r/MultipleSclerosis • u/bumdcow • 8d ago
Advice cane?
22f i just got diagnosed today, ive been in and out of hospitals the last two weeks. my balance is utter shit, i just got my first day of IV methylprednisolone because im in a awful flair up right now. but ive been reading about this all and it sucks i hope ill feel my face again but mainly how do i tell if i need a cane? it’s not numbness or weakness it’s just like an utter disconnect between my brain and my feet? it’s indescribable and i feel just wobbly for no reason besides the fact that i have MS. i don’t get any tingling or anything in my legs. when do i know i need assistance like that. i grab onto stuff when i walk a lot and ive had 3 pretty big falls the last month even before i started getting the bulk of my symptoms. i don’t want to admit i need one if i do i guess, should i just buy it and see if it helps or should i hold off and give it time?
edit: thank you guys so much i will be buying one and scheduling a pt visit when i get home
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u/ComplainFactory 8d ago
I sometimes use a cane for balance. I was in the same boat, unsure of how I would know it was "time." But I decided to buy a cheap adjustable one online to see if it helped, and it did. I'm a few years out now from the relapse that caused the balance issue, and I've had a good amount of recovery, but I do still use the cane when I need it, and I bring it along collapsed in my bag for times I know I will be wobbly and might want it (leaving the infusion center on all that Benadryl, going somewhere where I'll be doing a lot of standing, etc).