Walking paraplegics?

Hi iloveellisse..m what you can call a walking paraplegic as we both have an incomplete injury. Its real good news that you are taking some steps, even though they are assisted. 

I am sure that you will make further progress because one year is still very early on and you are still within the recovery period for another year at least. Nerve regeneration happens very slowly, so slow that you may not even notice it...but it will be happening.

You will also become stronger and this will help with your walking....im 2.5 years on and still gaining more strength...and io intend to continue to.

Keep working at it and stay positive..wether you become able to walk without aids i cant say but never say never!



all the best with it

lara

Hello kilg0retr0ut,

Actually i had another health problem that stopped me from being able to start physio therapy until 5 months ago. I was so very excited to make my first steps, i feel like a baby and learning to walk again.

This week i walked for the first time between the bars, you know the ones with a bar to hold onto on each side. I had someone in front of me and behind. I was very wobbly and very tired after but i felt very proud of myself. I am hoping that i can use crutches in time and i can use them to get to the car and then back to the house using them because it will just be easier for me and maybe a little around the house.

Thankyou everyone for their kind words

Somehow I missed this post@lloveellise. Sorry and thank you Butiki for bringing it back up. What Butiki and Lara have said is so true. I've been on other sites where people are 6-7yrs in and still getting return. One guy 6yrs. woke up one day a had to pee, now has his bladdar working. The human body is amazing, what it can't fix it modifies best it can.

I'm just starting to see how serious this is myself and I'm comming up on 4yrs. in July. Other people have almost no clue of whats going on so it's nice to share here were people understand what your saying first hand. Hang in there, we are in this together. Mark

I am a walking paraplegic.  I found that it gets better with time and walking.  My advice is just to go as far as you can each day.  It gets better.  You are very early still in your journey.  Keep at it step by step.