I am new here..help with my legs please? - Restless Leg Syndrome Message Board

Robin H · 06-30-2003, 09:13 AM

Please help!! I cant stand the pain, aching,twitches and need to move them constantly. I have never asked the dr for a diagnosis because the one time I mentioned it, he kinda chuckled. It has ben getting worst the last few years, I have had this forever it seems, I can remember having it as a child and being told there was nothing wrong with my knees.(it mainly effects just my knees and just below, anyone else have that?) It truely mostly effects me there and so badly that at times I feel I cant stand it another second. If it is this bad now, what is to be when I am older? (I am 45 right now)
Any one have any ideas or tips please plesae let me know. I have tried so many things, massage, heat, cold packs,exercise, nothing seems to help and it effects long rides in the car now also.
Thanks for listening, Robin H

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Robin H

Michele12 · 07-01-2003, 06:14 PM

Ice and have you tried DEEP massage?
Like I said in my last post, deep massage is the only thing that helped me. Now I get my hubby to do it every 3 days.
It's weird, but it's because your gastroc muscles are tight and full of lactic acid.

Robin H · 07-02-2003, 02:08 PM

Ok thanks Michele...i will try both. I dont know how I can do this every day and night, it is awful!!!!! But thanks for your help, Robin

Michele12 · 07-02-2003, 05:58 PM

Hey Robin you don't have to do it every day and night. Try nightly until you have no restless legs, then do it every second day, then every third day. You can just lay back in bed, grab some cookin' oil and use your thumb to go side to side on the muscles, then the end of the massage you should swish toward your knee (to get rid of the lactic acid).

Robin H · 07-02-2003, 08:02 PM

Hi Michele... since I am new and have never ivestigated it before..what is latic acid and where does it come from to cause us all these problems? It used to be that it would start about 9 or a little later every night but lately it is about 6 pm and wow it is getting bad!!! I tried the massage like you said but ouch, I have to be really gentle or I am jumping off the bed. I sure wish there was a pill to make this all go away, amazes me how we can send people to the moon, to mars, deep into the ocean and cant cure or take away this :-D Not whining, just thinking out loud...ok maybe whining a little bit? :-D
take care, Robin