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They'll keep my toes.from.dragging. next time you see me I may not.be walking goofy.

Thanks VA.

Walking aside, you'll still be goofy.

Yay!

How long do those take to work?

Vince wrote: Walking aside, you'll still be goofy.

But it's an important distinction

TheCatt wrote: Yay!

How long do those take to work?

Well, like instantly. They're just to keep my foot from flopping. After 15 years, it's time for me to admit those nerves aren't gonna grow back.

But they'll take some getting used to. I've been lifting my knees so my toes don't drag for so long, it feels like learning to walk all over again. But I looked in the mirror... Suddenly I have a 90% normal gait, compared to the 20% normal without those braces.

Wore them grocery shopping, on the way home. The strap around my left calf is digging in to my shin something fierce. There's going to be an adjustment period.

Congrats.

Does it effect your swimming?

Let us know how things progress.

Troy wrote: Does it effect your swimming?

Not so far. I take it off.for that.

Vince wrote: Let us know how things progress.

It chaffed right through my skin on my shin bone. More padding, por favor.

GORDON wrote:

Vince wrote: Let us know how things progress.

It chaffed right through my skin on my shin bone. More padding, por favor.

Ouch. Hopefully the VA will get things squared away faster than normal, otherwise they'll have your feet out of the way for the use of your walker.

The VA has been pretty great. I.can get an appointment within two days with online scheduling, and I'm getting regular three-month full diagnostic checkups, and I enjoyed signing the $2k bill for carbon composit braces that got billed to the VA, of which I am responsible for $0.

Bought shin guards off Amazon for $10. I want to experiment with them for skiing, too. Make the ski boots fit better.

I'm glad your experience has been good! From what I hear it's hit or miss depending on the facility. So I guess don't move

I've heard the horror stories.

The clinic in Toledo is new and nice and has a coffee shop in the comfortable lobby and there's usually boy scouts in the atrium giving away popcorn.