Rob - My love had swelling of the ankles and feet and also had a hard time getting back into his shoes once they were off for a while. I, personally think it has to do with the meds, rather than the PD itself. Best wishes, Jo Ann On Thu, 10 May 2001 07:51:08 -0600 Schaaf Angus / Meadow Creek Ranch <[log in to unmask]> writes: >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