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Tiberious aka Sparkles
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 Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: Leg cramp of DOOM! |
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You know that scene in An American Werewolf In London where David transforms into the werewolf? That's sort of how I must have sounded at 6am this morning when I woke up stretching and had the worst leg cramp I've ever felt in my life. Jesus, I haven't felt pain like that for a long, long time. My landlady -- who lives upstairs -- even came down to check on me after she heard my screaming.
(BTW, if a similar situation arises, DO NOT try to walk it off. Bad move. Trust me.)
My question is: should I see a doctor? Seriously, I can barely walk. In the pantheon of injuries, stretching while in bed has to be up there amongst the wimpiest. |
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djsmnc
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:06 pm Post subject: |
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| Haha...you screamed over a cramp? |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:09 pm Post subject: |
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| djsmnc wrote: |
| Haha...you screamed over a cramp? |
A pretty major one, yes. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| A real man grits his teeth and waits it out. |
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laogaiguk
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:12 pm Post subject: |
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| djsmnc wrote: |
| A real man grits his teeth and waits it out. |
No, a real man walks around and works the muscle  |
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djsmnc
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Yeah, that works too! |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
Joined: 23 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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| laogaiguk wrote: |
| djsmnc wrote: |
| A real man grits his teeth and waits it out. |
No, a real man walks around and works the muscle |
I tried that and it made things worse.
BTW, I normally would have ridden it out, but this was an awakening of the uncouth variety. Rude, some might even say. |
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djsmnc
Joined: 20 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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Try this OP:
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laogaiguk
Joined: 06 Dec 2005
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
| laogaiguk wrote: |
| djsmnc wrote: |
| A real man grits his teeth and waits it out. |
No, a real man walks around and works the muscle |
I tried that and it made things worse.
BTW, I normally would have ridden it out, but this was an awakening of the uncouth variety. Rude, some might even say. |
Exactly, a real man never does what is the smartest thing, like going to the hospital when sick, or running away when a hurricane is coming...  |
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donjart
Joined: 16 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: Leg cramp of DOOM! |
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| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
You know that scene in An American Werewolf In London where David transforms into the werewolf? That's sort of how I must have sounded at 6am this morning when I woke up stretching and had the worst leg cramp I've ever felt in my life. Jesus, I haven't felt pain like that for a long, long time. My landlady -- who lives upstairs -- even came down to check on me after she heard my screaming.
(BTW, if a similar situation arises, DO NOT try to walk it off. Bad move. Trust me.)
My question is: should I see a doctor? Seriously, I can barely walk. In the pantheon of injuries, stretching while in bed has to be up there amongst the wimpiest. |
I get a cramp like that maybe once a year. I had one recently and was sore for a couple of days afterwards. I seem to get them after a night of heavy drinking. I'm fine now. |
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Tiberious aka Sparkles
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject: |
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Try this OP:
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I prefer Midol. |
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tiger fancini
Joined: 21 Mar 2006
Location: Testicles for Eyes
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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| laogaiguk wrote: |
| Tiberious aka Sparkles wrote: |
| laogaiguk wrote: |
| djsmnc wrote: |
| A real man grits his teeth and waits it out. |
No, a real man walks around and works the muscle |
I tried that and it made things worse.
BTW, I normally would have ridden it out, but this was an awakening of the uncouth variety. Rude, some might even say. |
Exactly, a real man never does what is the smartest thing, like going to the hospital when sick, or running away when a hurricane is coming... |
.... or admitting to being lost and asking somebody for directions |
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djsmnc
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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Zyzyfer
Joined: 29 Jan 2003
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:34 pm Post subject: |
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| Man I hate those cramps. It's very rare, but once in a great while, I'll bolt up mid-sleep screaming at the top of my lungs and hopping around my bedroom like a crackhead on fire. Calf muscle just locks up something fierce and there is no holding still. The screaming is just special FX. |
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mole
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
Location: Act III
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| Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2006 8:52 pm Post subject: |
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Is this not a Charley Horse?
I had it happen a few times during army training. Drug me out of the fart-sack involuntarily.
I'm thinking electolyte deficiency due to overexertion and lack of sleep. |
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