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raeanna74 · 02-25-2004, 03:24 PM

I have had a lot of leg pain lately. I was wondering what the possible problems were and if they warrented seeing a Dr. This has been going on for just over a week and it seems to be getting worse.

I usually am not in a lot of pain in the mornings but sometimes there's a dull ache still. by midafternoon it gets more noticeable. I actually cannot ignore by then. By the evening it's very intense. It's mostly concentrated in my joints, hip, knee, ankle, and the ball of my foot even. At first I thought it could be dehydration or B vit, or calcium definciency because during pregnancy I used to get cramps in my calves that were very painful. The Dr told me to hydrate myself and take calcuim and B vit suppliments. I treated this pain the same but after several days of beefing up on those vitamins and drinking nigh on to a gallon of water during the day I haven't seen any improvement. I also thought it could have been som emuscle soreness from moving the couch and things to vacuum under them which I did last weekend. The fact that it's gotten more sore and I've done less heavy work tells me it's not that. I usually walk around barefoot or in stocking feet in my house. It's been that way for a long time. I thought it could be a problem with me walking around barefoot and maybe an arch problem. So today all day I wore my good walking/tennis shoes that have good support in them. No improvement. In fact I'm sitting now in the late afternoon because they are already too painful to walk or stand much. Even while I'm sitting down they are aching and almost feel like the leg is or has been stretched too far and the joints won't go back to their original places. I notice no swelling in my feet or ankles either.

I know this was detailed but I hope it makes it clear enough what I've tried and may help you guys point me in the right direction. If this continues much longer or gets more painful I will go to the Dr without hesistation then. I was just hoping that someone might have had a similar experience or idea of what could be causing this or at least what might give me relief. Ben Gay/Icy Hot only give temporary relief. I've wanted to take an epsom salt bath but have had no time wherein I could retreat to the bath for more than 5 min in the past 2 days without the kid/kids spinning out of control. I may leave hubby to their devices tonight and try that at least.

02-25-2004, 03:24 PM	#1 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	Leg pain I have had a lot of leg pain lately. I was wondering what the possible problems were and if they warrented seeing a Dr. This has been going on for just over a week and it seems to be getting worse. I usually am not in a lot of pain in the mornings but sometimes there's a dull ache still. by midafternoon it gets more noticeable. I actually cannot ignore by then. By the evening it's very intense. It's mostly concentrated in my joints, hip, knee, ankle, and the ball of my foot even. At first I thought it could be dehydration or B vit, or calcium definciency because during pregnancy I used to get cramps in my calves that were very painful. The Dr told me to hydrate myself and take calcuim and B vit suppliments. I treated this pain the same but after several days of beefing up on those vitamins and drinking nigh on to a gallon of water during the day I haven't seen any improvement. I also thought it could have been som emuscle soreness from moving the couch and things to vacuum under them which I did last weekend. The fact that it's gotten more sore and I've done less heavy work tells me it's not that. I usually walk around barefoot or in stocking feet in my house. It's been that way for a long time. I thought it could be a problem with me walking around barefoot and maybe an arch problem. So today all day I wore my good walking/tennis shoes that have good support in them. No improvement. In fact I'm sitting now in the late afternoon because they are already too painful to walk or stand much. Even while I'm sitting down they are aching and almost feel like the leg is or has been stretched too far and the joints won't go back to their original places. I notice no swelling in my feet or ankles either. I know this was detailed but I hope it makes it clear enough what I've tried and may help you guys point me in the right direction. If this continues much longer or gets more painful I will go to the Dr without hesistation then. I was just hoping that someone might have had a similar experience or idea of what could be causing this or at least what might give me relief. Ben Gay/Icy Hot only give temporary relief. I've wanted to take an epsom salt bath but have had no time wherein I could retreat to the bath for more than 5 min in the past 2 days without the kid/kids spinning out of control. I may leave hubby to their devices tonight and try that at least. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.