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Foot cramps: Why they happen & what to do about them
For years I’ve asked doctors about these foot cramps that I’ve been getting once a month. I even asked MD doctors at one point and nothing.
(An aside here. When I say cramps, I don’t mean some little Charlie horse, I mean a seizure painful enough to wake me from a dead sleep screaming. I’m not even exaggerating that. It’s always my foot and every time it happens I lose a little more sensation there. Cue the panic attack, I wasn’t prepared to lose sensation, too.)
Casually mentioned it when I was at the MDA clinic and the doctor said, “oh yeah, I’ve seen that before with patients who had Harrington rods.” That was the only reason I could ever come up with, but to have a doctor confirm it was great.
Sort of great.
There’s nothing to do about it.
It feels like a short circuit through my entire body when it happens. And, honestly, I get really fed up with this and have my moment of, “ENOUGH ALREADY!”
Currently my solution includes taking 2 Gabapentin per hour until the cramps ease up. a TENS unit to overwhelm my sensations and a topical essential oil blend made for neurological pain.
I know they’re not using Harrington Rods anymore but wanted to know if any of you had different ways of handling this. The pain is pretty shocking and exhausting.
Whatcha got?
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