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From: "Wendy Siegel" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 2:15 AM
Subject: Re: Leg pain
WENDY & DEE I HAVE HAD PARKINSON FOR 37 YEARSS AM IN A ELEC WHEEL CHAIR STILL HAVE PAIN HADE TO BE BAIER OF BAD NEWS IT WILL COME & GO SOME TIMES BEN GAY HELPS BUT KEEP UP LITTEL EXERCISE. DON & VIVIAN
> Hi Dee!
> I am new here and have been lurking for a couple of weeks. My name is
> Wendy, and I am a caregiver for my husband who has just been diagnosed
> with PD. Do you have any disc problems contributing to the sciatic
> problem? If so, there are a number of options. If your problem is due to
> muscle tightness alone, I don't know what else to recommend, other than
> massage and warm baths.
>
> Wendy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Dolores Buente
> Sent: Monday, January 05, 2004 10:54 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Leg pain
>
> Mario,
> In response to your message on leg pain, I too have a great deal of pain
> and
> stiffness in my left leg, hip and lower back. It affects the side where
> the
> PD symptoms are greatest and I feel that it is a direct relationship to
> the
> muscle tenseness that is brought on by PD. I believe the sciatic nerve
> is being
> pinched by the muscles which surround it and I do a lot of stretching to
> relieve it but don't always get relief. In fact, if I overdo the
> stretching
> routine, the pain gets even worse. I have had steroidal injections in
> the past (I
> believe it was 2 injections over a period of a few weeks) That was
> about 18
> months ago and it had helped somewhat up until a few weeks ago. The
> doctors are
> reluctant to give these shots too often and, with good reason. I
> believe
> that they can cause problems over the long run if used too frequently
> (make bones
> soft, etc). I have also gone for physical therapy but it is not too
> effective and only relieves the problem on a short term basis. I've
> tried "Zanaflex"
> which is a muscle relaxant and it helped a great deal but had to quit
> taking
> it because it caused my blood pressure to be too low...was getting light
> headed
> and had no energy. So........I don't know exactly what to do at this
> point.
> Some days I have more trouble with it than others and I try to stay as
> active
> as I can in order to keep my muscles relatively loose.
> I doubt that this is of much help to you in finding a relief but at
> least you
> know that you are not the only one dealing with it. I think, I will
> eventually be back to my doctor for another try at steroid injection if
> the condition
> progresses.
> Dee
>
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