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deleted_user 11/29/2007

HOW MANY EOPLE STILL WALK WITHOUT AID? HOW LONG HAVE U BEEN DXD FOR?

deleted_user 11/29/2007

Hi Donna,

I was wheelchair bound for two years, was on Cytoxan chemotherapy, then stopped and went into an amazing remission state where I can now walk without aid. UNBELIEVABLE but true! So there is definitely hope. Hang in there.!

dnjnm 11/29/2007

I do walk around my house with only the help of the walls and furniture. When I leave my house I either have my husband for support, or I use a cane. Dx'd in 1994. (13 years) dd

LarryLDN 11/29/2007

I was running a few days back in May, even jogged some.

I used a cane until 7/14/2005, and take it with me if we're going for long walks or geocaching, and when my left leg is just uninterested in getting with the program.

I figure I'd have been in a w/c by now, but now I hope to never be.

deleted_user 11/29/2007

I was dxd 1/03-started using a cane on a regular basis about 1 yr ago-stopped a few months ago but will still use it on occasion

ChrissyH 11/29/2007

I was dx in 2002 and still walk with any walking aids. There have been a few times when I've needed splints around my ankles to be able to wear higher healed boots. Everyone's different, as well as everyday.

deleted_user 11/29/2007

I have been dx for 5 years now,
and just this past summer I used a cane due to my flare up.
I now keep in the car in case of a long walk for support if i need.When I go shopping even if I am only buying 1 or 2 things i take a shopping cart, Because its like having a walker and I can walk farther and feel I have support.

deleted_user 11/29/2007

I WAS DX IN 05, WAS USING A CANE AND OR 4 ARM CRUTCHES AND NOW CAN WALK SHORT DISTANCE WITHOUT AID, STILL HAVE 2 USE THE SCOOTER OR MOTORIZED CHAIR 4 LONG DISTANCE.

deleted_user 11/29/2007

I walk with a limp. I use a cane when I go any where. I'm trying to get a wheelchair for the days I can't walk at all.

deleted_user 11/29/2007

I was dx 12/07. I have problems now and then but have not used any aids (except my hubby).

deleted_user 11/29/2007

I was in a wheelchair, then used a cane for 2 months after I was diagnosed (12 years ago). Since then, I've been walking free. When I had a flare up (pre-Rebif days) I would just hug walls and I think I dug up the cane once or twice.

LarryLDN 11/29/2007

it's my left side that's weak. I was with a new friend back in May, Jun and the end of Aug, she would hold my hand when we walked. I walked at least twice as fast and so much easier.

She said together we're like a 4 legged animal with one lame leg. Much easier holding her hand than a cane. Better balance, and more fun. Too bad she's 500 miles away :(

deleted_user 11/29/2007

I usally have no aid. I am in an attack right now and just had to break down and get a cane (devestating to my pride), but I have no dought once I get threw this attack I will be with no aid again.
dx. 2006
april

deleted_user 11/29/2007

I was Diagnosed in 1994, I walk without any aid. Sometimes I can even walk fast. I have no interest in Running....anywhere!

deleted_user 11/29/2007

I walk without any cane or other device and always have. I was diagnosed 9/07. I hope to be walking free for many years to come.

circle123 11/29/2007

never had to use a cane, though I probably should have swalled my pride and gotten one last year when I has fatiguing pretty quickly. Back to normal now though, back in high heels, and can walk for several hours without having to take a break.. just gotta get my jogging feet back! DX Dec2000.

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