PAD question

[Manyou7]

does anybody have PAD? Iv had really bad tingling numbness cramps in my legs it’s awful … Iv been trying to walk even around the house but it doesn’t seem to help with the pain and problems

Just wondering if anyone has it and what it felt like? If I’m stood up for a period I just get complete tingling in my lower legs

Got a stress test on the 10th Jan but I’m just struggling to get out and do anything especially due to these leg issues

Been to the doctors but he’s like just wait to see the cardiologist.. these symptoms don’t seem to get better even with rest

Thanks

[Happyrosie]

I don’t have this but I’ve known several people who do. They just struggle on, and they all do exercises at home to keep their bodies moving as much as possible such as chair-based exercises. you can google “exercises for senior” and similar and pick up several good ones - so I’m told by those who have been doing them.

[Tallarn]

I’ve had it for some time. You can’t get rid of it I understand, but you can manage it by exercising. Setting yourself a target and trying to do a little more over time Find swimming good it gives the body with the water extra support Also cycling in the gym. I find I can’t walk as fast as I used too but if you accept you have to halt and let your legs recover you can build up the distance and after a time you start to ignore the pain It’s also best to walk alone so your not trying to keep up with anyone and be able to rest when you like

Pill wise I’m on Apixaban beta blockers blood pressure tablets and statins

Hope this helps

If any body else has practical advice on how to deal with PAD it would be good to hear from them

Best of luck

[skyseaka60]

Stations are notorious for muscle aches and pain as they reduce the production of COQ10 which is necessary for every muscle and cell in your body.

[Fiorifioricajf]

I too have PAD and cramping in legs when walking. Its annoying and I totally understand how you are feeling, difficult as it may be it is important to continue walking as over time it will improve the cramping. The idea is as you keep up the excercise the blood flow will find other pathways. I find when at home if you do heel raises to trigger the cramping then rest and start again it will help with the improvement. ie hold on to the back of a chair and go up on your toes and down, I count as I am doing it as to how many I can do before it kicks in, rest till it dissapates then start again, the more you are able to do the better it is. Hope this helps.

[Qualipop]

Has it definitely been diagnosed because your symptoms sound very much like mine which is peripheral neuropathy

[Fiorifioricajf in reply to Qualipop]

Yes it has been diagnosed as claudication, I even have a stent in one leg

[Qualipop in reply to Fiorifioricajf]

OK, it was just a thought.

[Fiorifioricajf in reply to Qualipop]

I do also have the beginning of neuropathy in my toes, but that manifests itself as tingling, but that doesnt bother me, as yet....

[Qualipop in reply to Fiorifioricajf]

I h ope it stays that way. Mines feet ankles and half way up shin. Feels like I have about 8 inches of tight elastic bands round my ankles. Have they given you a reason for it? I've never been told.

[Fiorifioricajf in reply to Qualipop]

Alot of my diagnostics and treatments initally were done in the USA, where they are far more proactive in testing earlier. For my claudication I had an angiogram which discovered several blockages including my heart which required 2 stents. The neuropathy in my toes is new. A friend in the states has what sounds similar to yours had had several tests including test to define the nerves affecting her feet. Recently she was given an antidepressant which apparently helps with this, she says it has helped alot and now she can at least sleep at night. Maybe a discussion with your GP about this can help. I totally believe we have to be practive and keep asking questions of our providers. I always ask what are the options....

[Qualipop in reply to Fiorifioricajf]

I completely agree about being proactive; the problem here is getting a GP to take things seriously. I've spent 40 years just trying to get a test for Lyme. After a trip to the USA in the early 70s I came home after a deer hunting trip to find a large bulls eye rash on my leg. Lyme wasn't known at all in the UK then but I was lucky to see a dermatologist who'd just been training in the USA. He ordered a test but it was far too soon before I'd have developed antibodies. Since then I just get "Oh it's taken too long, there's no treatment". I am convinced that, apart from my heart attack (And possibly even that), the root cause of my multiple problems is long standing Lyme. It's simply not taken seriously enough here. Taken all together, my medical history screams Lyme but no one takes a holistic approach.

[Manyou7]

mine doesn’t go when I rest the tingling continues

[wardywill]

Hi I’ve got PAD and I’ve a stent and a balloon in the left leg,the right leg they couldn’t do anything with as if it went wrong I was risking amputation.I just come on to look if anybody has any new ideas to stop calf pain in right leg.This is so bad you can’t walk through it,it had been mild up to a fortnight ago and I was able to walk with groups but suddenly I can’t stand the pain.I was getting pain in both legs so I stopped losartin which I suspect was clashing with aspirin and immediately the pain went … so watch your medication