Would a AFO help? I have foot drop on right foot and device helps to keep foot lifted. Hope you find some help.

So sorry this is happening. I have no meaningful thoughts to eexpress. Just know that I'll be praying for you.

I have problems with both legs & foot drop on them always, got used to left foot & right leg & foot has got worse in last month. I dont use any device as such, I make sure that most of my shoes have orthopaedic soles so support my feet. The reason I stopped wearing them are that I had major surgery on one foot & they had both become "flat foot" which was making it harder to walk etc.

I have previously used orthotics & they can be of great assistance if they are suitable. I would see an orthopaedic specialist (or whoever organises the foot supprts) & get them to assess both feet. A lot of people with ms use the foot supports for both feet & I am getting close to needing one on my worst foot too.

As for the crutches, in Australia we dont have to get a referral for getting them or a walker. We can buy our own (& often cheap on ebay & other places), or we can wait for the government funding to be approved (6-12 months) or hire if only for a short term.

If you are getting crutched you need to consider ir carefully
1 - do you have good balance/stability
2 - Are your arms & hands strong & not giving pain at all/ If you se crutches you have to have both above,
3 - How are you going to carry things? even handbags/shoulder bags can get in the way, carrying a drink/food to the table etc becomes a nightmare & people often have to use only 1 crutch to do so, which is not safe if both feet bad.
3 - how far can you walk without crutches & how far can you do it with crutches? (I know I can't now due to bad balance etc)
4 - Do you need to sit down a lot when out to things, like shopping, leisure activities etc.

I decided after advice from physios & ms society workers, not to use crutches but use a 4 wheel walker as I can carry things, much more stable & safe, have a seat to sit on at any time, is accepted that if using a walker you are disabled & more people will acknowledge that you do have issues & need room (so not knocking into you as much) & often offer help if you are trying to reach something you are struggling with.
Also a walker should get you a disbled placard I would hope as it is a mobility aid.

Hope I have given you some helpful ideas & take care of yourself too.

Thanks for your replies. Bleedinblue, the Dictus is a dynamic AFO.
I am a teacher, and normally wear a backpack to carry my stuff. As I wrote previously, I have tried using a crutch (one of those forearm ones is the only type they have around here), but I have the issue of the leg that won't respond to going up stairs, and I am pretty sure I can't get it to help with that leg going up stairs.

AFO would help more it will be easier to walk less chance of falling

I have drop foot issues in both of my ankles/feet. I wear AFO's that have been molded to fit my feet/ankles/lower legs. I am sorry you are having issues like this. I walk with a cane, and, I also wear hinged knee braces as I also am dealing with Hyperextension issues in both knees.

I would hope that your Neurologist would give you the form that would allow you to get the disabled placard, I simply had to ask my Neuro, and then I took the form into the DMV and got it there.

Have you asked your Neurologist?
I find that if I need to walk long distances, like if I were to go to a mall for shopping, I will take my walker.

I do hope you can get this taken care of. My 4 braces do make me look rather like a mechanical penquin. But, I am ok with my "new look" since I know that the braces do assist me in walking.

I hope you get this figured out well,

You should be getting a handicap placard. If nothing else, fatigue is a criteria. I got one before I used a cane because of fatigue alone. But now, I use a cane and having a placard is a MUST. I do not understand why your doctor doesn't prescribe one. Perhaps you can see another doctor? What about a primary care doctor? This is ridiculous. You should have one now. You don't have to have forearm crutches to get a placard. Your doctor is unreasonable.

Sorry about the foot drop also. I have problems now getting up stairs too. Is there not an elevator? That school should be accessible.

I have to physically lift my leg to get it into my van because the threshold is so high. I cannot imagine going a lot of stairs. Hope that your foot drop can be addressed with PT.

My doctor is fantastic, it is the system that is screwed up. He is surprised and appalled that I haven't been able to get one yet. HE can't get me a placard. I have to file a request to get my disability reevaluated. It takes close to a year to get seen for the state evaluation. IF I can get them to remove the note at the bottom of the card that presently states that I DON'T need assistance to walk (totally bull as I am very unstable and without having a wall or something at hand I am VERY HESITANT to walk anywhere) then I can reapply for the placard.
The system is so rigid because there is so much fraud, but it seems enormously unfair as I really do need it!