Do you have days or parts of days u can't walk?

[Mcnickyo]

In the last few weeks I have times I am unable to take more then a step or 3 when my upper thighs and sometimes low back and hips hurt. My legs feel achey/ tired, not all day but a lot. I wonder if a wheelchair for a museum trip may be in my future.
I will get the Walker thing that I have seen people use at the mall, out of the shed...not thrilled to call ms doc for fear of inpatient for steroids.
Anyone have this weakness while walking and then go back to ms normal? Thank u!

[Mcnickyo]

Hello! Thank you so much for answering my questions. Sounds like you have a good system worked out! Does your Walker wth wheels look kind of like a grocery cart...I mean as big as that? What I have, is like that...I couldn't get it in and out of my car or house, without help.  Maybe there are light weight ones.lol, I am sadly no longer a lightweight.
I am thinking about a wheelchair. It would have to be electric,..hmmm.feel well and thank u.
Nicky

[BOK2Bjan]

I use a 4 wheel walker, then I can sit and scoot if need be. My right leg has foot drop, is mostly numb from the knee down and has really atrophied. The lower leg aches and feels awful all the time. It's getting worse all the time too.

I agree that a wheelchair can help with certain outings, as long as you don't get dependant on it too soon. It really hastens weakness. But sometimes you have to do it to be able to think about other things than staying upright and pain! If you don't have a roller walker, I highly recommend it. I use a cane too, but the cane makes things so lopsided, where as the walker keeps your weight distributed more evenly. But there's a time and place for everything!

Good luck and hope you enjoy yourself.

[Mcnickyo]

Hi u all. Thnx so much for sharing your individual situations. Such a comfort to read your replies and feel your support. There are not enuf thank yous to express how helpful your words R.
Sorry about the "best Answere" thing, I wish the site didn't ask that plus for me, my trying and screen touch are klunky! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Nicky

[kwarendorf]

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I can't remember the last time my legs felt normal. There is always some degree of heaviness, weakness, achiness. I can walk for about 30 minutes befor I start looking like a marionette. Not long after that it's either sit down or fall down. This is my MS normal.

I get regular exercise, go to PT and this is where I am.

Kyle

[kwarendorf]

For many people of us this is MS normal

[TLC1104]

Hi,
I too am getting to JJ's human-string-puppets-are-us walk...Hahaha. As i go through the day my legs get heavier also stiffer & tighter with the knees and thighs feeling the intensity the most.
It gets to me walking a few steps then wanting to stop because as jj said every step feels as if a weight is being added each step.
The lower back gets a lot of the problems too, feeling stiff tightness as the day goes on to a point where I can't bend.
If you are going somewhere that could possibly be quite a walk, maybe having that option of a wheelchair would be a good idea. You can enjoy the day more I would imagine without worrying about the fatigue and leg problems too much.  Taking pressure of you allowing you to enjoy yourself where you go.
As a newly MS this is what I'm already thinking about,  (unfortunately at the moment a wheelchair is no use for me as my legs are a bit too straight and don't bend! hahaha.)  Physio starts tomorrow! Hope wherever you end up going you enjoy.
T

[jensequitur]

Yep, I had serious fatigue while walking for a few years. I never got to the point where I needed a wheelchair, but I walked with one hand on the wall, and had to limit my walking because my legs were so heavy and tired. I had a flare in 2007, and it took about 5 years for me to get to the point where I could walk without limping. I still have serious fatigue if I do too much, and my right leg is weak. I also have tremors and buzzing sensations.