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I was told by my Mum's PD doc that riding a stationary bike at least 15 mins a day helps with swollen legs. Since she is not able to get onto a bike we have not tried it. Hope this helps you. Dabu ----- Original Message ----- From: "Schaaf Angus / Meadow Creek Ranch" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2001 10:55 AM Subject: Re: Swollen Legs > 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