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intense leg pain

SB524SB524 member
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So I fell asleep on the couch this afternoon (on my left side) and when I woke up, my left leg hurt SO bad. It felt like someone had punched me in the upper thigh. I took a Tylenol, thinking I'd just slept on it funny. 5 hours later and it still hurts a lot. I just got out the heating pad. Any other ideas to help it go away?

This is when I hate my pregnancy books - leg pain in all of them tells you you're having DVT. 

7/09 miracle DD born
3/11 DX: lean PCOS/anovulatory
9/11 ovarian drilling to remove cysts + 5mg Femara = BFN
10/11 5 mg Femara again = BFP, ectopic pregnancy at 5w4d
11/11 diagnosed with breast cancer
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  • fnkeefreshfnkeefresh
    Ow!  I've had cramps in my legs, but they've been in my calves.
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  • averyhappygirlaveryhappygirl member

    I was just telling DH the same thing! I stayed in bed today and my left thigh is so sore. As long as it's not red, streaky, or hot, it's just a leg cramp. :)

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  • shari_rnglesonshari_rngleson member

    i would try and move around and do exercises with your legs...it sounds like your blood circulation is just not that great...

    or maybe there was something pressed against leg while sleeping??

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  • J&JSuiter070205J&JSuiter070205 member
    Are they down the inside of your leg (like from your crotch down) sorry for the detail, or in your calves?
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  • SB524SB524 member
    imageJ&JSuiter070205:
    Are they down the inside of your leg (like from your crotch down) sorry for the detail, or in your calves?
    It's just a constant pain/ache in the middle of my outer thigh. It hasn't traveled and didn't start hurting until after I woke up after lying on my left side.
    7/09 miracle DD born
    3/11 DX: lean PCOS/anovulatory
    9/11 ovarian drilling to remove cysts + 5mg Femara = BFN
    10/11 5 mg Femara again = BFP, ectopic pregnancy at 5w4d
    11/11 diagnosed with breast cancer
    12/11 bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction
    http://annefightsback.blogspot.com
    Dori
    "Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming"
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  • J&JSuiter070205J&JSuiter070205 member
    imageSB524:
    imageJ&JSuiter070205:
    Are they down the inside of your leg (like from your crotch down) sorry for the detail, or in your calves?
    It's just a constant pain/ache in the middle of my outer thigh. It hasn't traveled and didn't start hurting until after I woke up after lying on my left side.
    I'm stumped. If it was inner leg pain it's called sciatic nerve pain--if it's in your calf its from lack of potassium (I dont know if this is true but it honestly worked for me--eat bananas).
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  • SB524SB524 member
    Yeah I wondered if it was a nerve thing. She has been more on that side today, so maybe?

    It really just feels like a bad bone bruise! So weird because like I said, I haven't hurt my leg at all, and it only started after lying on it.

    Gotta love random pregnancy ailments!Tongue Tied
    7/09 miracle DD born
    3/11 DX: lean PCOS/anovulatory
    9/11 ovarian drilling to remove cysts + 5mg Femara = BFN
    10/11 5 mg Femara again = BFP, ectopic pregnancy at 5w4d
    11/11 diagnosed with breast cancer
    12/11 bilateral mastectomy with reconstruction
    http://annefightsback.blogspot.com
    Dori
    "Just keep swimming, Just keep swimming"
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  • J&JSuiter070205J&JSuiter070205 member
    imageSB524:
    Yeah I wondered if it was a nerve thing. She has been more on that side today, so maybe?

    It really just feels like a bad bone bruise! So weird because like I said, I haven't hurt my leg at all, and it only started after lying on it.

    Gotta love random pregnancy ailments!Tongue Tied
    Yea, the last 4 weeks or so can be brutal. :/
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  • bllafontainebllafontaine
    I was just asking my dr about this today.  My pain is more in my inner thighs/pelvic area. Kind of seems like my hip joints.  She said it was normal, that everything is just stretching out/loosening up down there and come time for the delivery I will be glad for it!  lol She suggested baths and walking.  She also said wet heat is better then dry heat (I was using a heating pad to).  She said to heating up a wet wash cloth in the microwave then putting it in a ziploc and applying it. Need to try it yet to see if it helps more!   
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  • IdhrenielIdhreniel
    Try taking a shower - that's the only thing that works for me.
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  • kwhiting4kwhiting4
    I get this too - If it's not in one thigh, it is in the other.  Feels like a charlie horse cramp.  My dr. said it's normal...I don't have any advice to make it go away. Sorry.
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