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Aaaaaaa!!! Leg cramp!

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Basil

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This morning around 5AM, I moved in my bed and all of the sudden it happened! Calve muscle on the right leg knotted up into a ball that felt like a rock and man did it hurt (I'm still limping around). I hate it what that happens, which thankfully isn't often.
 
Charlie Horse!!!!!! OW OWOWOWOWOWOWOWOW! I hate those. I used to get them bad as a teen. Potassium will help. Eat bananas.
 
You gotta get out of bed pronto and stand up, put weight on it and stretch it w/movement. Boy I hate those. Wish I could tear my leg off when that happens. Yikes
 
I've had that happen when driving. Baaad ju-ju! Eat more bananas! And hydrate. :wink:
 
That oughta do it!
 
My calves don't cramp, but my quads do on occasion. Never a pleasant experience when riding the motorcycle on the freeway. BTW, drinking beer is NOT hydrating. :wink:
 
GregW said:
My calves don't cramp, but my quads do on occasion. Never a pleasant experience when riding the motorcycle on the freeway. BTW, drinking beer is NOT hydrating. :wink:
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That ain't beer - it's iced tea!
 
Don't say that with a foamy mustache. Whenever my doctor asks if I'm drinking enough fluids, I'll say I have several cups of coffee during the day and then switch to beer in the evening.
 
aeronca65t said:
DrEntropy said:
I've had that happen when driving. Baaad ju-ju! Eat more bananas! And hydrate. :wink:
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Yep...potassium and H20

Got one once while climbing out in a J3 Cub.
Flew off the ailerons for about 5 minutes!
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It doesn't happen very often, thank goodness! I remember the first time I experienced it was while I was at Technical Training following boot camp. We had to march every day to and from our classrooms in combat boots - in the humid summer heat of Biloxi Mississippi. One night I was lying in bed and rolled over and wham! It struck out of nowhere! I let out a yelp that could have awoken the dead! It certainly woke my room mate, who surely thought I was dying!
 
GregW said:
Don't say that with a foamy mustache. Whenever my doctor asks if I'm drinking enough fluids, I'll say I have several cups of coffee during the day and then switch to beer in the evening.
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How odd. Same thing I tell mine. :smirk:

Basil said:
That ain't beer - it's iced tea!
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Odder still, I somehow knew that. :laugh:
 
When your leg cramps in bed, grab your toes and pull them toward your shin. Do this before the muscle contracts so much that you will be in real pain.
 
I almost hate to ask what ya suggest ya need t'do when yer biceps femoris cramps!!! :shocked:
 
About the 8th inning at a ball game.
You sit there squirming for an exciting moment so you don't look like an idiot jumping around for nothing
 
Wait until you yawn and the muscle under your chin cramps :cryin:
 
That can be truly a bad one Willie, real bad. I know that one well and wish I was still blissfully unaware.
 
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