Tomorrow I will be 3 weeks post op. I am experiencing horrible leg cramps. I have decided to make a banana milkshake, only bananas and milk. Also, the liquid vitamins and the chewables cause me to throw up so I started taking gummies. Anyone else experience horrible leg cramps? If so what did you do differently?

On ‎2‎/‎9‎/‎2012 at 2:45 PM, PreciousCargo said:

Tomorrow I will be 3 weeks post op. I am experiencing horrible leg cramps. I have decided to make a banana milkshake, only bananas and milk. Also, the liquid vitamins and the chewables cause me to throw up so I started taking gummies. Anyone else experience horrible leg cramps? If so what did you do differently?

PreciousCargo You are not alone. I also have these kinds of leg cramps. I’m new to this forum but I posted about the cramps at the end of this thread. My surgery date is next Monday and I’m more than a little concerned that I may get these horrible cramps during the actual procedure, or at the very least in Recovery. The only thing that relaxes them is lots of salt, lemon juice, pickle juice or all the above. Unfortunately none of those things are allowed post op. Fortunately the cramps are usually of a pretty short duration, but during the time I have them they are crippling.

Potassium and magnesium are two big offenders of leg cramps. Increase your take of those. Also do an epsiom salt foot bath once a day. You will absorbe the magnesium through your skin.

Try "All Calm" it's for restless legs and cramps, buy it at health food stores