sitting causes leg flare up!!

For some strange reason, I had a bout a few weeks ago of feeling like my legs were worse when I sat. But it just disappeared. My symptoms seem to come and go, and I sometimes get numbness in my feet or the pins and needles feeling there.
Alternating walking and sitting works okay for me, but it is annoying! I feel like I need to have a long talk with my legs and feet and get them working 'right' again!

I have to change what I am doing constantly throughout the day. I can't walk for more than 15 to 30 minutes, I can't stand still for longer than 10 minutes, I can't sit for longer than 30 minutes.

I'm so use to it, it comes as second nature to me.

Maybe you should speak on the phone with a knowledgeable chiropractor. Mine has helped me.

Good luck to you.

I put my feet up too, then put them down, then put them up again and I also get up and do light housework. What's nice too is to stage my preparation for bedtime, a little bit here and there then it's not so tiring for me to get ready for bed (brushing teeth, washing face, putting out sleep supplements, setting table for breakfast, etc.).

Dustinshunny, do you do stretches? One more question for you, my fiance and I are going to be looking for a home in SW Florida next year. Do you by any chance live in that area of Florida?

The reason I ask is, I'm going to have to find a good rheumatologist who understands fibro when we move there.

I have to get up and move around fairly frequently or my legs and back bother me. If I have the TV on, I try to get up and do housework whenever a commercial comes on. This seems to time things about right.

I also find that the position that I am sitting in can really effect me. I am very short, and cannot handle sitting with my feet dangling for very long. I have also always had the habit of setting with my legs and feet curled up in the chair with me, probably again because of my being short. Even worse, I sometimes even curl one leg under me and sit on my foot! This is a habit that I have had since I was a child. I don't do this nearly as much as I used to, because it bothers my legs, back, and feet. However, I sometimes catch myself doing this even yet, and usually my pain alerts me. Even curling my legs up in the chair with me bothers me anymore, if it is for more than just a couple of minutes. I try to keep my feet propped up, and this decreases my tendency to give in to these "silly" habits. I also sometimes catch myself sinking into one corner of the chair. This can also cause me alot of pain. I need to keep my back straight and against the back of the chair so that I get the support.

Thanks, Deepwell, I'll write that down.