Mary, By any chance have you recently had your gluscose levels checked. Type II Diabetes can manifest in adults quite late, and circulatory problems can be a significant. Wounds and sores that wont heal in the lower extremeties are a very common, and potentially serious, problem. Just a thought. Greg --- Mary Yost <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Has anyone had any experience with open wounds on the tops of your > feet? I've taken a few falls that scraped me up a bit. All the > scratches have cleared up quickly on my face, elbows etc but the ones > on the feet turn into open wounds. A wound specialist treats them, > but it takes months for them to heal. They've ruled out everything, > including drug interactions, and say it's not Parkinson's related. > This has been going on for two years. I'm on my fifth wound so I'm > hoping to avoid the sixth. This PIENO liistserv has always been rich > with so much experience and information. > > Mary Yost > diagnosed 1990 at age 42 > List member since 1994 thanks to Alan Bonander > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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