In the beginning, I may have had shakes in the legs a bit, and some early fatigue below the knees noted while walking. This is still the case, but I notice even more weakness now. That and weakness particularly to the Jambier anterior- at least that is the one it appears to be. My neurologist had noted that muscle was particularly atrophied in that areas of my leg a few years back. I had not noticed problems related to that at the time. But now I notice while driving that my leg gets shakes in the region of that muscle. This was when driving in San Francisco with much stop and go and hills involved. I was happy when I got back to freeway and could rest my leg by way of cruise control. Since then, I have noticed leg weakness on the left, early in the morning to the extent it feels as if I could fall if I do not concentrate.
And that may be the biggest concern with this disorder. It is not that it completely stops you, but that it limits you by requiring concentration to do even simple maneuvers most folks take for granted. Pay attention, or you drop things. Pay attention or you could fall. As I age, falling takes on an entirely new level of potential worry. I may be fine otherwise and I fall. I break something, and end up in bed. Lack of movement follows, and then pneumonia. . . It happens all the time.
