Welcome, Carol. Whether you lurk or ask/answer ??? on/off list, you have
come to the right place for support.
You asked about swelling of feet on affected side. My neuro told me when I
asked about swelling at the base of my neck on the affected left side that
since i favor that side, it is more likely to swell. Do you exercise/walk
daily? Keeping active may help with swelling as it encourages circulation.
The more we sit, the more swelling, stiffness, etc.
Jeanette Fuhr 48/47/44?
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> From: Carole Hercun <[log in to unmask]>
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Lurking
> Date: Sunday, May 23, 1999 4:32 AM
>
> Hi Everyone. I am new to the list but have been "lurking" for several
weeks
> and since it is approximately 5AM in Connecticut, where I live and I have
been
> up for approximately one hour with no hope of falling back asleep, I
thought I
> would introduce myself. I am a 52 year old psychiatric nurse who is
hoping to
> go back to school to study forensics. I was diagnosed one year ago, but
after
> reading some of the postings, now realize I was having symptoms for at
least
> five years before that. Typically of me, I was fallimg down in
restaurants and
> didn't have the energy or strength to cut up my food before I got myself
to a
> neurologist (and I'm a nurse!) Talk about denial. Anyway, the list is
proving
> to be a great comfort to me (just by helping me to realize that there are
> others out there just like me who are coping with this illness, as well
as an
> invaluable source of information. Two things before I go-somebody awhile
ago
> wanted to know what NAMI is-its the National Association for the Mentally
-a
> lobbying and support group in the states, and does anyone have any
> experience/suggestions re: swollen feet, particularly on the affected
side.
> Cheers, Carole Hercun 52/51/?41 {I hope I'm doing that right.}
>
>
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