The new brace on my left leg has proven itself three times in four days. I hate to say it, but if I had not been using the cane as well, I might have gone down on my face anyway. So I take back anything I might have said about doctors in the negative.
As a result of the brace I no longer unconsciously move forward, putting weight on my left foot with my toes folded under, which previously guaranteed a forward nosedive to the pavement. Now, my toes are pointed straight up where they should be. My heel still catches however, because my foot drags just a bit, so my knee fails to lock and I kind of half stumble. But I’m able to catch myself with my cane. Without the cane, I’d probably fall over anyway, or at least do a fancy dance. Carrying a cup of coffee or cup of soup, I’d probably paint a wall or splatter people on the way down. So, the doctors are right, it’s all a good thing.
I was sort of half wishing they were wrong though and I could humor them and just throw the stuff away in a couple of weeks. Now resigned, I guess I’ll be shopping for an elegant walking stick in the near future.
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Canes are all the rage, y’know. Let’s see… there was the Johnny Smith character on Dead Zone until he got rid of it. Now there’s House M.D. So you’re in good company.
Have fun with the sticks Joe. I have to use one at times. I have two large containers full of canes and walking sticks next to my door and I keep a few in the back of my cars, for when I want to use one.
Enjoy…
Jody
‘Nuther Note: When you are walking about in the mountains there is nothing quite so nice to have as a nice walking stick that is about eye-high, and a nice grasping diameter.
I also like a point on my walking stick, as a rule, and I like to wrap a nice long section of the stick with cord for a better and more comfortable grip.
I have a few hickory sticks; it takes them a long time to dry and cure but once dried they are very, very, light and of course virtually unbreakable.
ColdSteel.com has several nice canes and sticks for good prices.
Enjoy,
Jody
I just stumbled on this posting a moment before logging out, and want to tell you I empathize, being currently dependent on a cane, needed to stabilize my walking with an increasingly arthritic right hip joint. But I couldn’t resist whimsically telling you that a youngster like you really has no business being in that fix! Anyway, I fervently hope you’ll be free of it soon!
Again, best regards — John Hedenberg
I agree with Hudson.