Hadn't noticed about the cane, but good point. And actually, canon does handle it reasonably well (the limp comes back with a vengeance at the end of ep 3), but fandom has a way of writing about it that makes my eyes sting. Seriously, as if it's so very simple.
A dear friend of mine who had many physical difficulties found it impossible to bear the pain caused her by the using the cane in the usual manner.
It is harsh when those unacquainted with a certain type of pain attempt to tackle it in any fashion. "Collapsing in a sobbing heap of madness" seems at times the only way to cope other than committing the occasional homicide. While the homicide concept at times seems more satisfying (if caught) the paperwork required by the American police would be a serious deterrent.
When using a cane, so much depends on whether or not the pain reflects weakness in a joint or not, since those affect balance. But then hand pain can also affect which hand one uses to hold the cane, when someone has both hand pain and leg pain. Myself, I've had trouble with both legs at the same time, so I used the cane opposite the weaker side.
What I liked the most about the whole leg business was that was a reference to the 'mistake' that Conan Doyle made with the character in the books. In A Study in Scarlet He was shot in the shoulder but by A Sign of Four the injury mysteriously moved to his leg. No explanation was very given.
The thing that strikes me as well is that limping contains its own damage, so to speak. The more you favor a leg, the more it throws off your gait, so that even if the leg wasn't badly injured to begin with, it is injured by the limping.
During my last visit to the orthopedist, he said that the reason my ankle was hurting so much was because the neuroma in my foot was causing me to favor that leg.
Damn. Now I'm thinking about my doctor and the fact that I didn't have this month's appointment with him because he's on medical leave with cancer. I'm worried about him, but I also don't want to have to break in a new orthopedist.
Gosh, what a difficult situation to be in with your doctor! ::hugs::
Yes, to the limping causing damage. I remember when I first saw John hobble through the screen that I thought that couldn't be healthy long term, regardless. I don't think the show thinks about these things, but I want the fans to think about them.
THIS. For all the little details sometimes people pick on to write the characters, they seem blind to the fact that he generally tends to favour his right leg, he has a gait whenever he climbs stairs, and most definitely collapses on it at the end of TGG... about the only thing I honestly noticed about the guy, and I'm not the most observant person >_>
It's something I'd noticed too, but it's personal for me when authors presume that it can be cured as easily as snapping your fingers. Fandom annoys me with its lack of detail, some days, but this one was a bit more personal :).
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It is harsh when those unacquainted with a certain type of pain attempt to tackle it in any fashion. "Collapsing in a sobbing heap of madness" seems at times the only way to cope other than committing the occasional homicide. While the homicide concept at times seems more satisfying (if caught) the paperwork required by the American police would be a serious deterrent.
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During my last visit to the orthopedist, he said that the reason my ankle was hurting so much was because the neuroma in my foot was causing me to favor that leg.
Damn. Now I'm thinking about my doctor and the fact that I didn't have this month's appointment with him because he's on medical leave with cancer. I'm worried about him, but I also don't want to have to break in a new orthopedist.
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Yes, to the limping causing damage. I remember when I first saw John hobble through the screen that I thought that couldn't be healthy long term, regardless. I don't think the show thinks about these things, but I want the fans to think about them.
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