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@rwinney @lorirenee1

Pain seems to be lower for me when I'm moving around, too. It's a strange thing. One would think that walking would make it worse. There's a limit to how far I can walk, though. There comes a time when my feet start complaining, especially if I'm walking on hard surfaces.

Do you raise your feet above your head and heart? I lie with my feet on a pillow sometimes, but that can make them hurt more. My therapist suggested elevating my feet, if possible like a tilt table. It's kind of hard to do it in bed with a blanket lifter. I'm glad you've found a few helpful coping ideas.

Jim

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@jimhd Hi Jim, We are the same in that moving/walking helps us. But we also have complaining feet when we walk too much. For me, I walk about twice, maybe three times around my block, and then my feet give out. At that point, I need to keep them elevated on the couch. I always keep my feet up on pillows, and need to try that up the wall Yoga position that @artscaping (Chris) has described. Just everything revolves around the feet. Unimaginable. Brings me to tears, and to Oberweis Dairy, for ice cream. Whatever helps the stress! Lori Renee