horrible leg cramps/pain

[chicamam]

Yesterday, I must be in denial wanting to look nice for church, wore a pair of high heel shoes. HA I got maybe a few steps and the pain was awful in my legs especially the sides of my calfs.  When I sat down they were still burning from the pain and took awhile to subside. Boy did I pay for it that night. I woke up with horrendous cramping/tighness in my left leg. My husband attempted to massage it which didnt help at all and only caused it to go into constant spasms. This leads me into a question however, What type of shoes, or inserts are there that can be comfortable and not cause these horrifying symptoms that leave me crying in the middle of the night

[mindy01]

so sorry about your leg pain,i two have very bad leg pain.but i havent found anything to help with it either.ive tryed inserts and it didnt help me.well good luck and i hope your pain well subside soon.

[pennst8r]

I am so sorry I spelled your name wrong

[pennst8r]

There are several of us, myself included, who suffer from horrible spasms and muscle cramps. After a year of solely left sided spasms (with a few blissful "off periods" where I felt better), my right foot joined in over the summer, and my right leg last weekend. I was told by my doc to wear flat, rubber soled shoes, more so because of the balance and coordination problems that I also have. I have on an occasion or two when I felt well snuck on a pair of heels, and paid dearly for it. I don't even try it anymore. While I do not feel the shoes casued the spasms, since I have them regardless of my footwear, I think that they surely do not help the situation.

Wish I could help you more, but just wanted to reinforce what Carol said - comfy beats spasms any day;)

Take care

Penn

[grannyhotwheels]

I'm sorry about your legs cramping.  We all know how that feels.  It's awful.  I wear braces on both legs so I don't have a lot of choices in shoe wear.  I have to wear tennis shoes, usually a good brand such as Nike or Addidas.  They need to be wide enough for my braces.  I wear them with everything.  It may not look that great when I dress up, but as long as I'm comfortable I don't care.

I'll be praying,
Carol