Re: Re: Leg/knee collapsing

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In a message dated 4/27/01 2:04:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, Targa99@... writes:

Had a bit too much wine?" She was rather embarrassed when I told her that I was handicapped with arthritis! Hurray, hurray for me!

I love your answer, opportunities don't come around too often for us to say anything about ourselves in defense. CHEERSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

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Hi Diane;

" In Aruba in March, my knee buckled again and I almost fell down a flight of

stairs into the casino! Luckily, my niece caught me.....I feel like I'm a

stumbling drunk! "

I try and always make sure there is a banister near by on steps. The first

few years of this and I fell down many stairs. But I know what you mean by

being like " a stumbling drunk! " One good thing about this list is that we

find others like ourselves, not that I would wish it upon anybody, but

doctors just don't know what to think. I had stopped saying anything, but

it may be part of teh PA. Will be going back on the 2nd to see Rhuemy and I

will bring it up. Thanks for sharing, Mitch

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Diane and others who have talked about knees

" going out " on them,

Quite a few years ago my youngest son had this

problem.....we could be anywhere and all of a

sudden he was back behind me on the floor and his

knee had gone out on him, he would just slide the

knee back into place and get back up. He did

exercises to strenghten muscles but that wasn't

enough and eventually had both knees operated on

- now at 28 years of age he does pretty well, the

surgeries were around 13 years of age.

I'd think this condition is more of an orthopedic

problems rather than a PA problem?

Nanc

--- Targa99@... wrote:

>

> My knee gives out at very inappropriate times.

> I was at a Japanese steak

> house the other day, I had split a bottle of

> wine with my husband and when I

> got up from the table my knee went out. The

> woman seated at the table make a

> rude comment, " Had a bit too much wine? " She

> was rather embarrassed when I

> told her that I was handicapped with arthritis!

> Hurray, hurray for me!

>

> In Aruba in March, my knee buckled again and I

> almost fell down a flight of

> stairs into the casino! Luckily, my niece

> caught me.....I feel like I'm a

> stumbling drunk!

>

> Diane

>

>

>

>

>

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I also have a mysterious collapsing knee problem. It has only happened about 3 or 4 times, always my right knee. I'll be walking along and all of the sudden I'm flat on my face with no warning. The last time it happened was last June, when I was in Ireland. The doctors are unable to explain it or even understand exactly what I'm trying to describe to them.

Take care, Becky

[ ] Re: Leg/knee collapsing

My knee gives out at very inappropriate times. I was at a Japanese steak house the other day, I had split a bottle of wine with my husband and when I got up from the table my knee went out. The woman seated at the table make a rude comment, "Had a bit too much wine?" She was rather embarrassed when I told her that I was handicapped with arthritis! Hurray, hurray for me!In Aruba in March, my knee buckled again and I almost fell down a flight of stairs into the casino! Luckily, my niece caught me.....I feel like I'm a stumbling drunk!Diane

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In a message dated 4/27/01 4:04:29 PM US Eastern Standard Time,

Targa99@... writes:

<< She was rather embarrassed when I

told her that I was handicapped with arthritis! Hurray, hurray for me!

>>

Diane - Good for you for setting her straight! I'm a bit sensitive to this

issue myself as I have a hanicapped parking permit and often when I'm having

a good day, people give me a dirty look for parking in a space marked

handicapped when I don't " look " handicapped. I want to tell them - try

walking a mile in my shoes - and see if you don't want to be able to park

closer to the door as coming out of the store after walking around, I look a

bit more handicapped!

Hope your leg is holding up today!

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dianne ,

i know what you mean . ....sometimes that stumbling thing happens to

me . my husband usually walks in front of me espescially if i am going down

stairs. on a particular day i was at the hospital and i was going down the

stairs very slowly and very carefully hoping i would not fall . a man was

waiting to pass on the stairs and was being very patient .i was holding on to

the railing for dear life and my husband was facing me walking backwards as

he always does in case i fall . then he looks at me and very seriously says

.....Let me know if your going to fall .....SO I CAN GET OUT OF THE WAY ...i

started laughing so hard i almost fell down the stairs and the guy and my

husband we were all laughing...it still makes me chuckle whenever i am

struggling down stairs .. it certainly broke the tension

cathy from mass

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I never go down steps without at least one hand on a rail. I just have

these awful mental pictures of ending up at the bottom sprawled in awkward

angles. Of course, I go much more slowly with PA, so I think that's saved

me some of the clumsy accidents. =) At least it's helped in one area!

Sinead

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You are not alone. I too haave my knees or feet do the same. I can't say as

I have fallen, knock on wood, cause I've been able to catch myself. I truely

think the PA has something to do with it.

Nanny

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In a message dated 02/05/01 15:07:57 GMT Daylight Time, almostturner@... writes:

I never go down steps without at least one hand on a rail. I just have these awful mental pictures of ending up at the bottom sprawled in awkward angles. Of course, I go much more slowly with PA, so I think that's saved me some of the clumsy accidents.

Hi Sinead,

Wise words! A friend of mine, who was in his 70's, had a problem with his knees a couple of years ago. He could barely get around. He was to proud to aid himself with a walking stick, (many times I tried to convince him that he should have one).

One day, he was out with his Wife, and they visited a little Cafe here in the UK. He had to pay a visit to the toilet, which was down about 12 steps in the Cafe. You've guessed! He fell, took a nasty bang on the head, was admitted to Hospital, and a few days later, I lost a very good friend.

I know we can't go back in time, but I just wished he had listened to me re the walking stick.

With our conditions, we cannot afford to be proud.

Mike (from the UK)

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I'm so sorry for your loss. I know what it is like to lose somebody you hold dear. God bless you and keep you. One day you will be reunited-until then just remember he is in a much better place right now than any of us because he has no more pain and could do anything he desires with no side or after effects. Doesn't that sound just like "HEAVEN"? Take care.

Sharon