Guest guest Posted May 29, 2000 Report Share Posted May 29, 2000 << Hmmm... and I always suggest he eats a banana to prevent leg cramps. >> That's what I mean by we are so different. For most people a banana is probably good! For me, very much is bad. LOL It depends on what else is going on I think. Kat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 30, 2000 Report Share Posted May 30, 2000 How do we get our computer to type in the right form. Idon't know & maybe others don;t either?Thank you ;) aridan wrote: > Hi , > > My 19 year old son, diagnosed with CMT at age 8, also has constant muscle twitches in his calves. I, too, wondered if it's an indication to muscle wasting. As of now, his calves are not wasted. His arms are much more affected than his calves in terms of muscle waste. His feet are " typical " of CMT. He has a high arch on the right foot only, yet both feet roll inwards significantly when dangling. The shoe inserts he was fitted with a couple of months ago seem to support his feet comfortably. > Thanks for bringing up this issue and for Gretchen's response. Now if I can only convince him to take Potassium regularly..... > > Shula > > p.s. Gretchen, in the current online poll there's an option for " Newsletters to feature color pictures of people " . Have you considered adding picture files to the CMT egroup site? This was just done on another egroup I belong to and it's nice seeing the faces of people we regularly connect with online. > > Muscle twitches?? > > My husband, who has CMT, has constant muscle twitches in his calves. > He doesn't feel them at all and it doesn't bother him. I think it is > strange and I want to know why it happens. His calves literally have > like 2-3 twitches per second and they never stop. Rubbing the calves > don't make it better or worse. I am just wondering if this is a sign > that his calves will start waisting like his shins have. > Does this happen to anyone else and what does it mean? > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2000 Report Share Posted June 4, 2000 Shula - Bananas are rich in potassium. Perhaps that may help if he is unwilling to take a supplement? > >Reply-To: CMTUS (AT) e >To: CMTUS (AT) e> >Subject: Re: Muscle twitches?? >Date: Mon, 29 May 2000 10:32:21 -0700 > >Hi , > >My 19 year old son, diagnosed with CMT at age 8, also has constant muscle >twitches in his calves. I, too, wondered if it's an indication to muscle >wasting. As of now, his calves are not wasted. His arms are much more >affected than his calves in terms of muscle waste. His feet are " typical " >of CMT. He has a high arch on the right foot only, yet both feet roll >inwards significantly when dangling. The shoe inserts he was fitted with a >couple of months ago seem to support his feet comfortably. >Thanks for bringing up this issue and for Gretchen's response. Now if I can >only convince him to take Potassium regularly..... > >Shula > >p.s. Gretchen, in the current online poll there's an option for > " Newsletters to feature color pictures of people " . Have you considered >adding picture files to the CMT egroup site? This was just done on another >egroup I belong to and it's nice seeing the faces of people we regularly >connect with online. > > > Muscle twitches?? > > > My husband, who has CMT, has constant muscle twitches in his calves. > He doesn't feel them at all and it doesn't bother him. I think it is > strange and I want to know why it happens. His calves literally have > like 2-3 twitches per second and they never stop. Rubbing the calves > don't make it better or worse. I am just wondering if this is a sign > that his calves will start waisting like his shins have. > Does this happen to anyone else and what does it mean? > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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