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To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2002 5:09 PM Subject: Re: Mirapex and Requip Eileen, I am very similar to your experience. My right arm doesn't swing as much when I walk but I am walking ok. When I get to my apartment I seem to shuffle and take short steps. I try to be conscious about it and deliberately change the gait but it still happens. Glenna > Cathy, > > No I don't work which fortunately makes things alot easier. I was looking up > in my book about propulsive gait since I am still new with all this lingo and > I think I also have Gait, my steps are alot smaller then they use to be > especially in tight areas. When I go for a walk outside, aside from my right > arm not swinging I seem to walk fine but when I get in my house or in stores > my steps seem to get much smaller. I also can't move my toes on my right > foot which for some reason really makes me crazy, it is the strangest feeling > to try and move them and they just won't move. I guess its just a matter of > time before I will be on medicine. I don't go back to the doctor again until > November unless I feel like I need medication before that. Eileen > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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