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Date Posted: 00:38:03 09/09/01 Sun
Author: David Hopkins
Subject: Re: post polio vs. old age?
In reply to: Linda 's message, "post polio vs. old age?" on 13:06:50 09/04/00 Mon

>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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Re: post polio vs. old age? -- ian anderson, 11:25:02 03/22/04 Mon