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Post by sam on Feb 21, 2006 10:44:09 GMT -5
does anyone know anything about it and of any natural remedies for it?
bb sam
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Post by watershield on Feb 21, 2006 11:01:30 GMT -5
That's what put me out of the army in the late 70's.
Basically, the tendon is stretched and/or partially disconnected from either the foot or knee areas.
This (at least in my case) can cause the other tendons in the lower leg to try to compensate. This leads to vise like cramping during and after any extended exercise.
In extreme cases (as was mine) surgery is needed.
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Post by sam on Feb 22, 2006 5:47:24 GMT -5
i'm not sure how bad mine is, but i can only walk short distances before it all cramps up like how you described above, and then i can't move anymore. i can only walk bout 1/2 mile if pushing it before it flares up anf then it takes days to get better. is it something to worry bout then, cause i was told by someone i know that it wasn't anything serious to worry bout?
bb sam
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Post by watershield on Feb 22, 2006 12:01:00 GMT -5
Very definitely something to worry about
See your doctor for the correct treatment which may include physiotherapy
Do nothing and it will continue to get worse requiring surgery
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Post by sam on Feb 22, 2006 18:39:05 GMT -5
i've been to see a consultant, that is how i found out that i had got it. before that i went to the gp's bout 7 months ago and they just said that i had pulled a muscle. in total i have been suffering with it for about three years, and as time has gone by it has just got worse and worse, up to the point that i just can't walk anywhere anymore. what else is bothering me is the fact that they tested my blood circulation in it too and it was low, has that got anything to do with it. sorry for all the questions but so far i haven't spoken to anyone else like you that seems to have suffered from it quite badly.
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Post by watershield on Feb 22, 2006 20:43:24 GMT -5
Low blood pressure should not be a symptom, rather a result of something else.
For instance, with the pain in the leg, you have stopped exercising. 3 years of taking it easy can cause any number of problems.
I think you need to get back to your doctor, refer to the report of your consultant and get a full check up.
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Post by sam on Feb 23, 2006 7:49:55 GMT -5
i never once said that i have taken it easy on my leg for the last three years, far from it, i think that is one of the reasons why it has got worse.
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Post by watershield on Feb 23, 2006 9:42:55 GMT -5
Sorry Sam, but when you said:
"i have been suffering with it for about three years, and as time has gone by it has just got worse and worse, up to the point that i just can't walk anywhere anymore"
I thought you were telling me you were fairly sedentary.
In any event, as you say the leg is getting worse and now you have been made aware of low blood pressure.
LBP is nothing to play with and needs to be looked at.
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Post by sam on Feb 24, 2006 7:42:06 GMT -5
ok, thanks for everything and all the advice that you have given me. i am definitely gonna take it seriously and have told the person who told me it was nothing to worry about to get their bloody facts right next time they want to pretend to be doctor ;D
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Post by watershield on Mar 3, 2006 3:32:30 GMT -5
So... have you been able to get to the doctor yet?  |
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Post by sam on Mar 3, 2006 15:08:44 GMT -5
lol, we must have got our wires crossed, i went to see a consultant two weeks ago, that is how i found out that i had got it. so far they have measured my foot so that they can make some special insoles for my trainers and i have been told not to wear heels or walk very far!!!!
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