What's wrong with my leg?

[kentish]

About 3 months ago I started getting discomfort in my left leg at the top of my calf below the knee (at the back of my leg).

It is very similar in feeling to that experienced after cramp. The tender and strained feeling. It came on suddenly and has never gone away.

I never visit the GP except for jabs for travel mainly because of the amount of time it takes to see anyone and the opinion of GPs in the past has been wrong on several occasions, so I save their time and mine now.

So, I just wondered whether anyone has had this feeling/discomfort and what it could be.

TIA

[scorp]

1) See a GP.
2) Eat magnesium and omega 3 fish oil supplements (good for muscles, nerves & joints)

>> Edited by scorp on Monday 13th February 14:31

[Jinx]

http://orthopedics.about.com/cs/sportsmedicine/a/ten

At a guess.

[WWESTY]

Could be sciatic nerve.....maybe as a result of a bulging disc in your spine....







maybe not....

[pesty]

Varicose veins?

[holbayhead]

stop cadence clutching

HTH

[Lion-O]

I'd see a physio over a doctor. They do wonders.

[JustTheTip]

Perhaps the onset of gout?

[fulham911club]

kentish said:

I never visit the GP except for jabs for travel mainly because of the amount of time it takes to see anyone and the opinion of GPs in the past has been wrong on several occasions, so I save their time and mine now.

Might be time for a change and see a doctor. If you really trust an internet diagnosis (esp from a car forum) then you are either bonkers or there is nothing really wrong with you.

[aliged]

That sounds fatal. Nice knowing you.

[cossie.]

I think you need to be physically examined!

[kentish]

Just thought I could get an idea of something that I may not have thought of.

Forgot to say there is no swelling or redness or veins protruding.

It's fine whilst sitting but uncomfortable when I walk and is worse when I have sat for longer.

[kentish]

cossie. said:

I think you need to be physically examined!

Well, I'm not so far away that I can't come and lay across your bonnet for an examination. I can take my clothes off so that I don't mark your paintwork

[holbayhead]

kentish said:

Just thought I could get an idea of something that I may not have thought of. Forgot to say there is no swelling or redness or veins protruding. It's fine whilst sitting but uncomfortable when I walk and is worse when I have sat for longer.

this is your left leg you're talking about not your middle leg ...right ?

>> Edited by holbayhead on Monday 13th February 14:42

[staceyb]

I have problems with my cartilage and ligaments in my right knee, and I often get a cramp like feeling when the weather changes. I know it sounds stupid but when there is a sudden change in the weather, like over the past couple of days its been quite cold and last night had the cramp feeling and whaddaya know woke up this morning and its reasonably warm and the crampy feeling is still going on. I mentioned this to my doctor and he said its very common to feel these changes when you have arthritis or could be prone to arthritis.

[kentish]

holbayhead said:

kentish said: Just thought I could get an idea of something that I may not have thought of. Forgot to say there is no swelling or redness or veins protruding. It's fine whilst sitting but uncomfortable when I walk and is worse when I have sat for longer. this is your left leg you're talking about not your middle leg ...right ? >> Edited by holbayhead on Monday 13th February 14:42

That's right, the middle leg has the swelling, redness or veins protruding!

[Parrot of Doom]

Examine your seating posture, walking posture, the shoes you wear and the food you eat, also are you overweight?

I used these a while back, they work wonders:

www.walkpainfree.com/uk/home.html

[kentish]

Thanks staceyb, you could have a good point.

I do have worn knee joints due to cycling so much in my youth and running and walking in more recent years. I have stopped all those sports now but it could be related.
It could also be because I stopped pretty much all that type of exercise.

I'll give some regular but not too vigorous exercise (on the legs) a go and also introduce the omega 3 oils into diet more than I do now, plus cod liver oil

[scorp]

kentish said:

I'll give some regular but not too vigorous exercise (on the legs) a go and also introduce the omega 3 oils into diet more than I do now, plus cod liver oil

try some magnesium too, i used to get cramps in my calf and other muscles along with other muscle pains (lower back, etc), all stopped by the extra magnesium.

[xm5er]

Sounds like a prime spot for a varicose vein. Get some support tights.