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My GP sent me to my cardiologist. I have Peripheral Arterial Disease. This means plaque builds up in my leg arteries and makes walking tough & sore

Posted by Peglegpete (aka peglegpete) Mar 31 '21, 18:42

at times. no it is not problematic yet but over time it may well be. the first sign was the middle toe on my right foot getting purple, swollen & sore. It then went to the 2 toes on it's side. Deep heating rub is helping to keep all the symptoms at a minimum level. No I could not wear shoes on my right foot for most of this year. One way to help prevent/slow down this, is for me to start walking a lot more each day.

I DON'T LIKE EXERCISE. WHY CAN'T I GET A BRAIN TRANSPLANT INTO NEW BODY????? :((((

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Talk to your doctor but anecdotally my mom had some luck with alpha-lipoic acid and there are some studies with positive results. -- nm - Dano Mar 31, 19:05 1
- catscan of my legs is still to be scheduled. hopefully within a week or 2. after we know the results, I'll know a lot more -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 31, 19:13
Boy, do I hear you! Hang in there. -- nm - Meg Mar 31, 19:03 1
- **HUG** -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 31, 19:14
best wishes ! -- nm - mud Mar 31, 19:02
you got this! -- nm - Remlik Mar 31, 18:55
Oof :( I'm also against exercise (although I did go for a strenuous walk today). - Beryllium Mar 31, 18:55 1
- shot #2 is 2 weeks from today -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 31, 19:10
You have my sympathy. That sounds really unpleasant -- nm - prayformojo Mar 31, 18:53 1
- right now it's a minor occasional inconvenience, and hopefully easily treatable. I'll know more after the catscan. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 31, 19:22
Ugh. I'm glad there's something that can help. We can suggest some good podcasts for your walks to keep you entertained. -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 18:53 3
- my walking rate is 20 minutes a mile. I walk around the island in my kitchen. if my leg feels like shit, I'm close to a chair. -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 31, 19:12 2
  - Hopefully as you get to walking your legs will feel better and you can move outside and catch some nice rays as well. -- nm - Krusty Mar 31, 19:23 1
    - insecure, lifelong paranoia hasn't helped :)))))) -- nm - Peglegpete Mar 31, 20:11
Yikes. That sounds tough. Hang in there. -- nm - David Mar 31, 18:50

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My GP sent me to my cardiologist. I have Peripheral Arterial Disease. This means plaque builds up in my leg arteries and makes walking tough & sore

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