Re: RLS: ANTS????? And Colds!

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I also haven't ever heard anyone describe what my RLS feels like. I did try

one night to kill two birds with one stone so to speak, I decided to really

concentrate on something and also figure out if my legs felt like I had a

bottle brush going up and down inside them! LOL! ( thanks to Jill for both

ideas ) Well, it didn't put me to sleep and I still can't get a really

good grip on how to describe my RLS. I guess when I have tried in the past I

would say to people, they just won't hold still or I feel like I could run

fifty miles with that one leg. My legs just won't hold still.

My husband one night tried to rub my leg it was a really bad night ( would

have had to have been to wake him up) and he said he could feel it in my leg.

He described it like a wave that my muscle would tense and move up from my

calf into my thigh. Well anyway.....no exploding knees here.

I also want to add that I am just today getting an awful headcold and my legs

starting twitching during a movie I was trying to watch about a half hour ago.

I haven't had any trouble for days. Dang Oh well just took a loratab..

too sick to try and fight the legs tonight.

Sweet dreams everyone,

Raine

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I also haven't ever heard anyone describe what my RLS feels like. I did try

one night to kill two birds with one stone so to speak, I decided to really

concentrate on something and also figure out if my legs felt like I had a

bottle brush going up and down inside them! LOL! ( thanks to Jill for both

ideas ) Well, it didn't put me to sleep and I still can't get a really

good grip on how to describe my RLS. I guess when I have tried in the past I

would say to people, they just won't hold still or I feel like I could run

fifty miles with that one leg. My legs just won't hold still.

My husband one night tried to rub my leg it was a really bad night ( would

have had to have been to wake him up) and he said he could feel it in my leg.

He described it like a wave that my muscle would tense and move up from my

calf into my thigh. Well anyway.....no exploding knees here.

I also want to add that I am just today getting an awful headcold and my legs

starting twitching during a movie I was trying to watch about a half hour ago.

I haven't had any trouble for days. Dang Oh well just took a loratab..

too sick to try and fight the legs tonight.

Sweet dreams everyone,

Raine

[Guest guest]

Raine,

I've also tried to " feel exactly " what my RLS is other than the exploding

knees. No creepy crawlies, just the above and some pain in my knees, calves,

and ankles that I think is related to being on my feet or bending down,

squatting a lot during the day. I do feel an electric shock through my legs

and sometimes my body if I don't move and allow my legs to jerk.

I cannot rest my elbows on a hard surface because it hurts and feels " funny " .

But I don't know if that is related.

The other night I was stretched out reading and my 9 yr. old came in and lay

across my knees. My first reaction was to protect my knees until I realized

how good it felt - all that pressure on my knees felt great so I let him lay

there for a few minutes. Of course he didn't stay long - too much for a 9 yr.

old to do!

Good sleeps tonight

Lynn GA