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Constant excruciating leg cramps
Chronic Pain | Last Active: Jul 1, 2023 | Replies (68)Comment receiving replies
WOW! I just had an EMG again at the neurologist, thinking that maybe the severe degeneration in my back might be a cause. I thought I was at least partly "nuts" for thinking that way. Anyways, results should be in over the next week or so. Every muscle she tested was one of the culprits for pain/restless leg, etc. I've been on 800 mg of Etodolac (NSAID) for the past five years and even that didn't cover the pain. I've been doing edema massage/the stick lately and that seems at least somewhat helpful.
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I can't wait to hear the results. It might not be the same problem as mine. Also, my previous xrays, MRIs, and CTs didn't really show disk bulging, or bulging so slight that "this can't be causing your pain." My theory -- and I'm not a medical person -- is that for some people there is pain without obvious disk bulging and that if you calm the nerve (like I'm doing with a lidocaine patch) the pain goes away or is calmed enough that you can deal with it.