In a message dated 97-08-29 17:49:11 EDT, you write: << I am CG for my 76 year old mother who suffers from burning feet which become discoloured, swollen and painful. >> I don't have PD, however I suffer from allergies that can cause my feet to do the same thing. If I don't take my anithistamine soon enough, my toes have swollen so much that the skin cracks! It's possible that her condition is not PD related, but "giant hives". Sue, daughter of Rocky 73/17