Call your doctor or nurse as soon as you notice any of these changes:

Pain

• Tingling, burning, or weak feeling in your hands or feet
  
  
• Pain when you walk

Movement problems

• Falling
  
  
• Losing your balance or feeling dizzy
  
  
• Numb hands or feet
  
  
• Shaking or trembling
  
  
• Sore, tired, or achy muscles
  
  
• Trouble holding or picking things up

Hearing problems

• Trouble hearing

Stomach problems

• Hard stools or constipation
  
  
• Stomach pain

• Move rugs out of your path so you won't trip.
  
  
• Put up rails on the walls and in the bathroom.
  
  
• Put bathmats in the shower and bathtub.
  
  
• Wear sturdy shoes.
  
  
• Use a cane.

• Use hot pads in the kitchen to protect your hands from burns.
  
  
• Before you bathe, ask someone to make sure the water in the bath or shower is not too hot.

• Wear shoes inside and outside your home.
  
  
• Wear gloves when you are working outside or in the kitchen.
  
  
• Check your feet for cuts every day. Sit down and use a small mirror or ask someone to check for you.
  
  
• Use ice packs to help your hands and feet feel better.

• Ask for help with things such as buttoning clothes, using the computer, opening jars, or holding a pen.
  
  
• Slow down and give yourself more time to do things.