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10 Dec 2003 Balance Here in the USA, the Christmas season is in full-force. This means that more than ever, I need to balance my walking time with my non-walking time. I know my feet are good for about two hour's worth of shopping or errand running with crutches (with the painful aftermath, of course.) With a wheelchair I last longer. Whether or not I take the wheelchair depends on the situation. If it's one long trip to the mall, I take it. If it's lots of little errands, it's easier to use crutches, especially if I'm alone.
But, even time sitting needs to be balanced. An interesting thing that happens when I sit in the wheelchair, or when I sit anywhere for that matter, is after two or three hours, my feet start to 'buzz' I get a weird feeling in the sores and blisters and my feet get 'puffy' - which means extra sore feet. (Although the healing time is shorter than had I walked to make my feet extra sore.) I've wondered if others with pachyonychia have this same problem.
It sounds like I should be horizontal all the time, doesn't it? That's not really true. It's all about balance. It's fine to sit --just not for hours at a time. It's fine to stand or walk -- just for short (and I mean SHORT) periods of time. And there's always ways to cheat. I may sit up straight for the Christmas concert, but I'll curl my legs up at the restaurant afterwards. And like right now, as I type, I'm sitting, but my knees are pulled up as high as my chest so my feet are as high as the chair seat. No problem!
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