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Rob, Just two days ago I got my application for a Parky dog. How's yours working out for you? Any tips for me? Sue At 08:55 AM 5/10/2001 -0600, you wrote: >Sue, >I appreciate the commiseration, especially on a nice gray rainy day here! > >The walking thing seems to make all worse by the end of the day for me. >I use a parkinsons dog for my weekly trips to town, errands, and also >for around the place at home. I try to stay as active as possible (but you >notice that I didn't say anything about "running" errands ). > >I too spend a lot of time sitting in front of the "confuser" - The feet up >and >a good nap are the only things that seem to help, but my wife won't let me >get away with to much of that ! > >Thanks! Rob > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Sue Weiler <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 8:41 AM >Subject: Re: Swollen Legs > > > > Rob, > > Having the same problems-with swelling and with Doc indifference. > > Only additional advice I got was walking. Can't say if that helps because > > I haven't done it. I sit at the computer all day and most evenings-not > > good for swollen legs and feet. I know this isn't much help-just > > commiserating. > > Sue > > > > At 07:51 AM 5/10/2001 -0600, you wrote: > > >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 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: >mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn