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Hooahguy
09-07-2012, 14:56
So last night I woke up with my left calf muscle in extreme pain. I think I woke up screaming, it was so bad. I massaged my calf for a few minutes and it mostly went away and I went back to sleep, but anyone have any idea what this could be? I think its a Charley Horse but Im not sure.
Sounds like an ordinary muscle cramp. Nothing to worry about IMO.
Edit:
Or like you said, Charley Horse :laugh4:
Perfectly normal don't worry. I get them in my feet sometimes, it hurts and goes away just as fast
Hooahguy
09-07-2012, 15:07
Ok good. Just wanted to make sure that it wouldnt lead to anything more serious.
Ok good. Just wanted to make sure that it wouldnt lead to anything more serious.
This why they advice you to be careful with alcohol at the beach, can you imagine why you won't be able to swim back if your muscless cramp on you ;)
Don't worry, anyway
Kralizec
09-07-2012, 15:20
It happens, don't worry about it. And yeah it's pretty darn painful.
I used to get those all the time, not a happy way to be woken up in the middle of the night. Potassium is your friend.
CountArach
09-07-2012, 16:09
Yeah sounds like just a cramp to me. Drink some water before bed. I sometimes get them after a night out drinking, so I assume it is something to do with dehydration.
Montmorency
09-07-2012, 16:15
I get those in my neck, jaw, and fingers sometimes.
Don't resist: it makes the pain worse.
I get those in my neck, jaw, and fingers sometimes.
Don't resist: it makes the pain worse.
That is what they call migraines, take a pinch of seasalt every day, it will go away.
Montmorency
09-07-2012, 16:43
That is what they call migraines, take a pinch of seasalt every day, it will go away.
I also get 'em in the arches of my feet. I'm not so sure that's what "migraine" means...
I also get 'em in the arches of my feet. I'm not so sure that's what "migraine" means...
If you have pain in your neck and jaw you probably have it, and there is a very simple cure for it
Major Robert Dump
09-07-2012, 17:08
If numbeness happened below the pain then u need to worry
This thread has the same name as some of my previous threads, and I am disappointed at the "serious" health question you impose.
Hooahguy
09-07-2012, 17:34
If numbeness happened below the pain then u need to worry
This thread has the same name as some of my previous threads, and I am disappointed at the "serious" health question you impose.
No numbness.
I put it as serious because I feel that if something is that painful that I wake up screaming in agony, its serious.
classical_hero
09-07-2012, 18:02
Ok good. Just wanted to make sure that it wouldnt lead to anything more serious.
You really listened to them? :laugh4: It simply means that your leg will fall off soon. I saw it happen to a friend fo mine, it changed his life forever.
I am disappointed at the "serious" health question you impose.
IKR.
I always open these threads expecting something a little more.........seeeerious.
Edit:
But I guess people keep quiet about that kind of stuff....
No numbness.
I put it as serious because I feel that if something is that painful that I wake up screaming in agony, its serious.
It just hurts a bit grow up.
@Monty i forgot to say, it hurts in your feet because all nerves end there. You got migraines.
Montmorency
09-07-2012, 18:19
You've got the wrong idea, Fragony.
If I'm walking around or stretching my foot, and get a pain in the arch of my foot, it's a cramp.
If I yawn too wide and my jaw and neck hurt, it's a cramp.
If I carry too heavy a load and my hand starts spasming, it's a cramp.
Hooahguy
09-07-2012, 18:24
You really listened to them? :laugh4: It simply means that your leg will fall off soon. I saw it happen to a friend fo mine, it changed his life forever.
Hold on lemme call 911.
You've got the wrong idea, Fragony.
If I'm walking around or stretching my foot, and get a pain in the arch of my foot, it's a cramp.
If I yawn too wide and my jaw and neck hurt, it's a cramp.
If I carry too heavy a load and my hand starts spasming, it's a cramp.
Edit I screwed up
Major Robert Dump
09-08-2012, 00:19
Actually, my threads were not serious
What I was getting at is that I thought I got necroed, then when I saw it was hooah, I thought it would be a joke
You've got the wrong idea, Fragony.
