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Hi @backwater I hope the spasms are easing and you're able to get some restorative rest. Happy Two Month Anniversary! Have a lovely...
Apr 26, 2023
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Backwater, I also took gabapentin for nerve pain the first few weeks and seemed to help and eventually weaned off of it. Maybe inquire...
Apr 18, 2023
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Yes it seems they want to stretch it out before a neurologist. I got bullheaded last night and took 2 oxycodone 5 mil about 2 hours...
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Maybe a neurologist? Does sound like nerve damage of some kind. But so early on, you will probably just end up with another kind of...
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My doctor prescribed Valium, just extra sleepy while leg keeps me up. Then surgeon ordered a ultra sound but no results though my leg...
Apr 12, 2023
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I wonder if Gabapentin would help with your spasms? I took it for leg and thigh tingling for quite sometime. Oddly enough, the tingling...
Apr 3, 2023
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I am glad you are going to see your doctor about the spasms. As a suggestion, I wouldn't go to my surgeon for help. They are only...
Apr 3, 2023
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These spasms are lasting a little longer and more frequent. Affecting the knee, stiff and super tender. Getting something done Monday...
Apr 1, 2023
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Hi, at 5-months I was having awful leg cramps/spasms where my entire leg and foot would go into a muscle cramp. I would have to stand up...
Apr 1, 2023
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I slept in my recliner for the first 6-8 weeks, I couldn't sleep more than 15 minutes in bed, it was more painful and I couldn't get...
Apr 1, 2023
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Sleep when and where you can. It is very important in your healing process.
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Does icing the area ease this? Yes, it's nerves and soft tissues "waking up". Hope things ease for you.
Apr 1, 2023
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I'm thinking it's in my thigh. still swollen and now i'm getting burning sensations and pin pricks. Healing up i think the tourniquet...
Mar 31, 2023
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Thanks Tony will keep that in mind. Tried searching "knee spasms" with a few variants but nothing seems to match my symptoms pain wise...
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I feel for you Backwater. I believe I was somewhere near 6 weeks before I slept "through the night". To this day I still take a...
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