Anyone Ever Have Anything Like This?

[Virginia]

I have fallen two more times recently. I use to never fall. Then I fell twice before Christmas and two more times since then.

One night I was sitting in my chair and had the fireplace on. I got up and started to turn to go in the kitchen and my toe turned under (just one of them) on my right side and I almost fell in the fire. I was able to turn my body enough to go a little to the right of the fireplace, but it scared me to death.

Anyway, I have realized that toe is down below all my other toes on that foot. It is not even with my other toes like on the other side is. It is my middle toe next to my big toe. I have had to be careful not to fall because of it since then. It is like I have "toe drop" instead of foot drop.

Just wondering if anyone has ever had anything like this. It just started about two weeks ago. I hope I get over it because it is coming close to tripping me. I have to remind myself all the time to be aware of it.

[SalpalSally]

I have noticed that what trips me up, if I go to get up and transfer, is my
toes curling under. I make sure to stretch out my toes before rising and
then holding on, I raise myself up on my toes for a second. This helps
keep me steady to transfer. When I was still walking, I did the same
thing.

[agate]

Virginia, it's too bad you've had those falls. It sounds as if you have a foot deformity that could be contributing to the problem.

When I developed bunions, I looked up pictures of that deformity on the Internet and was surprised at how people's toes can change their shape and position. Some of the deformities must have been painful.

Do you know a good podiatrist? Your primary care doctor can probably refer you to a specialist who can recommend a way of correcting the deformity, though it might turn out to be surgery.

Sometimes modifications in shoes can go a long way toward solving the problem though.