new pains

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Hello to all,

Well, I've been experiencing something new! And I must say, I don't like it

at all! I've had RLS for most of my life. I've never had it checked or

confirmed by a doctor, but believe me, I've got it. I also have never really

taken anything for it. Sometimes, when the symptoms would get really bad,

I'd resort to some over the counter drug, but of course, never really gave

them a chance either. It's only been the past few years that I've really

notice the attacks getting worse and more frequent. They've been basically

the same as many of you have explain to the group, creepy crawlies under the

skin, uncontrollable need to get up and move around, cause if you don't,

you're sure you'll go mental. In my family, we've always called them

" nervies " or when I was really young " growing pains " . As far as I knew, I

was the only one in my family that had it. but after finding this group

(which BTW has been fantastic for me, because for years nobody every really

believed what I was going through was real, until my sister found this site

and said " hey, check it out, it IS actually called something!) Anyway, since

finding all you great people, that walk the night, I come to find out after

all these years, that my brother has it also. Too weird, he had never

mentioned it. But since joining the group, and I've said this before, you

guys have been taking this and that....and then maybe this and all those

other things, that it's just way too confusing to figure out what's the right

thing to take or where to even start, so I just haven't. but that's not why

I'm writing (got a little of track, sorry) I've read some of you mentioning

leg pains or cramps in the legs related to RLS, which I have experienced also

BUT for the last 3 day I've been getting a sharp pain that starts on the

outer part of my right ankle. Kinda like when you accidentally twist your

ankle and you think, my God, it's broken! But, it's not, of course, but the

pain you feel is so strong, that you just think to yourself, boy that was

close, and you limp around for 15 mins or so and then you're OK. Well,

that's the pain that I've been getting and if I continue to walk around I can

tell that it's not going away. It's actually starting to get worse and

proceeds to go from my ankle up my leg. To where I feel these little shoots

of pain start at the ankle, then to the back of my knee then up to my hip.

Now I've never had this happen before. Normally, with RLS I can just get up,

walk around, and that will do it. But this is really painful. And it's only

in my right leg. I've found that if I take 2 Tylenol and 2 advil that

eventually the pain will subside. Now I hope this isn't just the next step,

or the next phase that comes with age. Because as I've gotten older, my RLS

has been getting worse, but I'd hate to have to think that this is going to

stay and the God forbid, as I get even older, this new problem will

eventually start in the other leg too. Geez, I got carried away and I don't

even know if I made any sense! Ha! But, if anyone out there has a clue about

what I'm talking about, I'd love to hear from you. Thanks for listening.

And BTW, my butterflies were a little slow this weekend, trying to get

restock, but they finally got their backpacks packed and are on their

way...so be on the lookout!

Kristy, 43, Fountain Hills, AZ.........Sunny & HOT 98 degrees today