Leg cramp that won’t go away

Thank you OP. I'll take your little dog too.

Magnesium deficiency. Or blood clot.

Go to a clinic or urgent care, OP. Datalounge is not for medical care, unless it involves size meat.

Valve replacement didn't work the first time.

Did someone say sizemeat???

---DJT

Have another cigarette OP. Good for the circulation. And vocals.

Lay off the poppers, OP.

That might not help the leg cramp, but your lungs will be less irritated.

go to the er.

Yes, OP, you're going to die.

Chop it off!

You're old, OP.

Go see a doctor NOW.

When to see a doctor

Muscle cramps usually disappear on their own and are rarely serious enough to require medical care. However, see your doctor if your cramps:

Cause severe discomfort

Are associated with leg swelling, redness or skin changes

Are associated with muscle weakness

Happen frequently

Don't improve with self-care

Aren't associated with an obvious cause, such as strenuous exercise

A potassium deficiency more likely than magnesium. Eat some bananas or tomatos - you don't want a K drip at the hospital, trust me.

Take a daily baby aspirin.

R14 Your tomatos are missing an 'E'. t o m a t o e s

Maybe a massage or chiropractor adjustment?

R16, I saw the typo just as I hit Post.

Massage (with happy ending.)

OP - Are you dead yet?

I agree with magnesium, potassium. Lately I've been taking my leg cramps (inner fucking thigh, ouch) into the hot shower, that helps get rid of it quickly.

I have had chronic leg cramps, sometimes just from stretching a little bit or walking around the house with no pants when it’s cold. Taking magnesium stopped it.

If this is one cramp, in the same place, that goes on for days on end, I’d go to an urgent care at least. Could be a blood clot.

How does one take magnesium without swallowing some vile liquid?

Actually OP, that married, sex addict NBC news reporter during the Gulf War had leg cramps and then he died.

I know someone who gets leg cramps when she takes cholesterol medication, which is a problem because she can't stop taking her cholesterol meds.

Not yet R20, thanks for checking. I have an ultrasound tomorrow. If the news is bad, I’ll let you know!

Be careful, OP. I had this condition and brushed it off. It got to the point that I couldn't walk without a limp and went in to and found out I had a 22" blood clot.

A 22-inch blood clot, fuck sake! I hope you're better now.

Per ultrasound, I don't have a blood clot and I feel like such a hysterical Mary. Thank you to everyone for your advice and I'm sorry R1 that you won't be getting my stuff but you never know, I could get hit by a bus tomorrow so cheer up.

My chiropractor worked a shin cramp that I had had for several days very hard and like magic it went away.

We did this already

Intermittent claudication

Intermittent claudication (Latin: claudicatio intermittens), also known as vascular claudication, is a symptom that describes muscle pain on mild exertion (ache, cramp, numbness or sense of fatigue),[1] classically in the calf muscle, which occurs during exercise, such as walking, and is relieved by a short period of rest. It is classically associated with early-stage peripheral artery disease, and can progress to critical limb ischemia unless treated or risk factors are modified.

Claudication derives from the Latin verb claudicare, "to limp".

R29, if it had been a DVT, your chiropractor could have killed you doing that. But a chiropractor risks your health in a lot of ways, you probably know that an give him your money anyway.

R30, this thread was first. However, we thank you for your vigilance.

I have this tingling, taut feeling in my right leg from foot/ankle to inner glute/hipbone, that seems to travel at times to the back & jaw. It’s very uncomfortable but not agonising, although sometimes comes with a ‘rushing’ feeling in the body and shortness of breath (maybe due to panic). I assume this is a trapped nerve or something -thoughts?

Google gives me Piriformis syndrome, which sounds pretty doomy.

I know it's not on trend, R34, but you could always have the hemostat removed.