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Angus, I am glad you wrote about your problem with swollen legs. I kept saying thhat it was my Parkinson's that was causeing me to have swollen legs and feet. I am also on lasix and potassium. I also had an ultra-sound to make sure there were no clots Believe it or not I am on predisone and it has really helped with the swelling. ( I am using that to help with somme inflammation I have and can not take any anti-inflammatory drugs) Pam Shapley >From: Schaaf Angus / Meadow Creek Ranch <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network ><[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Swollen Legs >Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 07:51:08 -0600 > >Friends, > >Apparently swollem lower legs and feet are something >that just goes along with PD ? > >Beyond the use of support hose, I can't seem to find a >Dr. that is at all concerned. Gp says feet up and wear the >support hose. Neuros say this is not part of the neurological >aspect of PD. My Cardiologist ran ultra-sound to make sure >that there were no clots present and the prescribed "Lasix" and >potassium pills. All of this seemed to do little but aggrivate my >already frequent trips to the bathroom. > >My legs still swell up and my feet don't want to go back in >my shoes once I take them off. Socks or even sweat pants >leave a decided impression, and they still bother me. It would >be nice if I could keep them up, but this is just not practical. > >Anybody have similar problems? Have you found a way to >conquer the swelling? Or .... Oh well, just part of the >PARKIN Space I'm in ? > >Thanks for your input from the middle of no where, Rob > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn