis. This isn't any easy thing for a couple of reasons.
Firstly, I don't see how this affects me overly much. Ok so my walk is odd, and I wear through shoes like their going out of fashion, but I have yet to fall and numerous girlfriends have either told me they see nothing wrong, or that they never notice it. I do have a walking stick but I rarely use it (I'll get to when I do later). I have walked like this for years, with people commenting on it (mainly in work, it's not like people come up to me in the street). I don't notice my walk, and therefore I don't know how to react to a diagnosis that adds nothing beyond another label. I know this sounds cynical as my Aspy diagnosis has caused huge changes in the last two years.
Secondly, it may not be about the CP at all. It is an underlying cause, the question is what damage is it doing to my hips or legs (or shoes). I had a hip xray over a week ago, so even if the problem isn't directly linked to my hips (an alternate hypothesis), I'll know if years of stumbling through life has done joint damage. So the changes I could see might include things like orthotics and leg supports (or surgery!).
You may ask why I'm taking about about walking linked to CP, but a form of CP is called Ataxic, and I walk like a manky dog. Link
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