FES

Peeking Behind the Curtain at Medical Insurance Decisions

Several years ago, I tried to get my insurance company to approve a functional electronic stimulator (FES). It’s a durable medical device that significantly improved my left foot drop. My request was well-supported by documentation from my neurologist and the physical therapist who was evaluating me for…

I Don’t Know What It’s Called, But I Like It

It looks like a dog’s leash, but it isn’t. I put in “dog’s lead” and “disabled apparatus” into my first Google search and fittingly was taken down into a rabbit’s warren of equipment for psychically challenged dogs. Who knew? It’s a nifty bit of kit for moving your leg…

Test-Walking the New Bioness L300 Go

I’ve been using a Bioness L300 for just over five years to counter my foot drop. Without the L300 strapped to my left leg, itā€™s difficult for me to walk more than 25 or 30 steps, even with two canes. The L300 is a functional electronic…

FAQs About the Bioness ‘L300 Go’ for Foot Drop

Earlier this month Bioness announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration had cleared its new “L300 Go” functional electronic stimulator (FES). It’s an upgrade of the original “L300” that I’ve been using for more than five years. Without the “L300” strapped to my left leg…

Brace Yourself for MS

One of the MS blogs that I follow is written by Jen, who lives in England.Ā  It’s called Tripping Through Treacle. Doesn’t that neatly sum up the lives of many of us in just three alliterative words?Ā  From MS newbies to old-timers like me, we worry (or have worried)…