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Date Posted: 11:25:02 03/22/04 Mon
Author: ian anderson
Subject: Re: post polio vs. old age?
In reply to: David Hopkins 's message, "Re: post polio vs. old age?" on 00:38:03 09/09/01 Sun

hi all i had polio as achild in my left leg it is shorter and thinner than the right .ihad a operation at 11 to stop my right leg growing to give the left chance to catch up i am now having a lot of trouble with my right knee ,is this related>>I had polio at age 15 months. It left me with no
>>muscles below the knee in my left leg. I wore a brace
>>until age 18, when I had surgery to correct my flail
>>ankle. My left leg is 2 inches shorter then my right.
>> My left foot is a size and a half smaller also.
>
>Hi Linda!
>
>I too, had Polio at about the same age. I'm now 50
>years old, will be 51 in October. My right leg is thin
>and devoid of mucle below the knee, and my right foot
>is a size and a half smaller. Nice to "meet" someone
>else who has had to get by with identical--though on
>the opposite leg--problems. I always have to try and
>find a pair of shoes that don't quite squeeze my good
>foot until it's blue, while fitting my "bad" foot well
>enough so it doesn't float around inside the shoe.
>I find that in the last year or so, the big muscle in
>my thigh (bad leg) goes weak while I'm walking and
>causes my knee to unlock. I have fallen, and nearly
>fallen, many times because of this. Do you have the
>same problem with your "bad" leg?
>
>Warm regards and I look forward to hearing from you
>soon!
>
>David

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