If I'm walking around or stretching my foot, and get a pain in the arch of my foot, it's a cramp.
If I yawn too wide and my jaw and neck hurt, it's a cramp.
If I carry too heavy a load and my hand starts spasming, it's a cramp.
I get the same thing.
Definitely not a migraine, that's a type of headache that feels like pulsing pain in your temples, to hear people describe it.
It's just muscle spasms in your jaw and foot, as you suspected. If you touch the arch of your foot or under your jaw when it happens, you can actually feel that the muscle is in the wrong place.
quadalpha
09-08-2012, 03:11
22 replies and no one suggested asking a doctor?
22 replies and no one suggested asking a doctor?
That would've been such a normal answer.
And obviously Hooah has more faith in the diagnosis of Org experts or he would've gone to a doctor in the first place. ~;)
Hooahguy
09-08-2012, 15:49
22 replies and no one suggested asking a doctor?
True, but they would have told me to "come in to check up on it" and that would cost me money.
quadalpha
09-08-2012, 18:23
True, but they would have told me to "come in to check up on it" and that would cost me money.
Ah, America. [stuff that belongs in backroom]
Kadagar_AV
09-08-2012, 21:18
I haven't read anything but OP, but:
Dehydration, combined with a higher use of the legs will lead to this...
I have no idea how many nights during the ski seasons, after a looong afterski, I have woken up writhing in pain from my calf... So I for one recognize it at once. I have no idea why it is the calfs that always get the rough end of the deal, but, well... It seems to be :)
It stopped when I got better at drinking some water before bed, after heavy drinking :)
PS: Hurts like ****, so I get why you are concerned... Breaking my leg was LESS painful!!
Hooahguy
09-09-2012, 00:52
I haven't read anything but OP, but:
Dehydration, combined with a higher use of the legs will lead to this...
I dont think dehydration is a factor considering how much water I drink. My urine is pretty clear. Unless thats not a good measure of hydration?
Kadagar_AV
09-09-2012, 01:07
I dont think dehydration is a factor considering how much water I drink. My urine is pretty clear. Unless thats not a good measure of hydration?
It only happened once though? That day, had you been drinking alcohol? A more than normal amount of coffee? Been to the sauna? Had hot and steamy sex?
Dehydration doesn't have to build up under a long time... It's enough being dehydrated around just that time when it, well, happened...
Hooahguy
09-09-2012, 01:14
Uh, none of the above, but we did spend 2 hours in the sun marching around in ROTC in insane heat, so that might be it. Though I drank a ton of water.
Kadagar_AV
09-09-2012, 01:33
Uh, none of the above, but we did spend 2 hours in the sun marching around in ROTC in insane heat, so that might be it. Though I drank a ton of water.
Ah, water isn't enough if you've trained hard enough, as it will take some time for water to replenish. Also, if you are still growing your body is more susceptible.
I wouldn't stress about it. If it becomes a repeating problem, than see a doctor by all means. But from what I have heard it seems to be a common problem (lots of ski instructors I know complained about the same thing, MUCH more so than any other group of people I met). And ski instructors is kind of known for hard physical labor with the legs, coupled with serious drinking...
So yeah, everything I have seen and heard points towards it...
Hehe, it's been some years now since last I had issues with it... I almost forgot how DAMN much it hurt, and how scared I got the first time, wondering "WTF!?"
I wasn't joking about the withering in pain thing... My an ex once commented that I had looked like a fish out of water...
a completely inoffensive name
09-09-2012, 04:08
If your urine is clear, water isn't the problem. If you are going through very rigorous exercises in high heat, the issue might be that you are lacking essential electrolytes. When you sweat, you lose ionic forms of potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium etc... Drinking pure water creates a diluted system in your body is which bad because your body needs those ions for sending electrical signals.
These electrical signals are the basis for the control of your muscles, and if your muscles are in pain/acting up it may be a sign that your electrolytes are not at their proper proportions in your body.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyponatremia
Symptoms of hyponatremia include nausea and vomiting, headache, confusion, lethargy, fatigue, appetite loss, restlessness and irritability, muscle weakness, spasms, or cramps, seizures, and decreased consciousness or coma.
