knee and leg pain driving me crazy tonight.

[mum2four]

I'm sick of restless leg syndrome pain.

My knees started aching earlier today and got to the point where I could not longer stand the pain and took my pain med's. I'm thinking I need to take them again but I hate talking to many in a short time frame. Plus I'm not really meant to mix my sleeping med's with pain med's being that I also suffer from OCD I have no idea what I really need more my pain med's or my sleeping med's. If I take one and need the other I will be scared that I might not wake up or I might need to go to hospital if I forget I took one and then take the other which I doubt would happen as I dont think the Dr would give me both if they were dangerous together. She just said its not advisable to take them both together.

I dont know how to cope with this pain some time's I wish it would go away for good.

[mum2four]

thank you both for the very nice post's.

I go to my Dr today about the results of the x-ray I had of my hip last week. I will find out if it arthritis causing the pain or not. If it's not I have no idea what it is. Last night I started having some pain in my belly that can often mean my back pain is about to kick in(I'm backwards I swear lol) So I did the exercises the Physio showed me which seem to help make the pain not kick in thank goodness. Anyway while I was doing them my back did it's normal thing and cracked every time I lift then lower my left leg. My partner could hear and feel the crack vibrate threw the floor boards from about 3 mt away. It never use to be that loud or cruch that bad it's getting worse and it doing it when I walk but I cant seem to get it to do it so the Dr can hear or feel because as soon as anyone or my self puts a hand where my back cracks it like it's supporting my back and nothing happen's I asked about some sort of back suport but the Dr thinks its muscular and said it will never get better if I have some thing supporting it. It's been getting worse since I was 10y when I first notice the strange clicking. No x-ray has ever been done because the Dr's say it muscular and would be no point.

Thank you for the advice I should keep a little note book or symtoms and med's ect so I better use my med more effectively with out over thinking it. I have thought about it before but I have OCD and I tend to get way to obsessive when I do things lol I should see it a chalange to my OCD and try to keep it simple. I also hate my hand writing but if it's going to be using a not pad and pencil would be easier than my laptop that way I can keep it with my meds in my bag and have no matter where I am.

I also dont like to take more meds than nessesary I do really well with my sedative's I got threw 25 in 3 mth or more, I've only use 12 in 2 months so far thats less than half. same with my sleeping meds I'm trying to let my self fall asleep when ever I can and then if i wake up to often then I will use them if I sleep threw the night with no problems then that feel great it feels like my sleeping is improving I was worried that by accepting sleeping meds in dec 2009 that I would be taking them for year or life, thats something I really dont want I just want my old self bad when I use to be able to fall asleep when eva where eva I wanted and stay asleep and not move at all I use to sleep so still I never had to remake my bed just pull the covers up a little.

Thank you for you post's

[BP88]

Have you tried taking herbal relaxation aids such as valerian root?  It works great for me and gets rid of most of my RLS when I need it.

[namnam46]

Hi mum2four,

I'm sorry that I didn't get to your post earlier, also. I haven't been on much this weekend and I missed it.  

Tuck as usually gave you excellent advice. I do things VERY similar to Tuck's except that I carry a small pill box (heart shaped, that my Granddaughter picked out for me :) ) in my pocket. Every morning I put my allotted amount in it and put it in my pocket. I don't have the same conditions that you and Tuck have as I don't take a muscle relaxer, however, if I did I would do exactly what Tuck does and try the relaxer first so that I could save my pain meds. I also, try to take fewer than I have to whenever possible.

I do take a sleeping medication also, and I make sure that I don't combine the two. I try to figure whether I think that I can fall asleep on my own if my pain stops or if I fall asleep will my pain stop. :) The decisions that we have to make each day can be difficult at times and we just hope that we made that right decision at that precise moment that is needed to be made.

I hope that your pain will let up and you will feel better soon!! Just be sure that you don't take too many and not have enough left at the end of the month!!

Take care and let us know how you are doing. We are here for you, I promise :)..Sherry

I hope that

[Tuckamore]

Hi Mum2four,

I apologize for my tardy response.

It can be difficult to keep track of when you took what and when it is time to take this or that. What has helped me is I place my daily allotted pain meds in a separate blue (prescription) bottle. I place the same amount in there every morning, unless I have one left over because I had a better day. Then I just adjust the amount I place in my blue bottle so that it is the same everyday.

When my pain is severe I write down the time I took my last pain med on my bathroom calendar.  At those times that I don't receive adequate pain relief I cannot go by my pain levels or memory. I do the same with muscle relaxers and such. I have found this method to be extremely helpful. It may work for you or a variation of my tracking system may be more beneficial for you.

I too sometimes wonder which one do I take, the muscle relaxer or the pain medication. I usually go with the relaxer in an attempt to stay within the number of pain meds I allot myself per day. I always try to take less than what is ordered.  

Hopefully others may have additional suggestions. Just know that you are not alone. Many of us face those or similar decisions frequently.

We all wish that your CP would "go away for good." Our wishes and reality are usually two different things....and so we learn how to cope the best we can. You'll get there too.

I hope you are doing better. Please keep in touch.

Take Care,
~Tuck.