Surgery, trauma, etc.

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I have had a number of eye surgerys. All have been done under light

anesthesia - I have been " out " only long enough for the block to be done, then

I wake up and am kept sedated. However, during my first surgery, I got so

" antsy " that I had to rub my feet together and move my legs. Needless to say,

this is not a good thing during eye surgery. My opthomologist had to tell me

twice that I was going to have to be still. The next time I had eye surgery,

I told the anesthesiologist about this and he said that during the surgery to

just squeeze his hand when I felt that I needed more sedation to keep me

still. I did and had a terrible " anesthesia hangover " the next day. Back

then, I did not think to tell them about my exploding knees. These days I

know better. Also, during both pregancies I had a kidney stone and had to be

hospitalized and had RLS attacks then and also during the hospital stays after

my children's birth. In each instance, I resorted to walking around the

hospital room to try to relieve it. During my youngest son's birth, I asked

for a sleeping pill at night which helped, however, with the nurses coming in

to check vital signs every 4 hours, I pretty much spent that time in an RLS

stupor. LOL. You have to know that during all this time, I did not know that

others had this condition also and thought it was just me...and that I would

have to deal with it.

Last night I was reading in bed and my son came in and got on the bed to read

also. I did not realize it until he asked me to stop that I was rubbing my

feet together. When he asked me to stop and I did, I also realized that my

knees, calves, and shins were aching. So sometimes, I don't think it is just

that RLS feeling that keeps me moving, but pain as well. I also wonder why I

am not fully consious of the pain unless I have just come to live with it.

Any feedback?

I have to ask - new member. And please don't take this in a negative

way. I am also new to the group and as far as I know, no one else has

multiple personalities. Do any or all of the other personalities suffer from

RLS?

Something to add to the trauma vs. genetics discussion...I did have a knee

injury in my teens, but I was already having RLS episodes. My mother had told

me that she is unaware of anyone else in our family with RLS symptoms. So I

feel that I don't fit into either category...just a quirk of nature, maybe.

Until later

Lynn GA.