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Hi everyone, This is my first message, so hope it makes sense. I have been having trouble with foot & ankle edema and the only way to get it down when it gets so bad that my legs go all tight and red right up to my knees, is to take diuretics. The doctor doesn't like to give me this but there seemed to be no choice. Have also been having trouble with backaches especially at night. Would wake up after 2 or 3 hours sleep & by the time I worked my way out of bed there was no point going back as I was now wide awake, so wandered around the house trying to get rid of the aches & pains. A while back I read on the list about putting feet up higher than the heart for at least 1/2 hour per day. What a good idea!. After 4 days I had not found the time to do this so on the fifth day went to bed with a book and two extra pillows to put under my legs from the knees down. 7 hours later I woke up, still in the same position & no backache. Couldn't believe it. My legs & ankles had lost their tightness but had not really gone down. I have now been sleeping like this for the past three weeks and have had no sign of a backache and for the past 4 days my legs, ankles etc have been down and are not very swollen at the end of the day either. I am feeling better than I have felt for the past 2 years, obviously because I am getting at least 6 hours sleep a night, without any drugs, and with no backache to ruin the start of the day. I was diagnosed in September '91 , I am now 53 years of age. I take Sinamet, Sinamet CR, Parlodel. Maybe this can help someone else with similar problems. Pam. [log in to unmask]