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Re: weak muscles


Posted by Sammy on June 23, 2000 at 16:15:46:

In Reply to: weak muscles posted by Donna on June 23, 2000 at 06:54:01:

WELL, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THE SWELLING AND PAIN IN YOUR ANKLES CAN BE MANY THINGS. I DO KNOW THAT WITH HAVING VASCULAR DISEASE ONE OF THE BIGGEST PROBLEMS I EXPERIENCE IS THE INABILITY TO WALK DUE TO PAIN IN MY LEGS, FEET AND ANKLES. I HAVE ALSO BEEN DIAGNOSED AS HAVING PERIPHAL ARTERY DISEASE, AND INTERMITTANT CLAUDICATION. WHAT THIS MEANS IS .... INTERMITTANT CLAUDICATION IS THE PAIN WITH EXERCISE BECAUSE OF THE ARTERY DISEASE IN MY LEGS. IN OTHER WORDS THE ARTERYS IN MY LEGS ARE HARDENING, AND BLOCKAGES THAT CAUSE A LACK OF BLOOD TO THEM. SO THE LACK OF O2 IS CORRECT ALSO. DOES THE PAIN GO AWAY WHEN YOU STOP?? MINE DOES THEN I RESUME WALKING AGAIN. REMEMBER THIS IS ONLY MY EXPERIENCE BUT YOU SHOULD MAYBE DISCUSS THIS WITH YOUR DOCTOR TOO. (BY THE WAY THE CAPS ARE TO ACCOMODATE SHERCAT AND MYSELF.
THE MOST INTERESTING THING I AM DISCOVERING IS THAT MANY OF THE SYMPTOMS THAT WE EXPERIENCE ARE / CAN BE CONFUSED WITH SOOOO MANY OTHER DISORDERS AND DISEASES. SO BE SURE TO TALK TO DOCTOR. I HAVE BEEN CRABBED AT MY CARDIOLOGIST BECAUSE LACK OF EXCERISE IS A BAD THING (WHO DOESNT KNOW THIS) YET I AM UNABLE TO, MEDICATION I TAKE FOR HEART DISEASE CAUSES PROBLEMS, AND ADDS TO THE EXISTING PROBLEMS OR I SHOULD SAY COMPOUNDS THEM AS THEY SIMPLY DOUBLE UP THE LIKELY HOOD OF HAVING THE SYMPTOMS IT SEEMS.
EXAMPLE:
HEART DISEASE - DEPRESSION
MEDICATION FOR HEART DISEASE - DEPRESSION
LONG TERM ILLNESS - DEPRESSION

SO HASSLE THE DOC UNTIL YOU GET SOME HELP. THE LAST TIME MY DOC GAVE ME THE LECTURE OF THE BEING OVERWEIGHT CRAP.... TOLD HIM I WOULD LOVE TO EXERCISE CAN HE FIX THE PAIN FIRST SO THAT I COULD AND WHEN HE RESOLVED THIS THEN I WOULD HAVE MANY BENEFITS FROM IT. OH MAN DID HE GET MAD... DONT OWN EVERYTHING AS IF IT IS YOUR FAULT. IT IS THE DISEASE. ACCEPT WHAT YOU CAN, AND MAKE DOCTOR ACCEPT THIS ALSO. I THINK IT BOILS DOWN TO THIS FOR ME. I WOULD RATHER BE A LITTLE FAT, WITH PAIN IN MY LEGS, AND HAVE NARCOLEPSY / CATAPLEXY THAN DEAD AND MISSING OUT ON ALL OF THE GOOD THINGS I STILL CAN DO....
THE FORUM IS WONDERFUL. WE ALL CAN DO MORE FOR EACH OTHER I THINK THAN ANY MIRACLE SOLUTION, DRUG, EXPENSIVE DOCTOR OUT THERE.
PEACE AND SLEEP WELL SAMMY

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