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#1 User is offline   zakelwe 

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Posted 20 February 2009 - 06:44 AM

Hello All,

I got a T7 incomplete whilst failing to ride my motorbike perpendicular to the road in 1996 and went through wheel chair, frame, crutches, stick, unaided over a year but with bad limp on left leg and weak right leg ever since .

They said that after 5 years not much improvement occurs and it is true the little jumps in improvement have tailed off over the years but last week out of the blue I got a large improvement. It was one of those where suddenly the muscle is back and you immediately pull it / strain it so it hurts as it is so weak. It's now getting stronger and my walking is a lot smoother and the leg and toe pick up is such now that I don't scuff my left foot. I'm not limbo dancing or high hurdling yet of course :)

Has anyone else had noticable improvements well after the 5 year mark ? I'm sort of getting greedy and wanting to be able to run and use a clutch in the car now of course.

All the best to everyone,

Regards

Andy
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#2 User is offline   wheeliebear75 

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Posted 21 February 2009 - 07:59 AM

I had some improvements in the 1st 18mo but since then it has been going down the crapper. :blink:

MORE pain AND less function. :)

But glad for you though. :toast:
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#3 User is offline   zafree 

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Post icon  Posted 23 February 2009 - 09:39 AM

cool Zak,keep going ,can you think of how delighted you will be when it all switches back on,still looking forward to the day and get some wierd sensation occasionaly ,11 years on, so very happy to hear this.
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#4 User is offline   Murray 

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Posted 24 February 2009 - 05:14 AM

Grats, Zack! I'm jealous, envious and all that jazz. But more power to ya!
Obey little. Resist much. -Whitman
Irrevence is the champion of liberty and its only defense. -Twain
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#5 User is offline   MAGANGA 

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Posted 24 February 2009 - 06:10 PM

:mfromg: COOL
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