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Has anyone else experienced leg problems
Post-COVID Recovery & COVID-19 | Last Active: Oct 4 3:26pm | Replies (63)Comment receiving replies
The only way I knew to even test for Covid last year was that my legs had this weird achiness that I experienced many years ago when I had a virus. Now with Long Covid my legs ache sometimes lightly and often deeply, its the only way I can describe it, mostly quads and hamstrings, sometimes both my whole legs. Occasionally I get quick sharp pains in my quads all since long covid, never before. PEM makes them worse, moist heat and magnesium cream and an herbal cream I found at a local herbal apothecary all help to at least ease the aching at times. I have a difficult time standing for any real length of time. I have to sit to do most things. My legs don't feel weak, they feel deeply achy and fatigued every day. I find it hard to explain it to people who have never had this experience. Anyone else find this to be their experience?
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annies444, I had leg pain/issues same as you. Was not sure what was causing it. After a few months my doctor did xrays and then an MRI, which showed I had very severe/advanced osteoarthritis of my hip. I had to wait 3 months for surgery but it was super successful and I now feel like a brand new woman! 100% normal and feels like nothing was ever wrong! I'm so happy... don't give up on trying to figure out what is wrong... maybe you don't have to live like that forever..... I was really afraid I was going to have to live with the pain forever.... thank God I didn't.
@annies444 I had that for almost 2 years. As LC has been working its way out of my system, the leg issues are now primarily in my right leg. It's super annoying. I also have (maybe) restless leg syndrome at night, but i tried dry needling 2 weeks ago and had 2 weeks of relief. TWO FULL WEEKS it's a miracle.
@annies444 My legs, especially quads get achy and tired after any long walk, and often just from walking around the house, Usually means I need a 3 to 4 hour nap. I've been diagnosed with long covid for 2.75 years. Probably had it for 2 years 11 months, it took quite a while to get diagnosed.
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Check out Hackensack NJ medical center. "Covid toes" a big help to me ..the Podiatrist at the medical center there has a easy effective treatment. Its all posted!!!