Jumpy Legs

Jumpy Legs (Read 1231 times)

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jay

February 11, 2010, 05:58:18 AM

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Since I had the accident 14 years ago I have been in pain and have had problems wih walking bending lifting etc. The pain has not always been bad although I do suffer more in the winter as the cold weather does not help the condition.

Over the last 6 months I have developed jumpy legs especially at night I am unable to sleep with it and am awake near enough all night when I am suffering with it badly. It feels like electric shocks in my legs and cannot stop them from jumping.

I have now found out through the internet and have confirmed this from my dr that I have got RLS restless leg syndrome which can be started off in a number of ways including nerve damage.

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J a s o n Snr

February 21, 2010, 10:23:04 AM

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I have wondered what RLS was, and whether it had anything to do with the weird feeling I have in the limbs sometimes, from certain drugs. How do you find words for these things though?

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jay

February 22, 2010, 10:42:51 PM

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I am lucky to have a couple of good GPs in our dr surgery I am having to make several appointments to them for the same thing. I feel like I am wasting thier time although I am in a bad way and am not sure what to do for the best.

I went to see my dr a few months ago and was straight to the point and said that when I start to relax my legs start to jump by themselves and not matter what I do to stop them I am unable to control it. Since then although I am yet to find a cure I was told that it was happening due to nerve damage and have tried various medications since to try to stop this happening to me even though I am still having the same problems the more my legs jump the more it hurts my back so it is a no win situation.

I feel sorry for my wife she does a lot for me and it comes to night time and I have to keep waking her up as I am not able to sleep and need a lot of help in the night a lot of the help I need which is not recognised by our lovely government as I am unable claim carers allowance for her looking after me.

at 10am this morning I have got to go to an appointment with a head dr as I have had several thoughts of killing myself so that my family would not have to see me in the state I am in.

I am not sure how I have not killed myself yet but all I keep getting told is that we will get the problem sorted one day.

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