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Is anyone else experiencing pain and weakness in their thigh muscles?
I have been diagnosed with edema in my lower legs and feet, along with peripheral neuropathy in my feet. Is anyone else experiencing pain and weakness in their thigh muscles? I am finding it very painful to stand for any amount of time without moving. I am also experiencing a lot of weakness. Anyone else?
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Yes! No pain, Jeff, for which I'll remain eternally grateful, but …
… weakness? Yes, indeed: thighs, calves, quads, the whole shebang; in both legs, too, equally. And it's worse toward the end of the day. Time and again, I've heard it said that it's important for us to do all we can to maintain good leg strength. I've been doing just that (stationary cycling, sit-to-stands, etc.), perhaps not as much as I should––or could (I've been thinking of buying a leg-press machine, but, when I see the prices for good quality machines, I think, Mmm, TOMORROWs a good day to buy one … ).
A few weeks ago, in some other post, I asked if others had begun to doubt the payoff when you've got PN and are doing all this added exercise: Does PN rob our muscles of their ability to respond properly (get stronger) to added exercise? If the answer to that question is no, PN doesn't rob our muscles of their ability to respond to exercise by getting stronger, then the message to me is: Don't give up! Keep exercising! However, if the answer is yes, PN does rob our muscles of their ability to get stronger (or at least to some degree), then the message to me is: Don't give up! Keep exercising!
Curious, eh? Either way, the solution is the same: Get back on that exercise bike and keep peddling!
Let us know, Jeff, would you, if anything new you try to help your legs recover proves to be working? I, too, am on a hunt to recover decent leg strength.
Cheers!
Ray
Thanks for the reply. If I figure anything out I will give you a shout. Please do the same.
Jeff
I can’t stand very long at all. I have had four hip replacements an actebulum fracture and right hip replacement. I could walk but one day last summer all of a sudden I could not stand up and cook dinner. My legs were so weak. My legs are weak but a severe muscle spasm in the quadriceps along with piriformis syndrome. The neurologist Botox’s those. My legs have been weak since the pain management doctor says it’s my back but the neurosurgeon says it’s not bad. Pain management doctor says compression of L5-S1.
Beats me the MRI says mild. That can cause leg weakness.
i have it also. but i think mine is because of my bulging disc, L5. and spondylosis in the same area. i use a cane for balance issues. d 🏳️🌈
Same issues. Waking helps. Soaking in warm/ not too hot water with epsom salts, light pysio massage also helps, just not too hard on the muscles, especially if they use a thumper, very light touch makes it feel much better.