Kadagar_AV
09-09-2012, 04:26
If your urine is clear, water isn't the problem. If you are going through very rigorous exercises in high heat, the issue might be that you are lacking essential electrolytes. When you sweat, you lose ionic forms of potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium etc... Drinking pure water creates a diluted system in your body is which bad because your body needs those ions for sending electrical signals.
These electrical signals are the basis for the control of your muscles, and if your muscles are in pain/acting up it may be a sign that your electrolytes are not at their proper proportions in your body.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyponatremia
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Thanks. That's what I meant with "just water isn't enough if you train hard", but I really could have elaborated, like you just expertly did :)
And as a side note, given that this is a not too uncommon topic in the ski instructor locker room, and that most of those guys are still alive, I wouldn't be too worried ;)
Hooahguy
09-09-2012, 05:45
If your urine is clear, water isn't the problem. If you are going through very rigorous exercises in high heat, the issue might be that you are lacking essential electrolytes. When you sweat, you lose ionic forms of potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium etc... Drinking pure water creates a diluted system in your body is which bad because your body needs those ions for sending electrical signals.
These electrical signals are the basis for the control of your muscles, and if your muscles are in pain/acting up it may be a sign that your electrolytes are not at their proper proportions in your body.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyponatremia
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Thanks. I suspect that this might be the issue. My calorie intake per day is pretty low. About 800-1000 a day, about two medium meals, with 4 days of ROTC physical training a week, which Im going to guess is not good. I just bought a crap load of protein bars so I can get my calories up. Also so Ill have something to eat for breakfast.
well, you could simply replace the water with an ion rich drink (IIRC Gatorade works). that would solve in part your cramp issues.
Hooahguy
09-09-2012, 06:49
well, you could simply replace the water with an ion rich drink (IIRC Gatorade works). that would solve in part your cramp issues.
Care to sponsor me? That stuff's expensive for this college student who has reject a job offer because the hours are un-workable.
Kadagar_AV
09-09-2012, 07:01
Care to sponsor me? That stuff's expensive for this college student who has reject a job offer because the hours are un-workable.
You can have the same effect from a glass of water with a small pinch of salt (well stirred), combined with half a handful of pumpkin seeds according to my expert ski instructor source (yes I called Austria).
This is ancient ski instructor knowledge, apparently.
I did some research on it too, on the intrawebz... pumpkin seeds have a high amount of magnesium, which is a muscle relaxant... So I guess it makes sense :)
Centurion1
09-09-2012, 09:00
happens to me all the time hooah. i think its from working out so much and drinking too much.... ive had a bad calf cramp during sex a couple times just gotta power through it.
they don't really signify any sort of serious isuues i think
Kadagar_AV
09-09-2012, 09:36
happens to me all the time hooah. i think its from working out so much and drinking too much.... ive had a bad calf cramp during sex a couple times just gotta power through it.
they don't really signify any sort of serious isuues i think
Fake.
You just repeated what You read from others, without a clue as to what You are saying. Then You tried to add some to be cool.
Good luck having sex with a calf cramp...
Centurion1
09-09-2012, 10:25
Fake.
You just repeated what You read from others, without a clue as to what You are saying. Then You tried to add some to be cool.
Good luck having sex with a calf cramp...
calf cramps probably last a solid minute and a half its horrible pain and you basically totally flex out. it still doesnt make it a serious deal.
Kadagar_AV
09-09-2012, 11:25
it happens alot when i masturbate too :eyeroll: i think it correlates with being under the blankets and sweating alot. calf cramps probably last a solid minute and a half its horrible pain and you basically totally flex out. it still doesnt make it a serious deal.
Dude!!
it happens alot when i masturbate too :eyeroll: i think it correlates with being under the blankets and sweating alot. calf cramps probably last a solid minute and a half its horrible pain and you basically totally flex out. it still doesnt make it a serious deal.
You just did
Centurion1
09-09-2012, 14:55
Dude!!
when confronted with skepticism the truth must be thrown at a high and disgusting velocity into the foe's face.
gonna edit that out but i just wanted you to know :wink:
did i makes the europeans uncomfortable?
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